Manufacturing Engineer III

Summary Ensure that all machines are producing parts as efficiently as possible by performing the following duties: Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Floor support. Ability to set up and operate VMC/HMC and live tooling lathes. Ability to produce prototype and pre-production samples. Understanding of G-code programming. Consults with other engineers, process technicians, managers, foreman, maintenance and quality personnel to solve production and quality problems. Knowledge of lean manufacturing and KanBan systems Work with tool design group to develop work holding methods. Develop set up sheets. Ability to read and interpret customer part prints and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Edit/change machine programs to increase productivity, tool life, cycle time and decrease machine down Upload and download machine programs as backup programs for all machines in AppliedCim database. Order tooling when needed. Perform tests to ensure the most efficient tools are being used to manufacture parts. Change tooling on machines when necessary. Understanding of 3D solid modeling and CAM programming for CNCSupport and troubleshoot assembly and manufacturing processes. Identification of inefficiencies, bottlenecks and downtime issues, ultimately leading to design proposal and implementation of solutions. Troubleshooting and improvement of basic mechanical and electrical assembly systems. Operator training and development of job instructions. Perform time studies. Work with Quality dept to develop control plans, process flow diagrams and process FMEA's Assists in development of equipment PM schedules Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and work flow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency. Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards. Understands and applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential. Helps quote new business by developing cycle time, machine requirements, tooling requirements, gaging requirements and labor content. Able to define variable cost/part in production. Able to propose improvements for costs. Understanding of the costing of production parts. Able to define and generate part specific engineering documentation (work offsets, change over instructions, tool assembly drawings, etc.). Able to quote and/or design production processes with automation, ergonomics, throughput and operations in mind. Able to launch projects by working with multiple departments (customer service, customer engineering, customer SQE's, maintenance, operations, materials, purchasing). Able to collect and analyze production data (whiteboards, time tickets, tool incident reports) to determine plan to improve production. Able to generate final piece price with cost accounting department. Able to perform problem solving using root cause analysis tools. Lead process improvement teams and/or APQP project teams as needed. Exhibits effective project management skills. Practical understanding of foundry practices (sand cast, die cast, etc) Practical understanding of sound machining practices Practical understanding of fixture design/build. Ability to train level 1 and 2 engineers on engineering theories. Able to supervise two or more people.