As part of the Engineering group, primary focus is on the design, fabrication, implementation and debugging of new equipment and modifications to existing equipment.  Additional responsibilities include engineering support of process improvement, waste reduction and overall line efficiency improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participates in the design, fabrication, and installation of modifications to production machinery and equipment to improve quality and costs.
• Coordinates and supports vendor design, acceptance criteria, installation, and debugging of new production equipment and machinery.
• Investigates, specifies and provides economic justification of new production machinery, equipment and process.
• Troubleshoot and solve technical problems pertaining to production machinery, equipment, and process.
• Supplies and maintains drawing files for all production machinery and equipment.
• Provides written or on-site technical assistance to the other plants manufacturing similar products.
• Coordinates manufacture and supply of production machinery or equipment to other plants.
• Coordinates engineering activity with Maintenance and Machine Shop Supervision.
• Closely coordinates engineering activities on Division R&D projects as directed.
• Prepares standards for Preventative Maintenance, Modifications, ECOs, and issues proper documentation for manufacturing.
• Generates CB2s and provide technical information needed to maintain capital expenses budget.
• Provides assistance in all phases of Budget and Standards preparation.
• Supervises and assures the proper use of engineering methods and techniques such as time study, work simplification, systems analysis and value analysis.

• Promotes and evaluates cost reduction, quality improvements and capacity expansion programs/ strategies and as appropriate determine their economic and technical feasibility.
• Supervises the preparation of all layouts for cost reductions, new products, etc. and maintains up-to-date layouts of plant equipment.
• Proposes and implements changes in plant processes and equipment to increase efficiency and improve overall cost positions.  Includes total responsibility for preparation of design concepts and project submittal papers such as estimates of expenditure, savings and payback.
• Designs, recommends and implements cost reduction projects within the scope of annual plant targeted goals.
• Designs safety and comfort into processes and equipment.
• Completes and/or supervises the completion of necessary equipment specifications, designs, drawings, etc.
• Provide support to Production Technicians as needed to maintain Production Goals.
• Responsible for all associated documentation including, however not limited to, the following:  validations, operating procedures, preventive maintenance schedules, change review notifications, and spare parts listings.

Job Qualifications:

• High School/ G.E.D - Required
• Vocational Training/ Technical School (Industrial Maintenance/ Mechatronics) - Required
• Associates Degree - Preferred