Pentair Flow Technologies - Hanover Park, IL
posted 4 months ago
At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our purpose into practice, inspiring people to move, improve, and enjoy life's essential resources for happier, healthier lives. From our residential and business water solutions to our sustainable innovations and applications, our 10,500 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help improve lives and the environment around the world. As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance. We have an opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Hanover Park, IL team. You will participate in and support kaizen events, Lean work cell design, standard product design revisions, cost improvement projects, capital expenditure projects, and supply chain initiatives. You will provide technical support for plant operations, attend to issues in the assembly line, and assure that the operation goes on without any hindrance. Your role will involve ensuring a continuous flow of the assembly process, making the assembly process simpler and ergonomic, and implementing lean-manufacturing techniques. You will also participate in Kaizen events, provide guidance to operators, cell leads, and the Production Manager regarding projects, process improvements, and issues with the line. Supporting production by providing fixturing and tooling, conducting time studies, and troubleshooting quality and process issues will be key aspects of your responsibilities. You will identify causes and develop strategies for eliminating recurring downtime, source vendors, define SOWs, and manage contract deliverables when outside sources are used. Additionally, you will monitor processes, including new equipment and tools, to ensure performance to specifications, implement capital and non-capital projects, and work with plant quality control and manufacturing personnel to ensure processes and equipment are capable of producing products that meet quality and engineering standards. Finally, you will review new and modified specifications for proper content and schedule their introduction into the manufacturing system.