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Job Title: MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
What You Will Be Doing:
With general direction, will lead the introduction of new products into the facility, improve productivity and profitability of existing production procedures, and provide ongoing support through the manufacturing life cycle. Acts as a technical expert in process technology
Improvements: Independently, with innovation and creativity, evaluates manufacturing processes to ensure optimal labor and material costs to increase productivity and profitability. Through justifications and evaluations, identifies prime areas for improvement. Tracks expenditures to ensure outlays are within budgeted amounts. Identifies, reduces, and eliminates worker exposure(s) to ergonomic stress(es) in the work place.
Who You Are:
- Preferred Skills and Competencies
- Very strong analysis skills: process, capacity, cost/benefit, waste stream, and quality tools.
- Internal and external quality support/management
- Knowledge in lean manufacturing techniques: flow, PQ, equipment reliability, and set up reduction.
- Facilitation and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of material handling
- Productivity improvement techniques: RCI's
- Behavior sciences (logic, sociology, etc.)
- Economics and financial analysis
- Work measurement
Interpersonal skills:
- Computer skills; advanced level required to utilize Excel and Access programs
- Experience in design, specification, purchase, and installation of new equipment
- Experience in the Engineering Design Process
- Knowledge of simulation, process modeling, and value stream mapping
- Project management and leadership ability
- Occupational Bio Mechanics/Human Factors Engineering
- Strategic planning
- Required Skills and Competencies
- 4 year technical degree or equivalent education