Manufacturing Engineer II - Assembly

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer II - Assembly
Client: Heavy Machine Manufacturing Company
Duration: 11 months contract role
Location: Waterloo, IA 50704
Shift Timings: 3rd shift, Monday-Friday 10:30 pm-7 am


Description:

Major Purpose:
Plans, coordinates, and performs manufacturing engineering work for a project or process. Operates in a team environment within either the enterprise product delivery process or the enterprise order fulfillment process. At this level, projects are of moderate scope and responsibility or may be a significant portion of a major and diverse project or process. Decisions are made within established guidelines and may be reviewed by supervisors and/or managers. May assign, coordinate, and review portions of the work for support personnel, contractors, and suppliers.


Major Duties:

• Contribute to the analysis of information and specification of methods and process steps, as well as the plant, machinery, and equipment, required to design and continuously improve manufacturing or materials processes and process systems to deliver the end product within specified cost and quality parameters.
• Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.
• Carry out a range of activities under the guidance of more senior colleagues to support the drafting of engineering standards and specifications and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards.
• Carry out inspections under the supervision of senior colleagues to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and make recommendations to senior colleagues on the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.
• Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
• Help others get the most out of knowledge management systems by offering support and advice.
• Carry out a range of product development and engineering activities. Use established systems to analyze customer needs and define and deliver products.
• Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge:

• Engineering Technology
• Engineering Design
• Engineering Development
• Business Requirements Analysis
• Engineering Specification
• Engineering Testing
• Project Schedule Management
• Engineering Build
• Engineering Implementation
• Engineering Technical Operations Support
• Health and Safety
• Negotiation
• Policy and Regulation
• Review and Reporting
• Risk Management
• Contract Management
• Costing and Budgeting

Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level


Position Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Specific Position Requirements:
3rd shift, Monday-Friday 10:30 pm-7 am. Potential OT on some weekends.


Your Responsibilities:
As a (OFP Manufacturing Engineer) for (Engine Works) located in (Waterloo, IA), you will:

• Provide support and basic troubleshooting for current operations. Investigate, gather, and analyze data for specifically assigned, recurring tasks.
• Establish routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, methods documentation, quality plans, and labor standards for revisions to current operations and/or new parts or programs of limited scope.
• Develop and/or procure tooling and mistake-proofing for new processes and/or new parts.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) teams.

What Skills You Need (Required skills/experiences):

• One or more years of demonstrated factory support and manufacturing engineering knowledge (routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, capacity plans/line design, methods documentation, maintenance, quality plans, and labor standards, troubleshooting, etc.).
• Work experience in a team environment.
• Skills in interpersonal communications, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

What Makes You Stand Out (Desired skills/experiences):

• Experience with SAP.
• Knowledge of DC Electric torque equipment.
• Understanding of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Robotics experience.

Education:
Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology or related experience.
• Previous manufacturing, robotics, factory automation experience is a plus.

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