We are looking to fill a full time ENTRY LEVEL Mechanical Engineer position with a manufacturer located in the area of Franklin/Bowling Green, KY.
Salary Range: $70,000 per year. No relocation assistance for entry level candidates.
Must Haves:
* BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required to apply. Will not accept Mech. Engr. Technology degree.
* Must be able to commute or relocate at your own expense.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Evaluate and manage capital and kaizen projects in a time-critical environment.
* Provide analysis, evaluation and review of problems regarding automation, advanced methods and equipment, material handling, layout and material flow.
* Provide alternative solutions to anticipated or actual technical and/or business related manufacturing problems.
* Develop safeguards and improve team member safety through process improvements.
* Provide training to production and maintenance team members.
* Provide trouble shooting assistance to production and maintenance team members.
* Develop new equipment specifications, tooling and other associated requirements.
* Design new equipment or redesign existing equipment, and coordinate its fabrication, assembly, installation, and startup as needed.
* Provide daily leadership to hourly maintenance personnel.
* Maintain all mechanical functions of plant processes.
* Actively and aggressively support 6S policies and procedures.
* Support the Production Dept. to assure processes, fixtures, inspection gauges, and tooling are designed, manufactured and delivered on time and within budget to meet production demands.
* Prepare equipment and/or tooling designs as required to meet production needs.
* Collect data from production documents daily or as needed.
* Compare collected data to the standards and analyze for improvements.
* Compare the collected data to production reports and analyze discrepancies.
* Organize and report data weekly/monthly/yearly.
* Measure OEE (Operating Equipment Efficiency) as required.
* Identify and quantify opportunities for improvements.
* Recommend and implement improvements.
* Respond to emergency failures as needed.
* Support new equipment installations as required and develop spare parts lists.
* Coordinate forklift and company vehicle maintenance.
* Support the Maintenance Dept. and Supervisor to assure the maintenance systems are being followed properly.
* Develop new and/or improve maintenance systems.
* Assist with budget preparations for production and maintenance by identifying equipment and tooling needs and developing cost estimates.
* Collect maintenance related data from the documents daily.
* 3D modeling experience (Solidworks).
* Design tooling and verify line startup for new part numbers and capabilities.
* Communicate with sales and product design team.
* Develop new products from initial quoting through production lifespan.
Education and Work Experience Requirements:
* B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
* Thorough knowledge of machine design, Solidworks, tooling, machine installation & developing PFEMA.
* Microsoft office skills.
* Training or working knowledge of statistical analysis processes.
* Ability to interpret data and engineering drawings.
* Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
* Must have good verbal and written communication and team building skills.
* Must have strong problem solving skills.
* Strong work ethic.
* TPS.
* TPM.
* 5S.
* Autonomous Maintenance.
* Root Cause Analysis.
* Cost justification analysis.
* SolidWorks.
* Continuous improvement techniques.
* Pokayoke.
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