Manufacturing Engineer II

1 week ago


New Brighton, United States Pentair Full time
Job Description:

At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future and are focused on creating a healthier world for all. Throughout our 120 global locations, our values guide us as we create innovative solutions for the world's water challenges. We bring water to life

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

We have an opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our New Brighton, MN team. You will provide leadership for the operations team in the resolution of problems and continuous improvement of products and processes. This position will work with the New Brighton engineering teams addressing all areas of IM operations and procedures and, at the same time, focusing on achieving quality and operating objectives.

You will:
  • Understand organizational structures and development to support the value stream's objectives and build the desired processes throughout the organization.
  • Understand techniques for facilitating organizational change, removing roadblocks, performing constraint management, motivating employees, and resolving conflicts.
  • Deploy strategic goals and objectives into operational plans and improvement projects on all levels of the organization.
  • Facilitate and promote process management / lean manufacturing approaches with an injection molding principled focus.
  • Drive process and product improvements to reduce internal defects, warranty, and scrap at all levels of the supply chain.
  • Research to develop new and improved tools & processes for manufacturing.
  • Conducting tests and monitoring the process performance throughout production
  • Ensure that training is in alignment with strategic business needs and injection molding processes using various methods (training needs analysis, training curriculum development, and techniques for evaluating training effectiveness).
  • Create an environment where people can grow and develop, and lead by example in creating a positive, "can do" culture.
  • Coaches and develops a team of operations professionals resulting in a high level of employee engagement across the organization.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional leadership to identify issues and enhance organizational design, development, and training.
  • Leads the acquisition of operations talent by fostering relationships with internal and external talent pipeline resources.
  • Identify and drive improvements in productivity, yield, scrap, rework, and downtime to achieve operational objectives. Owner of the area's Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Demonstrate core Manufacturing Engineering functions:
    • Coordinate the design and procurement of fixtures, tooling, gauges, and test equipment integral to the injection molding process.
    • Develop work instructions, drawings, tests, modifications, assembly processes, fixtures, processes, or specialized manufacturing and test equipment for existing or new products.
    • Able to interpret and create dimensional prints (GD&T)
    • Proficient use of Microsoft products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.
    • Basic operational knowledge of hand and shop tools.
    • Leverage vendors to support cell OEE and project/product implementation.
    • Effective and productive communication upstream and downstream.


Key Qualifications:
  • Have earned a technical degree in plastics, chemical, industrial, or mechanical engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong and diverse background in Tooling, Equipment, Materials, Manufacturing, and Quality.
  • Self-starter must be able to work independently without much supervision.
  • 3+ years of experience in a decision-making position with the authority to define, execute, or control projects/processes and to be responsible for the outcome.
  • Experience in an ISO 9001 or similar environment
  • Have prior success in driving toward world-class product integrity, and process quality using the appropriate technology and business tools such as Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma.
  • Design/modify/approve CAD models, assemblies, simulations, and drawings in Solidworks, AutoCAD, E-Drawings, MasterCAM, and/or Cimatron.
  • Able to interpret and create dimensional prints (GD&T)
  • Have experience in handling multiple start-up projects, and driving bottom-line results, and must be able to lead and develop teams consisting of manufacturing personnel (technical and operations), and managers.
  • 5% travel or less to domestic and international suppliers, customers, and Pentair sites as appropriate.


Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Diversity and Inclusion:

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:
  • Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership
  • Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels
  • Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture
  • Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory

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