MANUFACTURING ENGINEER at American Contract Group

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Job Description

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - willing to consider all experience levels - temp to hire is target plan but NOT guaranteed.Planned 1st shift hours of 7am-4pm, to support production.Previously reviewed candidates should not be resubmitted.

**manager notes:

I will consider someone with no degree and multiple years of experience. I would want someone with 5 years of experience or more without a degree. I’d like the experience to be in a troubleshooting role in a manufacturing environment.

I have no preference in total amount of experience. As long as they have some and can show the ability to troubleshoot problems.**

We are hiring Associate to Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to lead and provide ongoing support through our manufacturing life cycle!

What You Will Be Doing:

With general direction, will lead the introduction of new products into the facility, improve productivity and profitability of existing production procedures, and provide ongoing support through the manufacturing life cycle. Acts as a technical expert in process technology

Improvements: Independently, with innovation and creativity, evaluates manufacturing processes to ensure optimal labor and material costs to increase productivity and profitability. Through justifications and evaluations, identifies prime areas for improvement. Tracks expenditures to ensure outlays are within budgeted amounts. Identifies, reduces, and eliminates worker exposure(s) to ergonomic stress(es) in the work place.

Floor Support: Provides timely product and process support for any manufacturing area to diagnose problems and implement solutions to minimize interruptions to production.

Special Projects: Leads the implementation of significant product, process, or other corporate change initiatives being introduced into the plant.

Strategic/Manufacturing Planning: Provides advanced research to introduce/integrate new processes, equipment, and technologies into the company

Your future team:

You will be part of large and collaborative operations network at Steelcase.

Who You Are:

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Very strong analysis skills: process, capacity, cost/benefit, waste stream, and quality tools.
• Internal and external quality support/management
• Knowledge in lean manufacturing techniques: flow, PQ, equipment reliability, and set up reduction.
• Facilitation and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of material handling
• Productivity improvement techniques: RCI’s
• Behavior sciences (logic, sociology, etc.)
• Economics and financial analysis
• Work measurement
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer skills; advanced level required to utilize Excel and Access programs
• Experience in design, specification, purchase, and installation of new equipment
• Experience in the Engineering Design Process
• Knowledge of simulation, process modeling, and value stream mapping
• Project management and leadership ability
• Occupational Bio Mechanics/Human Factors Engineering
• Strategic planning

Required Skills and Competencies

• 4 year technical degree or equivalent education

Job Info:

• Company: American Contract Group
• Position: MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
• Work Location: Kentwood
• Country: US

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