Mechanical Engineer

If you are interested in joining a company who is a pioneer in creating oilfield pumping units that date back to the 1920’s, look no further Our client is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Nappanee, Indiana. You will have the opportunity to work for a world leader in its field, providing precision-engineered oilfield equipment, products, and services to customers around the globe. This opportunity is a Direct Hire role that comes with several perks including full benefits, paid holidays, and paid time off.

The Manufacturing Engineering Specialist analyzes, maintains, and improves manufacturing performance. They are responsible for deploying new processes and product lines and sustaining and improving existing processes. The Manufacturing Engineering Specialist will establish training programs to support the company's workforce flexibility and provide professional development opportunities for the manufacturing workforce.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Sustain and improve on safety, environmental, and quality policies, processes, and procedures
• Take ownership of production routings and Bill of Materials for all SKUs
• Review and update production routings; update MFG drawings as necessary, maintain and create existing/new SOPs, SWIs, and reference guides
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and developing effective automated and non-automated flows/systems
• Lead facility CAPEX projects in a timely and cost effective manner
• Design jigs and fixtures to support and improve the production processes
• Drive actions to resolve issues and delays in production
• Find ways to reduce costs and maximize quality and productivity
• Ensure that manufacturing procedures follow safety and environmental regulations
• Communicate and exemplify the company’s philosophy, vision, and expectations to build a culture of excellence across the organization
• Act as a change agent to all departments and levels of leadership to challenge processes, propose ideas, and drive change
• Lead manufacturing teams for effective problem solving using the appropriate six sigma tools such as 4C, A3, DMAIC etc.
• As required, participate in work order processing to ensure accurate ERP transactions

Previous Experience and Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or other relevant fields; and at least 3 years of work experience
• Previous manufacturing experience with Oil and Gas industry preferred
• Advanced level experience of ERP systems (JD Edwards Preferred)
• Experience with lean manufacturing tools and methodologies
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, ability to create drawings
• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills Microsoft applications including Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI.
• Must be comfortable going on the manufacturing floor in a safety sensitive operation