Manufacturing Engineer

Full-time - Entry Level

Fort Scott, KS

About the position

Labconco is a manufacturer of laboratory equipment. Our core values reflect our vision and philosophy. We care about our customers. Taking care of customers is how we take care of business. When they choose our equipment, it should work the way they need it to. We go above and beyond to ensure it. We care about quality. In every department, at every level, every Labconco associate feels a sense of pride in doing their best to deliver the best laboratory equipment. We care about our people. To us, Labconco means family. We believe in treating each other with the same care and attention we give our customers. It's our people who make our equipment great. The Manufacturing Engineers support the vision of the organization by facilitating the manufacture of our products by working with the Design Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing departments to continually improve our products and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Utilize engineering tools to assist the manufacturing associates to trouble-shoot shop floor activities to improve shop floor productivity.
• Coordinate and support the pilot runs of new products and redesigns.
• Work as a liaison between Design Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Using CAD, develop and/or update the layouts of the facilities, assembly work centers, machinery and equipment, and office space.
• Analyze different physical configurations for the optimal layout taking into consideration the work flow, material handling, size constraints, and proximity to related processes.
• Using common engineering tools and practices calculate labor standards for our operations.
• Calculate the bill of material quantity for raw materials with the appropriate yield factor.
• Enter data into the ERP computer system following the standard procedure.
• Utilize engineering and accounting tools to review and finalize the standard cost of our purchased items and our manufactured components and products.
• Convert an engineering drawing to numerical code so that it can be accurately processed on CNC equipment.
• Using the production schedule, create dynamic nests using our CAM software that increase yields.
• Assist in the capital expenditure budget and the Manufacturing Engineering Plan.
• Assist with the selection, installation, startup, and training of new equipment.
• Assist the Purchasing department with the evaluation and selection of vendors.
• Work with our outside and in-house tooling associates to design and make tooling fixtures for our products.
• When processing an engineering change order with new item listed, provide PIC with all the data to set up part numbers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four year college or university.
• One to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits

• PTO
• 9 paid holidays
• Medical
• HSA
• FSA
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (Traditional and Roth)
• Company paid life insurance
• LTD & STD