Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer – Elkhart, IN (Safe Fleet Mirrors)

Meet the Smart Safety Company

At Safe Fleet our name says it all – we are redefining what “Fleet Safety” means with one-stop access to customized, integrated, and intelligent solutions that answer today’s safety needs and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges. By making fleets smarter, we make them safer.

We’ve worked to build an integrated safety platform for fleet vehicles of every type – School Bus, Transit, Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Work Truck, Truck & Trailer, Waste & Recycling, Industrial, and Military. We’re driving safety forward in everything we do and we’re looking for innovative, enthusiastic self-starters to join us.

Work for the Smart Safety Company

The Manufacturing Engineer role champions the use of Lean and Continuous Improvement skills to implement strategies on the shop floor which improve efficiencies and remove waste. This person is primarily responsible for ensuring that all manufacturing processes are defined, documented and sustained.

Also, that each process can safely and reliably produce products that meet the customer quality requirements and production cycle time. Additionally, this role works in conjunction with Product Design Engineers by overseeing fixture designs as well as new process improvements related to product revisions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work with Site Leadership to further Lean/ Continuous Improvement activities in the manufacturing setting. Techniques will include Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, Gemba, Takt Times, Spaghetti Diagrams, 8D, Root Cause Analysis, Fishbone, etc. Also, will provide scheduled report-outs to Mid/ Senior Mgt on the site’s progress.
• Utilize AutoCAD (2D) and AutoCAD Inventor (3D) to design fixturing, workstations and floor layouts.
• Work can include collaboration with suppliers, quality, and cross-functional teams to drive successful product launches and cost reduction efforts.
• Implement optimized process flows to operations. Provide support to operations ensuring consistent application of manufacturing and quality techniques.
• Determine process stability and capability studies on new and existing processes, review and recommend changes based upon findings and follow up to verify effectiveness.
• Collaborate with quality, engineering and shop floor personnel to create, modify and maintain all work instructions and determine critical part features and key process controls.
• Oversee the controlled document system, to include a final review of all changes to procedures, work instructions, and other associated documents to ensure quality/customer requirements are met.
• As needed, provide assistance with Product Design, VAVE activities and B.O.M. creation and updates.
• Participate in design reviews and engineering change activities.
• Assist in prototype development and evaluation.
• Support product validation and testing activities.
• Travel maybe required <15% or as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or Associate’s degree plus 3-5 years demonstrated design and/ or manufacturing related experience. Applicable related experience will be considered in lieu of an engineering degree.
• Demonstrated successes highlighting: improving output, reducing downtime and waste, Lean, CI training and leadership, certifications – Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt, certifications will be preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated Support with new product development from concept through production launch.
• Experience in a low to medium volume Manufacturing environment, Fabrication and Assembly highly preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, suppliers or employees of organization.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• AutoCAD, AutoCAD Inventor, or similar preferred. CAD experience (in general) is required.
• ERP/ MRP BOM experience is preferred. CMMS or Infor Syteline.
• MS Office (including Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit or walk and occasionally lift up to 50lbs.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Written/Oral Communication
• Organizational Support
• Professionalism
• Attendance/Punctuality
• Dependability

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Metal working, fabrication, stamping, assembly in a typical factory environment
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to humid conditions (non-weather); working near moving mechanical parts; outdoor weather conditions; and heat (non-weather).

At Safe Fleet, you are empowered to build a career that will take you where you want to go. You'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the tools necessary to achieve personal success. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including Medical, Dental, 401K and bonuses.

We're a background check and pre-hire drug screen company where allowed by law.

*Safe Fleet does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry veteran status or any other status protected by law.

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person