Manufacturing Project Engineer

at  MSA Safety

Overview:
Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.
At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.
Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.
Responsibilities:
Role Description
The purpose of this exciting position is to independently perform complex engineering work solving multi-faceted challenges:
Execute Continuous Improvement productivity gains while championing an industrial engineering approach through line balancing, layout, process flow, material management processes together with the MSA Operating System and industry best practice tools as 5 Whys, Ishikawa Diagrams, Poka Yoke, PFMEA, Kaizen, 6s, SPC & Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, VA/VE, Gemba, DFMA. Develop an intimate understanding (to technical level) of all manufacturing processes. Through data, continually improve quality and efficiency performance.
Key member of the on-site Continuous Improvement team delivering annual cost savings to ~€700K in both visible and invisible factory. Enthusiastically identify and execute on improvement projects.
Through broad practical knowledge be a project lead key influencer/contributor, together with Engineering and Production Management, during Facility Layout and Production Line optimization, to bench level, during NPI.
Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and supporting Routings and other SAP requirements for Engineering.
Development of Automation, draft comprehensive project reports and Cap-Ex justification.
Deliver results and effectively present to both an internal and external stakeholder.
Demonstrate leadership through vision and values, while working the Engineering Manager /CI Leader and Plant Manager, deliver strategic reports road-mapping Galway’s mid to long term approach for both Automation and SMT considering Integration, Industry 4.0.
Using an innovative and open-minded approach optimize existing complex equipment and processes. Make decisions using data and judgement but follow through on course of action.
Supervises major aspects of multiple project plans (Budget development and monitoring, Automation, oversight of installation and commissioning of equipment).
Meet project deadlines and assume responsibility for the quality of work produced by team members.
Reviews work of other staff Technicians/Engineer from a mentoring, development and problem solving, capacity. Supports development of other team members and as a problem-solving resource to other engineering staff and peers.
Demonstrable capability to manage multiple deadlines and determine work priorities, majority of which is to be done autonomously.
Effective communication using different tools, experience presenting broad spectrum of business stakeholders.
Support other “first level” response functions of Manufacturing Engineering Technician and Test Engineering Technician as needed.
Continue to develop and enhance Galway’s Engineering network by connecting with peers throughout the MSA organization and beyond. Stay up to date with industry trends / technology.
Qualifications:

EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

• +5 years manufacturing / project lead industry experience
• SAP advanced user
• Originate CI Initiatives and Manage multiple complex CI projects
• Demonstrated use of decision making based on judgement and data
• Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously NPI and CI
• Co-ordination of multiple stakeholders to execute on project objectives
• Strategic thinking / delivery
• Demonstrable Project Management experience and expertise

EXPERIENCE (PREFERRED):

• Use of problem solving tools such as 8D, 5 Why and PFMEA.
• AutoCAD or SolidWorks competence

EDUCATION (REQUIRED):

• Bachelor’s degree Industrial Engineering or appropriate
• Continuing education expected.

EDUCATION (PREFERRED):

• Rounded industry experience across multiple OpEx functions. Exposure to Automation, Integration, Mnfg 4.0, Simulation

Please refer the Job description for details