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Manufacturing Engineer I

Donaldson Company

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Dixon, IL
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Job Description

As posted by the hiring company

Job Overview:

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. ​

Donaldson is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Engineering team. In this engineering role, you will participate and/or lead the creative process to discover and develop new manufacturing processes which will be utilized to safely, efficiently and effectively deliver our products to market.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Become a subject matter expert with the proprietary nano-tech process.

  • Support capital projects for timely and on budget completion.

  • Initiate engineering change orders per existing procedure.

  • Setup and manage trials for new/modified products.

  • Improve process standardization.

  • Evaluate and improve tooling.

  • Participate in safety reviews and implement safety improvements.

  • Evaluate and implement cost savings projects.

  • Evaluate and introduce process and product improvements.

  • Improve product quality, output and cost effectiveness.

  • Improve equipment uptime, throughput and quality.

  • Implement corrective actions and reduce scrap cost.

  • Review and revise work instructions.

  • Recommend preventive maintenance and component replacements.

  • Review and verify accuracy of existing procedures, bills of material, and route sheets.

  • As a member of a cross-functional team, troubleshoot manufacturing and quality problems, determining root cause and effective corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

  • One or more years of manufacturing engineering experience

  • Experience with 3D solid modeling, experience with Solidworks

  • Experience in PLC and motion control programming, equipment design, and equipment modifications

  • Ability to apply Lean Manufacturing principles to improve the manufacturing processes

Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.