Kennedy Valve- Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Machining

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Kennedy Valve, a member of the McWane family of companies, is a gray and ductile iron foundry and computerized machining and assembly company. We have been an active community partner in Elmira, New York, for over 125 years.

People providing peace of mind water solutions.

To save lives, resources, and property by supplying the best waterworks and fire protection products in the world.

Our culture is important to us and forms the foundation for everything we do. Successful Team Members will embrace and perform in accordance with our following core values:

Safety :  People First – Step Up

Environment :  Protect Our Communities – Keep It Clean

Leadership :  I am Always On Stage – First Manage My Own Words & Behaviors

Accountability :  Lead Myself Well – Own It, Correct It, Learn From It, Move On

Excellence :  Always Working To Be Better – Value & Add Value

Trust :  The Speed Of Trust – Build, Don’t Break

Teamwork :  Help Each Other Be Great – Win Together

Communication :  Clear, Candid, & Constructive – Right Words, Right Time, Right Way

 

WHY KENNEDY VALVE?

Kennedy Valve offers great wages and robust benefits packages, as well as stability and a sense of team!

• Highly Competitive Salary $ 80,480-$99,417
• Paid Vacation
• 12 Paid Holidays and Paid Sick Leave
• Retirement: 401(k) & Roth IRA company match options
• Educational Reimbursement after one year of service
• Employer-paid life insurance with the option to supplement
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental plan options

Job Description

SUMMARY:

The Manufacturing Engineer – CNC Machining owns the machining process end to end for Kennedy Valve’s waterworks and fire protection product lines. This is a hands-on engineering role centered on CNC program development, program troubleshooting, workholding and fixture design, extended to the process engineering and capital equipment decisions that make those processes fast, repeatable, and cost-effective.

This is not a product design or plant-wide continuous improvement role. The core of the work is building, proving, and optimizing the programs, workholding, and machining processes that convert castings into finished valve and hydrant components on Mazak, Okuma, Haas, and Fanuc-controlled equipment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, prove out, and optimize CNC programs for turning and machining centers, targeting cycle time, tool life, and part quality.
• Troubleshoot and correct CNC program, tooling, and process issues on the floor to restore and sustain production.
• Design and specify workholding, fixtures, and tooling to improve accuracy, throughput, and setup time.
• Select cutting tools, speeds and feeds, and machining strategies appropriate to gray and ductile iron and other materials.
• Design machining processes and routings for new and existing components, including method selection, sequencing, and validation.
• Lead capital equipment evaluation and selection for machining processes, including defining requirements, justifying investment, and supporting installation, commissioning, and qualification.
• Support the introduction of new products and technologies into production, including machine setup, program development, and validation.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, setup sheets, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for machining process and equipment issues.
• Monitor and analyze machining performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Safety teams to resolve production issues and improve product quality.
• Ensure all processes comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide training and technical support to Production and Maintenance personnel.
• Participate in capital project planning, justification, and execution.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field preferred.  An equivalent combination of education and directly relevant CNC machining experience will be strongly considered.
• Minimum of 3–5 years developing and troubleshooting CNC programs in a production machining environment, ideally within a heavy manufacturing or industrial setting (metal machining, casting, or similar preferred).
• Demonstrated hands-on experience programming and proving out CNC turning and machining centers.  Experience across Mazak, Okuma, Haas, and/or Fanuc controls is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency programming in CAMWorks (SolidWorks-integrated CAM) for program development; experience with comparable CAM packages will be considered.
• Demonstrated experience designing workholding and fixtures for machining operations.
• Experience with machining process design, method selection, and capital equipment evaluation and justification.
• Proficient in reading technical drawings, blueprints, GD&T, and schematics.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for fixture and tooling design; the role operates in a SolidWorks/CAMWorks environment.
• Understanding of quality systems, safety regulations, and preventive maintenance principles.
• Hands-on experience with measuring tools (calipers, micrometers) and in-process inspection methods.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma principles is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Standing on the production floor or sitting at a desk for long periods of time and walking throughout the facility as required.
• Exposed to elements, such as cold, heat, noise, dust, odors, fumes, etc.
• Work time is spent primarily inside the main entrance building, with rounding on the manufacturing floor and KV grounds; occasional tasks and interactions outdoors.

 

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

 

Kennedy Valve Co. is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to perform substance abuse testing. McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.