Production Engineer level 2

Major established and international company has an opportunity in a large plant environment commutable to the east of the Atlanta metropolitan area for a
Production Engineer level 2
. There are major company benefits, an attractive 401K with matching (100% to 6%) as well as 2-5% bonus potential. There is also the potential of relocation assistance.

Essential Functions

• Performs research, design and development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment.
• Prepares and maintains detailed layouts of buildings and equipment.
• Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results.
• Create manning plans based on volume forecasts for new programs.
• Gives input to product design based on design for manufacture/design for assembly philosophy.
• Designs, develops and tests and/or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.
• Develop and document quality system for new programs (control plan, PFMEA, process flow, work instructions, and inspection plans.)
• Coordinate and document all Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
• Calculate required dunnage usage. Design, test and order all necessary dunnage for new programs.
• Develop and maintain documentation such as downtime, scrap, and efficiencies.
• Utilize data such as downtime, scrap, efficiencies, etc. to plan and strategize countermeasures for equipment and process problems.
• Leads or participates in Kaizen activities to ensure continuous improvement in processes, products, components, raw materials, and equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with Three (3) to five (5) years Engineering experience. Experience in automotive manufacturing industry is preferred. Might consider under 3 years of experience at a lesser salary as a Production Engineer level 1
• Must have CNC machining experience and prefer plastic injection mold as well as prefer automated high volume assembly experience.
• Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, layout, assembly and production equipment.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution.
• Familiarity with current automotive standard and OSHA regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals.
• Must be proficient in MSWord, Excel, and PowerPoint. Some Access experience preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities
None.

Physical Demands
Required to sit or stand and move about the facility. Occasional lifting of items not to exceed 50 lbs.

Work Environment
Combination of office and plant environment. May be required to use safety glasses and wear steel toe shoes while performing specific tasks or while in specific manufacturing areas.

PREFERRED SKILLSETS: (Machining PE) – note though that the machining experience is required versus preferred

• 2D/3D CAD (Solidworks, AutoCad)
• GD&T Knowledge and understanding
• CNC Experience, able to read and understand G-code
• Experience in Automotive Mfg., Understanding of IATF 16949 & ISO14001 standards.
• Experience with Automation, Sensors, Vision systems, PLCs, 2D barcodes
• Can use hand measurement tools: Caliper, Micrometer, etc.
• Project Mgmt, Experience with Capital Expenditures, Vendor Mgmt
• Understanding of and able to perform: process capabilities(Cpk), process flow analysis, gauge R&R, time studies.
• Fixture design
• Tooling Selection and Design (applicable to Lathes, Mills, Grinders, Deburring machines)