We are looking to fill a full time ENTRY LEVEL Mechanical Engineer position with a manufacturer located in the area of Franklin/Bowling Green, KY.

Salary Range: $70,000 per year. No relocation assistance for entry level candidates.

Must Haves:

· BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required to apply. Will not accept Mech. Engr. Technology degree

· Must be able to commute or relocate at your own expense.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Evaluate and manage capital and kaizen projects in a time-critical environment. · Provide analysis, evaluation and review of problems regarding automation, advanced methods and equipment, material handling, layout and material flow. · Provide alternative solutions to anticipated or actual technical and/or business related manufacturing problems. · Develop safeguards and improve team member safety through process improvements. · Provide training to production and maintenance team members. · Provide trouble shooting assistance to production and maintenance team members. · Develop new equipment specifications, tooling and other associated requirements. · Design new equipment or redesign existing equipment, and coordinate its fabrication, assembly, installation, and startup as needed. · Provide daily leadership to hourly maintenance personnel · Maintain all mechanical functions of plant processes · Actively and aggressively support 6S policies and procedures · Support the Production Dept. to assure processes, fixtures, inspection gauges, and tooling are designed, manufactured and delivered on time and within budget to meet production demands. · Prepare equipment and/or tooling designs as required to meet production needs. · Collect data from production documents daily or as needed. · Compare collected data to the standards and analyze for improvements. · Compare the collected data to production reports and analyze discrepancies. · Organize and report data weekly/monthly/yearly. · Measure OEE (Operating Equipment Efficiency) as required. · Identify and quantify opportunities for improvements. · Recommend and implement improvements. · Respond to emergency failures as needed. · Actively support 6S policies and practices. · Support new equipment installations as required and develop spare parts lists. · Coordinate forklift and company vehicle maintenance. · Support the Maintenance Dept. and Supervisor to assure the maintenance systems are being followed properly. · Develop new and/or improve maintenance systems. · Assist with budget preparations for production and maintenance by identifying equipment and tooling needs and developing cost estimates. · Collect maintenance related data from the documents daily. · 3D modeling experience (Solidworks) Preferred · Design tooling and verify line startup for new part numbers and capabilities · Communicate with sales and product design team · Develop new products from initial quoting through production lifespan

Education and Work Experience Requirements: · B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering · Thorough knowledge of machine design, Solidworks, tooling, machine installation & developing PFEMA. · Microsoft office skills · Training or working knowledge of statistical analysis processes · Ability to interpret data and engineering drawings · Must have strong organizational and time management skills · Must have good verbal and written communication and team building skills · Must have strong problem solving skills · Strong work ethic · TPS · TPM · 5S · Autonomous Maintenance · Root Cause Analysis · Cost justification analysis · SolidWorks · Continuous improvement techniques · Pokayoke