Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Description
This senior level position supports Plant Manufacturing and Technical Operations while maintaining a strong focus on continuous Process Improvement and Optimization. Applies fundamental knowledge of advanced principles, theories and concepts of industry standards and practices to design, automate, modify, or develop facilities, testing, machines, equipment or processes used in processing or manufacturing products.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Develops, designs, and communicates manufacturing processes.


• Monitors and revises processes to help generate cost savings and improve the quality and efficiency of product/process.


• Initiates design reviews to improve the ability to manufacture products.


• Responsible for the activities related to the development of new processes including researching current and emerging technologies, evaluating process cost, quality, and performing process characterization and optimization studies using designed experiments, problem-solving and decision making tools.


• Identifies and solves issues or problems with equipment/process. Troubleshoots possible causes and coordinates the activities of maintenance, production and other available resources to implement cost effective solutions.


• Provides team leadership and direction of new process installation and process changes.


• Plans, conducts, and supervises assignments. Reviews progress with management.


• Other projects/duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.

Scope

Manufacturing Plant.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience required
• High school diploma or equivalent required, Bachelors preferred