Manufacturing Engineer I

Manufacturing Engineer I

HRFull Time Salary

Plattsburgh, NY, US

2 days agoRequisition ID: 1199

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Salary Range:$96,000.00 To $145,000.00 Annually

DEPARTMENT:            ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

REPORTS TO:             DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

SUMMARY:

The Engineering Solutions team consists of a cross-functional group of engineers who support new product development & commercialization, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.  The team executes new product development by following a robust and flexible Stage Gate process. Operational excellence is achieved by striving for best in class practices and seeking opportunity for continuous improvement in all that we do.   

The Manufacturing Engineer on this team is versatile in day-to-day project support on the production floor, knowledgeable in mechanical and electronic systems as a leader for production counterparts, and resourceful in their willingness to tackle any growth enabling projects that the business needs. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for existing mechanical, Electrical, and Electronic systems.  

This may include:

• Specify and procure new manufacturing equipment.
• Development of new manufacturing equipment with vendors.
• RFQ management, vendor assessment
• Manage equipment installation and re tooling projects.
• Understand, implement and facilitate SMED, Kaizen, FMEA, on equipment and systems.
• Manage new product development secondary operation designs from concept through completion including:
• Third party vendor management.
• Manage library of purchased and designed components.
• Pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical component selection and cross references.
• Select appropriate materials based on application.
• Create CAD drawings for CNC machining and fabrication, BOM and assembly prints.
  • Design and develop tooling by working with theoretical plastic parts and drawings with contingency plans for hot molded ‘real’ parts.
  • Execute equipment qualification/validation/training/debug/hand-off to production counterparts
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to production technicians, operators and other production personnel.
• Support Manufacturing Operations with continuous improvement and process optimization programs as assigned by the Director of Engineering. i.e. Process optimization/part containment/equipment upgrades/skill assessment reviews of technical positions/On-going equipment PM monitoring.
• Assist with process control and process development training.
• Drive continuous improvement “In Control & Capable” process monitoring efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAVEL:  

• 5+ years of experience in a hands-on Manufacturing Engineering position with production equipment familiarity. Ideally a manufacturing facility.
• B.S. degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Experience with equipment procurement and vendor management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead equipment and equipment improvement projects to successful completion (on time, within budget, production capable.)
• Knowledge in Cartesian, 6 Axis robot, and continuous and indexed automation
• Strong manufacturing equipment and technical know-how.
• Demonstrates analytical proficiency and strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to advance new technologies.
• Understanding of different types of materials used in manufacturing equipment.
• Willingness to be hands-on with equipment and machine upgrades.
• Demonstrates superior communication (written and verbal), teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates understanding and application of lean manufacturing principles
• Demonstrates teamwork in a cross-functional environment
• Demonstrates ability to think out of the box to recommend alternate solutions.
• Demonstrates ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and designs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and AutoCAD
• Self-motivated and self-disciplined.
• Travel requirements are primarily domestic with intermittent international travel. Travel is on an as-needed basis and can peak around 20-30%.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties, the employee will be working in an office environment as well as on the manufacturing plant floor. The employee is required to sit and/or stand for computer or floor responsibilities, reach with hands and arms and handle objects and other tools, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs. Employees may be required to lift up to 50 pounds.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Safety Responsibilities:
  1. Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions and behaviors, make suggestions for improvements, and actively participates in implementing solutions
  2. Identifies safety gaps and self-initiates corrective actions
  3. Strictly adheres to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts
  4. Understands, identifies, and corrects safety hazards
  5. Drives a culture which empowers employees to understand and embrace what they own
• Food Safety Responsibilities:
  1. Monitors and verifies activities to ensure that finished goods and raw materials are coming in and out of the facility meet consumer safety and quality standards.
  2. Complies with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures
  3. Reports any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured products to the location’s Food Safety Team Leader and submits an appropriate incident report

About MRP:

MRP Solutions (MRP), a plastic cap manufacturer, is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded plastic closures, jars and packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.  

MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose.

Our Vision: 

We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

Our Values & Beliefs

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation – The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society.  This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results..
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders.  We say what we do and do what we say.  We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders.  We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought, background and experiences.  We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change - We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable.  Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business.  We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenge to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.
• Fulfillment – Our employees are the foundation of our success.  We foster an environment enabling our employees to learn, grow and accept more accountability as they demonstrate capability.  We promote more than just individual connection as community at work brings people together through common interest, objectives or experiences.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.