Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer’s primary focus will be to improve the overall effectiveness of our manganese machining. The overall effectiveness measures will include cycle time accuracy, number of castings machined per week, cut time utilization percentage, and frog line assembly times. Reducing variation of castings to the frog line is critical to this position and will allow the frog line to hit their targets.

Safety

• Comply with and enforces all Nortrak safety policies and regulations.
• Participate in development and review of JSAs, set up instructions, hazard analysis of new equipment and processes, and resolution of any assigned safety committee issues.
  
  

Quality

• Perform 5S and Kaizen events and engage employees in the continuous improvement process.
• Be responsible for helping develop, implement, maintain, and improve standard processes, quality systems, capacity planning and scheduling systems.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes, layouts, operation methods, machines and man-hours utilized to determine excessive cost items to reduce costs.
• Develop proposals for methods, special tooling, and work-holding design for cost reduction, quality and process enhancement, and safety.
• Plan and optimize material flow through effective utilization of CNC equipment capacity, supplier capabilities, and material lead time as well as through leveraging outside capacity as needed.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing processed at the shop level based on strong knowledge of cutting tool applications, GD&T, and proficient use of precision measuring gages.
• Systematically review all machining and programming CARs and initiates corrective actions as required.
• Determine “Best Practices & Key Performance Indicators” and share results with all Nortrak manufacturing facilities.
• Interpret complex engineering drawings and written specifications of precision machined components.
• Prepare written graphical work instructions for production staff.
• Evaluate multiple potential solutions to derive the optimum solution using different problem solving techniques such as A3 or the 8D process.
  
  

On-Time Delivery

• Develop key manufacturing strategies and concepts that enhance employee safety, ensure quality in manufacturing processes, increase part flow/production and reduce production time and cost.
• Collaborate with Production Planning to designate machine utilization.
• Review and validate routers.
  
  

Cost

• Assist in the cost estimating and quote preparation of machined components.
• Lead machining process improvements.
• Develop jigs and fixtures. Reduce costs through optimal tool selection and process improvements.
• Manage capital projects including justification, specifications, negotiation of price and terms, and oversee successful implantation or installation.
• Assist in maintenance, repair and commissioning of equipment. Work with production personnel to identify enhanced facility designs/layouts, create and implement enhanced manufacturing processes, and recommend capital improvements projects which support annual company objectives.
  
  

People

• Manage, train and develop programming and machinist staff in order to safely meet the requirements of the production schedule.
• Must be able to work with vendors, plant, and maintenance personnel to design, modify, and install equipment and perform facility modification.
• Must be able to work with production and maintenance personnel, vendors and other Nortrak plant personnel in a team-oriented environment.
• Works with Maintenance Department to identify/resolve any equipment issues/concerns.
  
  

Environmental

• Adhere to Nortrak's Environmental Procedures, Practices and Policies.