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Manufacturing Engineer at Thunderbird LLC. in St. Louis, MO
Mid LevelOn-siteSt. Louis, MO
Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer Position Overview
The Manufacturing Engineer is a "hands-on" position that plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing equipment and processes to produce high quality manufactured products. The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing engineering projects from conception to completion. Responsible for setting up and/or revising manufacturing processes and assisting the manufacturing operations in problem solving and continuous process improvements, this individual quantifies results, documents, and presents findings to management and prepares reports. This position mentors and provides training for other personnel.
This role involves collaborating with multiple departments, managing resources, and ensuring that projects are completed on time, within scope, and in accordance with quality standards.
Manufacturing Engineer Essential Functions
- Develop new processes, assess and document new and existing processes. Implement and evaluate changes to existing processes designed to improve product quality, productivity, and overall equipment efficiency.
- Develop and maintain process documentation ensuring that processes and procedures are clearly stated and understandable for all employees. Provide technical support/solutions to manufacturing processes, improve yield and throughput, drive cost reduction activities and improve part quality.
- Demonstrated ability to start-up, operate and shut down process related equipment. Must be able to work independently on new process development as well as troubleshooting current production issues.
- Interact with customers to resolve issues and provide new project updates.
- Implement technical solutions including statistical methodology to meet customer cost, quality, and delivery expectations.
- Facilitate and support facility and manufacturing safety, environmental, and ergonomics efforts.
- Maintains records, files, and other documentation pertinent to assignments.
- Position reports directly to the Engineering Manager
- Inspect new products and assist Quality Department in FAI, validation, or PPAP.
- Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
- Assures product and process quality by designing testing methods.
- Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs.
- Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Provides manufacturing engineering information by answering questions and requests.
- Assist in capital equipment rebuilding or replacement projects.
- Assist with new product manufacturing processes, product drawings, inspection control plans, 1st article submission, process capability analysis.
- Drive and manage Kaizen events.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw rapid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret mathematical and graphical data.
- Work with abstract and variables to draw conclusions.
- Ability to handle multiple variables at once to aid in problem solving.
Manufacturing Engineer Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology or equal amount of experience and education with CAD CAM programming with CNC experience.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen events is preferable.
- Must possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering drawings such as machine schematics, part drawings, etc. Effectively present information to management and staff and communicate effectively in a team atmosphere.
- Good analytical skills are applicable to problem solving.
- Self-starter must be able to work with little direction and with a high level of self-motivation.
- Possess great time management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple start-up projects.
- Demonstrated superior communication (written and verbal), teamwork, and organizational skills.
- Excellent computer skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
- Solid modeling CAD software with SolidWorks preferred, and various PC application.
- Use appropriate PPE.
- Demonstrated ability to think out of the box and recommend options.
- Must be able to understand and utilize statistical process control methods.
- Robotic programming and troubleshooting a plus but not required
- 5-Axis Laser programming a plus but not required
Manufacturing Engineer Physical Demands and Work Environment
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- Frequently required lifting and/or moving up to 30 pounds.
- Frequently required standing, bending, squatting, and reaching with hands and arms.
- Regularly required to stand for extended periods, walk, talk, and hear.
- Ability to use hand tools.
- Ability to read applicable instructions.
Company Overview
At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers. We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.
Benefits
- 401(k) with matching program.
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 9 Paid Holidays
Thunderbird is a drug and smoke free work environment and promotes safe work conditions. #TBManufacturing