Manufacturing Engineer

Jtekt North America Corp - Columbia, SC

Full-time

Columbia, SC

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating technical support for the manufacturing process. This role focuses on developing and evaluating manufacturing methods, implementing solutions to manufacturing problems, and improving productivity while ensuring a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops and evaluates manufacturing methods.
• Uses a hands-on approach to develop and implement solutions to manufacturing problems and improvements in manufacturing methods that result in improved quality and increased productivity while maintaining a safe working environment.
• Analyzes and troubleshoots production equipment based on technical drawings and mechanical evaluation.
• Provides training to Operators, Setup Persons, Manufacturing Technicians, and Manufacturing Engineering Technicians to improve technical abilities.
• Interfaces with all levels in the organization using verbal, written, and graphical communication tools to ensure efficient production methods.
• Designs and documents tooling designs on drawings that communicate tooling requirements to toolmakers using CAD software or manual charted drawings.
• Analyzes and plans workforce utilization, space requirements, workflow, and designs layouts of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for the purchase of equipment, materials, or parts and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Confers with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential including machine capability studies.
• Plans, implements, and tracks Capital and Non-Capital cost reduction projects and reports to management on a regular basis.
• Supports 5-S, Kaizen Team, and Koyo Production Systems, TS16949, and ISO14000 efforts throughout the plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3 years' experience in an Engineering position preferred.
• Experience with CNC lathes, programming, and maintenance preferred.
• Experience with Fanuc controls preferred but not mandatory.
• Bearings experience preferred.