Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Reports to: Director of Manufacturing and Engineering

Position Summary: The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for providing product and plant engineering support for the daily routine operations by performing the following duties with a continuous improvement mindset towards manufacturing processes and methods.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Upon completion of training, complete understanding of the UNEX product line
• Provide manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs.
• Assess new part requests and change orders for manufacturability.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency and safety by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment.
• Prepare process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Research, develop and implement solutions for long term reliability with current machinery in the factory.
• Research, develop and implement new processes, equipment, and products.
• Ensuring manufacturing processes, equipment, and products comply with safety standards and legal regulations.
• Define, manage, and maintain document control of drawings, and operating and safety manuals of manufacturing equipment
• Design and creation of components, concepts, solutions, ergonomic evaluations and drawings
• Design jigs and fixtures for more efficient manufacturing processes and quality checks
• Optimize work center flow and efficiency using lean methodology

Necessary Qualifications:

• Mechanical Engineering degree from a four-year college or university
• 5+ years related experience
• CAD/CAM software – SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Simulation software
• ERP/MRP software
• Understanding of robotics and system functionality

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with / knowledge of Lean Methodology
• Experience with / knowledge of Six Sigma
• Project management experience

Physical Demands:

This role requires a combination of sitting, standing, walking, stooping and kneeling as well as the occasional need to move or lift objects up to 50 pounds.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

While it's very quiet in the office environment, visits to the factory may require hearing protection and safety glasses.

Job Type: Full-time; Monday - Friday

Benefits:

• Health, Dental and Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person Lakewood, NJ; hybrid or remote work is not available.

To be considered for this position, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; UNEX Manufacturing will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa.

UNEX Manufacturing utilizes E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.