POSITION DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Manufacturing Engineer
REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager
FLSA: Exempt
RELATIONSHIPS: Other Manufacturing Engineers, Sustainment Engineers, Quality Engineers, Design Engineers, Team Leaders, Quality, FBSL, Buyer/Planners, any other internal departments as required, Suppliers, Customers
LOCATION: Elizabethtown
POSITION SUMMARY:
Manufacturing Engineers own and drive the efficiency and uptime of Elizabethtown manufacturing processes. They closely collaborate with other members of the Elizabethtown operations and engineering teams to identify, prioritize and execute actions and countermeasures. They support product development projects through collaborating with global R&D to develop optimal manufacturing processes for new products. They increase and constantly update the technical capability of the Elizabethtown operations team, and drive automation and digitalization in Elizabethtown manufacturing.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ownership of efficiency and uptime of manufacturing processes in assigned area of responsibility
Responsibility for achievement of internal quality and productivity targets
Indirect leadership of relevant resources
Monitoring and analysis of all production cells and their processes, using all available data sources, to identify issues and improvement opportunities within assigned area of responsibility
Close collaboration with the Elizabethtown operations team to identify priorities in terms of quality and efficiency optimization
Based on (d) and (e) above, defining actions to optimize, and owning their implementation; collaboration with other departments where necessary to achieve this
Close collaboration with the Elizabethtown Operations and Industrial Engineering teams to optimize equipment uptime through leading/facilitating competent maintenance and repair, and providing level 2 support
Driving problem solving process when quality issues arise, defining and implementing countermeasures
Support the introduction of new products, especially where new processes and/or equipment are required
Responsibility for implementation and sustainment of predictive maintenance plans
Responsibility to ensure and enforce documentation of all process changes
Responsibility to ensure training and creation of training documentation for manufacturing employees
Support visualization and 5S in all cells
Collaboration with engineering teams to identify project priorities in terms of new product development and VAVE
Contribution to industrial engineering projects, including work orders, product requirement specifications, operations resource management, relevant project planning and on-time delivery
Research for available technologies and best practices to ensure team capabilities and technologies used are up to date with latest possibilities (with particular focus to IIOT-related opportunities)
Responsibility for compliance of cell equipment with occupational health and safety standards, and optimization of equipment for lowest-possible safety risks
Drive continuous improvement through application and teaching of the Fortive Business System
Any other tasks considered necessary or appropriate by the direct supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
4-year engineering degree from an accredited university
Lean experience preferred
Experience working in multi-discipline team framework with formal project planning.
Solid modeling experience creating parts/fixtures in 3D
SPECIAL SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS/REQUISITES :
US Citizenship
Solidworks or other relevant 3D CAD experience
Ability to work in team framework.
Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive's essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
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We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
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