Manufacturing Engineer
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Manufacturing Engineer
Company: New Flyer
As a prominent leader in the manufacturing of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, New Flyer is committed to delivering high-quality, innovative, and sustainable transit solutions. Our manufacturing engineers are key players in ensuring the efficiency of our production processes and the quality of our products.
Position Overview: We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, evaluating, and optimizing our manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and product quality. You will collaborate closely with various departments, including production, quality assurance, and continuous improvement teams, to implement best practices and innovative solutions.
In this position, you'll have the opportunity to lead manufacturing projects that align with our goals of safety, quality, and cost-saving measures, while also supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide manufacturing engineering support and services within assigned manufacturing cell(s)
Work effectively as a cell team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued
Maintain current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks on the manufacturing cell log
Represent manufacturing engineering within assigned cells at the daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings
Design or specify any equipment/tool/racking required to support manufacturing
Review relevant engineering change notifications (ECNs) within assigned cells or assigned option groups and support all aspects of production implementation
Assign default locators to all parts within assigned manufacturing cells
Create standard work instructions and hot sheets and train the necessary personnel on those standards
Update and maintain layouts (plant and cell layouts and inventory, housekeeping, emergency, and security maps etc.)
Specify and facilitate lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, set-up reduction, etc.)
Promote an environment of continuous improvement and teamwork
Lead or participate in SWAT team meetings, ensuring that necessary action is taken between cross-functional groups to resolve issues
Conduct process observations to ensure that assigned time standards are fair and consistent
Maintain necessary resource plans for ensuring production activities are properly resourced
Validate routings and submit and implement routing change requests to process planning where appropriate
Conduct contract reviews prior to contract start to ensure production preparedness
Participate in Non-Conforming Parts (NCP) meetings as assigned, to assist with the disposition of non-conforming materials
Initiate engineering change requests (ECRs) where appropriate
Support process planning and production engineering
Participate in internal audits and Supplier Application Approvals, as required
Communicate Engineering Change Notification (ECN) to Quality Assurance and Production per ECN Process
Liaison between Product Engineering and Production
Provide pre-production support, including, but not limited to, organizing and leading pre-production meetings, and reviewing pre-production information packets and addressing issues as needed
Requirements
Four-year Manufacturing/Electrical Engineering or Electrical Technology degree
Experience with mobile electrical/electronic is highly desired
Lean certification or applicable equivalent experience beneficial
Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Superior computer and organizational skills
Goal orientated and motivation to achieve tasks within set timelines
Proficiency in Excel, Microsoft Suite, PLC or Ladder Logic and Electrical troubleshooting
Benefits
401k Matching up to 6%
Competitive Health Insurance (BCBS)
Dental Insurance (Employer paid through Delta Dental)
Vision Insurance (Employer Paid through VSP)
Paid time off
Vacation accrual
Employee assistance program
Short/Long Term Disability Benefits
12 paid Holidays
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- Location:
- Crookston
- Category:
- Manufacturing