Manufacturing Engineer- AeroMotion

JOB SUMMARY:
The Manufacturing Engineer aids the manufacturing team in producing parts more efficiently by implementing new technology, incorporating the latest industry techniques, and creating and maintaining robust work instructions. Researches, improves and cost justifies manufacturing techniques, processes, and procedures to reduce costs while maintaining schedules and improving the product.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Evaluate manufacturing performance according to production plan to uncover inefficiencies and opportunities for optimization.
· Stay up to date and present solutions using the latest industry equipment & techniques.
· Develop and maintain a feature configuration catalog. Each configuration should be accompanied by a standard manufacturing method, along with documented lessons learned and best practices.
· Development and implementation of a tool management system for tracking tool dimensions, recommend speeds and feeds, and estimated tool life base on material.
· Design and run manufacturing test jobs to prove out new manufacturing techniques. Each test should include benchmark criteria such as: statistical process control (SPC), tool life, and cycle time, which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the new manufacturing technique.
· Become a department technical expert, identify ways to optimize and improve production performance, and ensure knowledge is transferred, not only locally, but also throughout the business.
· Create process documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and risk assessments to control the implementation of new processes, new equipment, and design changes.
· Manage process-drawing approvals prior to release of the manufacturing floor.
· Support the manufacturing team to resolve day-to-day issues by leading plant investigations to resolve technical and operational issues quickly and effectively.
· Create and maintain standard process routings for repeat parts.