Manufacturing Engineer

at  Senninger Irrigation Inc

EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED AND PREFERRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AND PREFERRED:

• Minimum three years of engineering experience within a manufacturing organization.

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

The Manufacturing Engineer identifies and implements manufacturing processes, procedures, and projects focused on minimizing product cost, improving product quality, and maintaining product availability for assigned product lines. Works on projects across multiple departments that are aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives.
Demonstrates behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/TASKS:

• Responsible for the resolution of manufacturing issues of assigned product lines that affect product quality and availability. Develops and coordinates the necessary processes and sustaining engineering protocols to ensure manufacturing operational efficiencies. Maintains manufacturing-related documentation and production reports that define key metrics and outline current activities.
• Uses lean manufacturing practices and Six Sigma methodology to evaluate and improve production line performance per established key performance indicators. Implements improvement processes to ensure that projects are justifiable, on schedule and within budget.
• Manages progress of new and modified molds and assembly equipment for assigned product lines throughout qualification process. Ensures that the mold/assembly equipment meets established manufacturing capacity and utilization requirements.
• Provides manufacturing engineering support for complete integration of new products into full production per the organization’s New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI) process. Provides focus on delivering a repeatable process with high quality yield. Supports the concurrent engineering effort on behalf of manufacturing as a member of the product development team.
• Maintains updated capacity models for both injection molds and assembly equipment for assigned product lines. Submits capital requests as required to ensure timely completion of equipment to meet forecasted production. Provides capital requirements for annual budgeting process.
• Leads or supports cost reduction projects including qualification of new vendors for materials or parts. Participates in test plan development and implementation.