MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

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Job Title:                   Manufacturing Engineer     

Department:             Engineering   

Reports To:               Vice President

Date:                           07/25/2024

Flsa Status:                Exempt    

Stewart Manufacturing, LLC, located in Hermansville, Michigan, is a manufacturer that provides high quality precision machining services to the automotive, diesel engine, heavy equipment and power generating industry and is currently accepting applications for the position of Manufacturing Engineer.

The successful candidate will plan, direct and coordinate manufacturing processes in our manufacturing facility to ensure all machines are producing parts as efficiently as possible.  This position requires the successful candidate to work much of their time on the shop floor.

We offer health, dental and vision insurance, company paid life insurance and short disability insurance, nine paid holidays annually, 401(k) with a company match, vacation and personal paid time off, tuition reimbursement as well as other ancillary benefits.

Summary     Plans, directs and coordinates manufacturing processes in manufacturing plant to ensure that all machines are producing parts as efficiently as possible by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Understanding of CAD/CAM Programming and multi-axis machining.
  • Providing shop floor support daily while troubleshooting assembly and manufacturing processes.
  • Identify inefficiencies; implement solutions.
  • Work with quality department to develop control plans, process flow diagrams and process FMEA’s.
  • Confers with vendors to determine product specification and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials or parts and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
  • Understands and applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
  • Ability to quote new business by developing cycle time, machine requirements, tooling requirements, gauging requirements and labor content.
  • Ability to define and generate part specific engineering documentation (work offsets, change-over instructions, tool assembly drawings, etc.).
  • Ability to launch projects by working with multiple departments (customer service, customer engineering, customer SQE’s, maintenance, operations, purchasing).
  • Able to collect and analyze production data to plan production improvement.
  • Ability to generate final piece price with cost accounting department.
  • Ability to perform problem solving using root cause analysis tools.
  • Lead process improvement teams and/or APQP project teams as needed. Exhibits effective project management skills.
  • Practical understanding of foundry practices, machining practices and fixture design/build.

Supervisory Responsibilities   The successful Manufacturing Engineer candidate will provide direction to all support staff including but not limited to, quality assurance, process technicians, engineering and production employees.   

Qualifications   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience   Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering or related field with a machining background in an industrial precision machining environment.  Must have comprehensive knowledge of machining and machining processes.  Or any combination education and/or experience as deemed acceptable by the Vice President.

 Language Skills   Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical documents and instructions.  Ability to write reports and business correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, employees and suppliers.

 Mathematical Skills  Ability to perform basic mathematical operations and conversions.  Ability to interpret data and to create charts and tables.

Reasoning Ability   Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.  Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.  Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.  Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.

Computer Skills   To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite as well as statistical software and Manufacturing software.

Other Skills and Abilities    In depth understanding of APQP process, DFMEA, PFMEA, FMEA’s Control Plans, Process Flow Charting, TS 16949, ISO-9001, 8D and corrective action activities, Kaizen, 5S and Lean Manufacturing principles.

Physical Demands  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and speak and hear.  The employee is regularly required to sit.

Work Environment   The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and hot and humid conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in the production area and moderate in the office area.