Job Description

**Manufacturing Engineer/Specialist

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If you love getting hands-on in manufacturing and metal fabrication, this role in Independence, KS, might be right up your alley! We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to shake things up—think process improvements, time studies, and SOP development—all while working with cutting, bending, and welding for big-name customers like Case and Kubota.

What’s even better? This company

*lives

• its core values: safety first, integrity always, open communication, and empowering employees to grow.

Got an engineering degree and metal fab experience? Bonus points if you know your way around a welder (but it’s not a dealbreaker). Let’s chat if you're interested!

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Develop Standard work procedures, standardized work, and train Operators in standards.

• Identify manufacturing cost reductions through data analysis (i.e. Time studies, capability studies, Pareto analysis etc.)

• Coordinate activities around CI initiatives, lead multi-disciplined teams in Kaizen workshops and value stream mapping exercises, and track results to targets.

• Develop and execute LEAN manufacturing techniques and concepts in current and new processes.

• Optimize for material flow and presentation to operators, workflow and balance, and ergonomic standards.

• Train shop floor employees on lean concepts, such as 5s, Kaizen and Standardized work.

• Develop and maintain APQP documents (i.e. PFMEA, standard work procedures, process flow etc.)

• Plans and designs manufacturing processes in the plant.

• Maximizes efficiency by analyzing layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization.

• Determines parts and tools needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specification.

• Performs engineering design evaluations and works to complete projects within budget and scheduling restraints.

• Reviews reports of production, malfunction, and maintenance to determine or address problems.

• Provides technical support for the engineering process.

• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the fabrication field.

• Tracks and reports on engineering targets (BOM cost, quality, customer and/or internal plant delivery timing, performance, project and department engineering budget, etc.) for all assigned

• Ensures engineering timing plans, defect / issues list, risk assessments, lessons learned are created and maintained and provides engineering status for project reviews (e.g. APQP milestones, etc.) according to program timing for all assigned projects.

• Ensures compliance to Company procedures (e.g. Process - Work Instructions) and applicable standards (e.g.).

• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of product design techniques and all CAD software systems, maintaining drawings and nesting databases.

• Understanding of the concepts of synchronous manufacturing and lean production manufacturing methodologies and the ability to formulate and implement a tactical plan.

• Participates in Continuous Improvement and assists in its implementation on an ongoing basis implementing lean manufacturing principles to improve plant productivity.

• Monitor machine/employee ergonomic improvements & safety requirements.

• Follows safe work procedures; and reports workplace hazards, injuries and illness as soon as possible following the event.

• Uses appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE); and workplace tools and equipment as instructed.

• Comply with duties and responsibilities as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act and ensures corrective action is taken when violations occur.

• Performs other duties as necessary for completion of projects and achievement of departmental goals in support of business objectives.

• Ensures that facilities are in full compliance with all safety regulations.

• Follows and comply with all Operational Procedures and policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook, Quality and Environment programs (i.e. IATF, ISO 14001)

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Kaizen
• ISO 14001 Certification Experience