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

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