Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Mid Level

Oklahoma City, OK

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Manufacturing Engineer at Actalent is responsible for process ownership, integration, and improvement of assigned component parts and processes. This role requires demonstrating subject matter expertise to complete process improvements, design effective operating instructions, and implement best practices uniformly across the manufacturing enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple root cause and prevention initiatives, analyzing existing process parameters to improve workplace safety, first-time product acceptance, product defect detection, and throughput capabilities.
• Incorporate design for safety and human factors into all process integrations and improvements.
• Work in teams, take direction, and produce sustainable results across all manufacturing engineering disciplines, including FMEA, control plans, product quotes, process improvement, process design and integration, tooling/gauging/workstation design, training, and lean principles.
• Engage in daily process improvement with front line team members and supervisors to evaluate, support, and sustain a robust process.
• Collaborate daily with Program Engineers and Quality Engineering Team to develop focused action plans and projects aimed at process and total quality improvement.
• Translate and implement customer product specifications into financially sound manufacturing methods and processes.
• Demonstrate skill in tooling, machine, and flow improvements to decrease total costs and drive throughput speed.
• Utilize the operational excellence operating system to streamline production systems, working towards one-piece-flow, reducing work-in-process inventory, and sustaining process improvements with total productive maintenance.
• Identify and develop improved tooling and inspection equipment to support operational goals.
• Review customer-supplied BOM and develop an internal manufacturing BOM according to company standards.
• Interface with customer engineering resources to satisfy customer demand and quality goals.
• Prepare and submit new process change documentation and supervise new product validation plans to the customer for final approval (PPAP).
• Prepare and submit new process floor layout proposals and prepare presentations for customer and leadership approval.
• Coordinate launch of new products with business operations, based on new product launch and implementation timing goals.
• Troubleshoot operational capability, quality, capacity, and equipment reliability problems, facilitating problem-solving efforts to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Prepare and submit methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities, such as reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchasing equipment.
• Analyze business demands and develop forward-looking capital spend plan documents.
• Mentor and train subordinate production and engineering staff, providing regular status reports and updates to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
• Adhere to the policies, procedures, work rules, and instructions of the IATF and internal Quality Management System, as well as ISO Environmental Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, technology, or physical science discipline.
• 5-10 years of proven manufacturing engineering experience driving process integration and improvement.
• Proven experience leading and improving a manufacturing process both independently and in teams.
• Practical knowledge of engineering mechanics, physics, hydraulics, electronics, pneumatics, machine design/operation, and computer software.
• Thorough understanding of the operational theory and principles of automatic transmissions and internal combustion engines.
• 5+ years of experience with assembly of complex mechanical assemblies.
• High level of analytical ability required for unusual and difficult problems.
• 5+ years of Lean manufacturing operational theory, principles, and tools.
• 5+ years of experience prioritizing and assigning tasks, and accurately estimating time and costs for project completion.
• Experience in creating, developing, adapting, and communicating tool design concepts using advanced design tools (ACAD) and techniques.
• Ability to read and interpret manufacturing documents, drawings, and schematics.
• Superior communication and escalation skills, including customer, team member, and leadership communication.