Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer, under the direction of the Manufacturing Manager, participate in or lead programs to develop new products and processes, improve existing processes, complete developmental trials, document procedures, and provide equipment support.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
Regularly evaluate manufacturing processes to suggest and develop new and improved methods.
Effectively support installation and start-up, documentation of procedures, and training on new processes and process upgrades.
Provide technical expertise and/or support related to manufacturing including programming for all CNC equipment, input masters for all fabricated parts, and edits of programs.
Collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering teams on product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
Design effective tooling and fixtures for manufacturing of fabricated parts.
Confer with plant leadership, engineers and machinists regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other considerations that impact production processes.
Precisely analyze manufacturing variances (e.g., cycle times, labor costs, material allocation, and manufacturing feasibility).
Prepare and provide cost estimates to Sales Team per customer requests.
Accurately analyze and plan to maximize workflow efficiency throughout the machine shop and evaluate performance results vs. estimates to provide time studies.
Assist in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions, as needed, and regularly review manufacturing procedures to reflect the most current processes.
Aid Manufacturing Team in the development and implementation of jigs, fixtures, and tooling to reduce lead times and costs.
Ensure accuracy of machine instructions, and revise programs to eliminate instruction errors or omissions.
Maintain tooling functionality, calibration specifications and safe conditions by performing frequent inspection of tools and equipment for wear, defects or damage.
Order new tools and equipment, and repair tools, as needed.
Establish relationships with vendors to identify new tools and learn new tooling techniques that improve production efficiencies.