Manufacturing Engineering Manager

3 days ago


Wood Dale, Illinois, United States Dover Corporation Full time
About the Role

As a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Dover Corporation, you will be responsible for optimizing machining processes and ensuring the successful transition of new equipment into mass production.

This role involves collaboration with operational partners to enhance productivity, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and apply advanced manufacturing techniques. The engineer also leads projects aimed at maximizing asset utilization and maintaining safety and quality standards in manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support and partner with OpCo to drive improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through initiatives such as Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), etc., for new and existing equipment.
  • Work on corporate strategy to partner with OpCo to drive productivity by internalizing spend (Buy2Make) on new capital expenditures and existing equipment by maximizing machine utilization.
  • Lead SMED Events and project manage site improvement activities.
  • Support and partner with OpCo to support maturity journey for the Machining Excellence Playbook.
  • Provide technical development and deployment for new technologies related to machining to drive productivity improvements.
  • Drive and support machining strategy on productivity improvement by maximizing asset utilization.
  • Assist in the evolution of the equipment and perform acceptance evaluation accordingly.
  • Identify, recommend, procure, and install machine shop equipment and ensure all equipment is thoroughly maintained and calibrated.
  • Support workforce utilization, space requirements, workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
  • Continuously improve and provide recommendations on upgrading equipment to maximize asset utilization.
  • Interface with tooling suppliers to ensure use of proper tooling for production and work with suppliers to develop better cutting tools for specific PM applications.
  • Develop machining capabilities in-house while making changes to enhance machine functionality.
  • Identify, develop, and deploy new machining methods or refine existing ones to improve quality, reduce cost, and optimize build schedules.
  • Utilize lean manufacturing methodologies for process development and problem-solving.
  • Perform root cause analyses when non-conformances are identified and deploy corrective actions.
  • Help manufacturing achieve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput goals by identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Apply project management skills and tools to lead and support capital equipment/improvement projects.
  • Investigate equipment performance and identify problems for corrective actions and solutions.
  • Write and revise user requirement specifications, functional requirements, design specifications, qualifications, etc.
  • Support factory and site acceptance tests, machinability studies, and validation protocols.
  • Review and approve Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Design FMEA (DFMEA), PPAPs, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure manufacturing and operations comply.
  • Utilize continuous improvement methodologies to improve internal processes.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering, industrial technology, or equivalent mix of education and experience.
  • Minimum five years' experience in manufacturing engineering directly working with machining processes.
  • Experience setting up and operating state-of-the-art machining equipment.
  • Extensive experience in machining and maintenance.
  • Well-versed in standard machine shop manufacturing processes and setups.
  • Strong experience with SolidWorks or another mechanical CAD system.
  • Highly experienced with various precision conventional and advanced metrology systems (photogrammetry, CMMs, 3D imaging).
  • Strong commitment to proper safety precautions in design and practice.
  • Strong understanding of Lean concepts.
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to interact with other departments.
  • Ability to multi-task and perform in a dynamic environment.
  • Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and highly objective-oriented.
  • Highly organized and efficient in approaching tasks, a self-starter with the ability to problem-solve.
  • Clear, concise, and articulate communication skills - verbal, written, and listening.
  • Strong team player, work ethic, and commitment to winning the right way.
  • Strong analytical skills, ability to think big, act small, and scale fast.
Salary Range

The estimated salary for this position is $120,000 - $180,000 per annum, based on industry standards and the company's location.



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