Manufacturing Engineer

Description

INNOVANCE, INC

Innovance is the holding company for a family of four, 100% employee-owned, Midwest-based manufacturing companies (Lou-Rich, ALMCO, Panels Plus, Mass Finishing, Jorgensen). Our mission is to lead, nurture, and grow a team of industrial manufacturing companies committed to making our OEM customers’ products better.

ABOUT LOU-RICH

Lou-Rich is a fully integrated contract manufacturer specializing in complex projects. We provide precision machining, metal fabrication, assembly, and sourcing solutions to a variety of industries, including some of North America’s largest OEMs. Companies of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies to small, fast-growing operations trust Lou-Rich with their most vital and complex manufacturing projects.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing manufacturing processes that support production of products in assembly. This position will utilize a technical skill set to ensure our manufacturing process meets the customers’ requirements, as well as Lean Manufacturing principles to eliminate nonvalue added activity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Safety: Ensures new and existing processes are safe for employees, ergonomically correct, and in compliance with OSHA requirements.
• Justifies, installs, and qualifies capital equipment.
• Layout efficient, line balanced production work cells to meet customer demand. 
• Works with Tool Designers to layout jig and fixture design.
• Initiate and implement Engineering Change Orders.
• Analyzes and plans work force utilization.
• Leads improvement teams in developing current and future state value stream mapping. 
• Implement Improvement projects with the use of Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5-S, Standard Work, and other Continuous Improvement (C.I.) tools.
• Consults with Project Engineers on design for manufacture of customer product.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of materials, parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards. 
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.  
• Leader of the technical team in the fab area.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• 5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Project Management Experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, both oral and written.

Desired:

· Lean Manufacturing Certification

· Assembly Process Development, line balancing, tooling, and fixturing

· Experience in Fabrication and CNC Machining

· Solidworks CAD design

This description reflects the principal functions of the job for the purpose of job evaluation. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements of the job nor shall be construed as giving exclusive responsibility for every function described.

LOU-RICH TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

· Applicable training will be completed by following the syllabi (Human Resources, Safety, IFS - Timeclock, IFS - Navigation, ISO) for each new hire and that will be verified by the Employee Orientation & Job Qualification form within the first 60 days of employment. Additional applicable training will be completed by following the individual’s assigned department training matrix, Engineering (F4400-037).

· Follow training syllabus (Technical from above list). Effectiveness of training guidelines will be determined by employee knowledge and demonstration of learned concepts. Additional training after the first several weeks of on-the-job training will be determined by the Supervisor in preparation to operate on their own as needed. Any follow-up training will be evaluated and provided at the 60-day review or as deemed necessary for the position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers, reach, bend, twist, lifting up to 50 lbs., and talk and hear. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have a right to request that the Authority make reasonable accommodation in order to help you accomplish your work, which must still be performed in all essential functions.