Manufacturing Engineer

Job purpose

The Manufacturing Engineer develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods, and controls.

Duties and responsibilities

• Create routings, BOMs (bills of material), and enters new part numbers into ERP for stock orders, sales orders and service orders.
• Monitors flow of process and equipment through the shop floor.
• Provide suggestions for improvement in manufacturing processes.
• Serve as back up for Machine Programmer.
• Make suggestions for cost justifications for new or replacement equipment.
• Project manage new equipment procurement and installation.
• Follow safety guidelines for safe operation of all equipment.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.  

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial/manufacturing engineering or engineering technology required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in manufacturing engineering required.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints required.
• Experience in crane or heavy equipment manufacturing industry preferred.
• Effective oral and written communications skills required.
• Experience with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and CAD (Computer Assisted Design) preferred.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills required.

Working conditions

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical requirements

• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• No or very limited physical effort required.