Manufacturing Engineer

Full-time - Entry Level

Oshkosh, WI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

We are looking for a talented Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Oshkosh, WI. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Enhancing Safety: By ensuring all manufacturing processes meet safety requirements, you'll help create a safer work environment for everyone involved. Achieving Goals: Your work will contribute to meeting manufacturing, business, and product goals, driving the overall success of the company. Improving Efficiency: Applying your knowledge of manufacturing principles will lead to improvements in equipment and processes, increasing efficiency and productivity. Setting Standards: Assisting in the development of manufacturing standards and working methods will help establish consistent and high-quality production practices. Driving Continuous Improvement: Using continuous improvement tools, you'll identify and implement ways to enhance processes, leading to ongoing advancements in manufacturing. Collaborating Effectively: Working with both internal and external resources on project assignments will foster collaboration and ensure project success. Gaining Expertise: Learning and applying manufacturing principles and practices at Cummins will deepen your expertise and make you a valuable asset to the team. Supporting Innovation: Your contributions to specific projects will support innovative solutions and advancements in manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.
• Drawing Interpretation - Integrates product design and manufacturing equipment engineering drawings to support the design and development of an optimal manufacturing process that meets product design specifications.
• Equipment/Capital Procurement - Selects manufacturing equipment which meets the Cummins manufacturing specifications and meets the project or program needs.
• Manufacturing Analysis Led Design - Uses digital tools to model and simulate manufacturing processes, equipment and performance to make data driven decisions before changes are made and to drive continuous improvements.
• Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.
• Process Documentation - Produces written manufacturing procedures in proper sequence which are followed correctly by all approved stakeholders to establish continuity in processes and standardization.
• Tool and Fixture Design - Selects work-piece-holding devices capable of effectively holding parts and products during a manufacturing process to secure their position to meet functional requirements.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Continuous Process Improvement - Recognizes areas in which a process can be improved by properly implementing process improvement and waste reduction methodologies to reduce process cost and improve quality in current manufacturing processes.
• Ergonomics Process and Workplace Design - Designs, creates or adapts processes and workstations by implementing ergonomic controls through the application of the Cummins ergonomic design guidelines to reduce risk and deliver ergonomically designed work.
• Problem Solving - Solves problems and may mentor others on effective problem solving by using a systematic analysis process by leveraging industry standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; identifies the systemic root causes and ensures actions to prevent problem reoccurrence are implemented.
• Workstation Design - Designs operator work stations that are safe, healthy, and ergonomic while accounting for cost, quality, and delivery to contribute to an efficient work environment.

Requirements

• College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Basic level of relevant work experience required.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Creating and validating work instructions.
• Work on projects from conception to completion.
• Develop tooling or fixtures to assist with increasing productivity.
• Assist with safety concerns.
• Purchase tooling and fixtures.

Benefits

• Salary range: $65,600 - $98,400.