Manufacturing Engineer

Full-time - Entry Level

Trenton, ME

About the position

Hinckley Yachts has been building and servicing America’s finest yachts since 1928. With ten YachtCare Centers spanning from Maine to Florida, we offer comprehensive service, refits, transportation, and storage, providing our customers with pinnacle ownership experience. Our production facility is in Trenton, Maine near Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Hinckley offers competitive wages, training, and full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k with an employer match, and paid time off. Our expanding network allows the opportunity of upward mobility and a clear career path to achieve personal success. The Hinckley Company, known for building and servicing, strong, seaworthy and beautiful yachts is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focusing on composites for our production facility in Trenton, Maine.

Responsibilities

• Work with Plant Management, Production Supervisors, Quality Assurance and other plant level departments to evaluate and address production issues, both product and process in nature.
• Develop, maintain, and improve composite material digital patterns including for fiberglass, carbon, foam core and structural reinforcements.
• Develop and update manufacturing documentation to be used by Production (i.e. – lamination schedules, core and reinforcement layouts, process work instructions, etc.).
• Identify and develop tools (ex: jigs and fixtures) for increased productivity or reduction of non-value-added costs.
• Lead efforts to reduce direct labor and material costs by simplifying lamination, post-finishing and assembly processes, selecting alternative materials, redesigning components, etc.
• Coordinate BOM development and changes to improve accuracy, develop kits, etc.
• Develop labor costing for new products during Product Development timeframe and for existing products as a result of any ECN driven changes.
• Identify, coordinate and implement any engineering changes with all affected shops. Utilize the ECN system to document and communicate defined engineering changes.
• Work with Product Development personnel to identify and implement design and production enhancements in development stages of new models.

Requirements

• B.S. in Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering or related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Marine or automotive industry experience preferred.
• Expertise in analyzing, processing and presenting data for problem solving and management review.
• MRP/ERP systems experience, preferably in small/mid-size company environment.
• Quick learner, ability to adapt to changing work environment, ability to handle multiple priorities, detail oriented, maintain a professional positive attitude; ability to work under pressure with minimal direction or supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of the organization.
• Experience and proficiency with Solid Edge, AutoCAD, and/or Rhino skills are preferred.
• Previous experience with fabric cutting CNC (Eastman C-135, Gerber Z1, etc.) preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Training
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Paid time off