Manufacturing Engineer - Chicago, United States - JRG Partners Inc

Description

Job Description

Job Description


SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Manufacturing Engineer will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment.

This individual will utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to affect short-term and some long-term business goals.

This position is in our Engineering Department, and reports to the Engineering Manager.

The position works with all levels of employees throughout the organization as necessary but does not directly or indirectly supervise any other employees.

This is a full-time position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide mechanical engineering leadership to product design, manufacturing process and capital equipment development
Be the technical lead for operations group on new product introductions
Work with engineering & manufacturing teams to improve processes
Take ownership of production, assembly, tooling, test & calibration where required
Assure design and process meets the needs of the overall business strategy and production needs
Develop and maintain manufacturing methods and create process routings
Design and build / procure necessary tooling and finishing within budgets
Support equipment upgrades from purchase through installation
Conduct cost / benefit analysis for changes to processes and/or equipment
Drive safety projects
Effectively drive cross-functional teams (technology, sourcing, manufacturing, vendors, etc.) to solve product / process issues impacting product or delivery performance
Ensure processes contribute to a safe work environment
Identify and reduce sources of labor efficiency variations
Identify and reduce product quality issues caused by process variation
Lead high impact process and quality improvement projects yielding significant reduction in defects and increased productivity
Utilize lean-manufacturing principles and participate in action workouts to improve process capability, reduce overall costs and increase capacity
Process Design
Ownership of all aspects of designing and implementing capable manufacturing processes, regardless if for company or supplier
Follow LEAN principles to define critical requirements, design processes and/or lead design team to define manufacturing specs, completing process qualification and demonstrate required capability


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position will not direct the work of any other employees.


REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by company, from time to time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, writing and typing
Occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds
Occasional reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling, fingering, grasping, feeling, twisting, bending and repetitive motion
Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles
Frequent exposure to moderate to heavy noise
The ability to wear proper personal protective equipment, including earplugs, safety glasses, safety shoes, etc.
Visual acuity to determine the accuracy and thoroughness of product and/or parts


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education Required:
BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering discipline

Experience Required:
Minimum of 4 years of industry experience, preferable in aerospace

Heat Treat experience is desired
Plating experience is desired
High precision machining experience is highly desired

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED

The knowledge, skills and abilities required and/or preferred for this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by company, from time to time.
Strong problem solving skills
Strong computer skills are required. Microsoft Office products used on a daily basis
Ability to work independently and exercise sound independent judgment on matters of importance to operations
Ability to work as part of a team with little or no supervision
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques, Quality System, and SPC tools
Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
Working knowledge of G,D&T
Ability to use CAD to design fixtures and in process drawings, Unigraphics preferred
Strong project management skills

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