Manufacturing Engineer I
On-siteCedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Job Summary
Collaborate on production tooling, fixture design, and machinery maintenance to maximize equipment efficiency and product throughput. Lead manufacturing projects for new product introductions while resolving shop floor problems using sound engineering concepts. Document and implement functional manufacturing processes, manage outside purchased items and associated costs, and ensure design revisions are properly communicated and followed. Communicate effectively between production and engineering teams to optimize needs while driving continuous process improvement. Requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering with four years of experience, SolidWorks proficiency, and GD&T knowledge. Full-time role with on-call rotation available for shop floor support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Agricultural Engineering
- minimum of four (4) years of experience as a manufacturing engineer
- equivalent combination of education and experience
- experience in a similar industrial environment (equipment production, steel fabrication, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with production equipment
- knowledge of equipment capabilities
- Experience with low to medium volume tooling and fixture design
- Experience with low to medium volume fixture implementation
- Experience with low to medium volume fixture maintenance
- Familiarity with inspection methods
- solid troubleshooting skills
- Significant experience with Computer Aided Design software
- experience in a manufacturing setting
- Prior experience in the development and documentation of various processes
- Prior experience in the documentation of procedures
- Prior experience in the documentation of standards
- strong understanding of fixture fundamentals
- GD&T principles
- Computer skills to include MS Office
- Computer skills to include Word
- Computer skills to include Excel
- Computer skills to include Access
- Computer skills to include Visio
- Experience working with ERP
- Experience working with reporting programs
- Must be able to see the big picture
- hearing and understanding the needs of both production and engineering
- communicating effectively to insure that the needs of both are optimized
- Driven to continuous process improvement
- Initiative
- Able to work with minimal direction
- insure that activities are focused on the most important needs of the organization
- Accountability and Results Orientation
- Regularly required to sit and interface with computer systems while maintaining a high level of concentration
- Regularly required to stand and walk while performing the duties of the job
- occasionally required to reach with hands and arms
- occasionally required to stoop
- occasionally required to kneel
- occasionally required to crouch
- Regularly required to talk and hear
- occasionally required to use hands/fingers to handle or feel
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision
- ability to adjust focus
- wear safety glasses at all times
- steel-toed footwear
- ear protection when job demands presence in areas outside safety zones
- gloves when handling material
Desired Qualifications
- Preferably, experience in a similar industrial environment (equipment production, steel fabrication, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with production equipment
- knowledge of equipment capabilities
- SolidWorks preferred
- experience in a manufacturing setting
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