Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Shielding or Guarding

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Duration: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

• Provides technical expertise to rapidly solve issues pertaining to vendor schedule and/or quality.
• Breaks down technical problems, risk, opportunities, in the correct order to create products and add value
• Leads positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers

Microsoft Office tools, CAD Tool knowledge

• Good technical skills and manufacturing engineering experience
• Shielding/guarding experience is highly preferred
• Strong use of English language and technical terminology
• Strong use of Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to provide Program Management reporting functions to update customer on project statdeliverables/milestones
• Operates with minimum of supervision in a complex environment and regularly oversees the work of others
• Identifies and anticipates technical problems and offers solutions
• Sets challenging goals by identifying possible ways to improve performance
• Ability to interpret data, events and looks for appropriate solutions
• Creates project plans, budgets, directs and controls tasks
• Encouraging others to work co-operatively to achieve a common goal
• Knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000 & AS9100
• Experience with industrial safety
• Good knowledge in machine/operator safety standards
• Resolve the industrial safety issues
• Knowledge of industry standards
• Responsible for the implementation of machine Shielding/guarding
• Accountable for Shielding/guarding development, fabrication quotes, configuration changes that involve cost estimation, schedule coordination, and implementation with manufacturing supplier (including writing Statement of Work (SOW), etc)
• Accountable for process design and manufacturing system change proposals
• Manage industrialization projects, using both internal and external (vendor) resources