Stamping Engineer

Founded in 2014 by two successful entrepreneurs, UPG Enterprises, LLC is a high growth, privately held operator of world-class diversified industrial businesses. Our family of companies has been built from more than 15 acquisitions in the metals, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics segments.Approaching $1.5B in annual revenue, the UPG portfolio of companies operates more than 3 million square feet of manufacturing space, a fleet of 200+ trucks, and over 18 production facilities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. We take a long-term approach to business and pride ourselves on having a lasting foundation built upon a strong culture, mutual respect, excellent teams, and an innovative entrepreneurial spirit.

Metalex, powered by UPG, is a growing steel service center that has been in business for almost 60 years. Metalex is looking hire a Stamping Engineer. An ideal candidate has strong function/technical skills, the ability to problem-solve and make good decisions. The Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Director of Operations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain product set up and documentation including part numbers, part descriptions, BOMs, labor rates, etc.
• Maintain engineering change notices
• Conduct time studies, determining manufacturing process times and capacities
• Utilize product drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to develop processes
• Support stamping manufacturing operations
• Determine the sequence of steps in manufacturing processes, such as: manufacturing costing, fabrication, and assembly, along with all elements required to complete product development while meeting safety, quality, and cost goals

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
• Five years of engineering experience preferred
• 5 years of previous stamping experience
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in a timely manner

• Show Initiative: Identifies what needs to be done and does it.Maintains a consistent, high level of productivity.Takes personal responsibility to make decisions and take action.Does not easily give up in the face of unexpected obstacles.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblock; creates focus.
• Analyzes Issues: Recognizes symptoms that indicate problems.Breaks down problems into manageable components.Collects sufficient information to understand problems and issues.Focuses on important information without getting bogged down in unnecessary detail.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Functional/Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answer.
• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where other can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.