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Fortune 1000 leader in the heavy equipment industry is looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer!

This company has doubled in size the last 5 years and will be adding more engineers in the next year. Beside the growth, a major push will be to eliminate their environmental footprint in the coming years.

Responsibilities include:

• Utilizes work measurement tools to analyze work samples to develop standards for labor utilization. Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Analyzes operational data such as work force utilization, facility layout, and workflow to design layout of equipment and workspace following lean manufacturing principles for maximum effectiveness of workers and equipment. Ensures manufacturing systems are operational and functioning effectively.
• Recommends methods for improving worker effectiveness, safety, and quality; and reducing costs, including recommendations regarding restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow consistent with demand flow technology, relocating work stations and equipment, and purchase of equipment.
• Collaborates with the management team to develop Operational Method Sheets, training checklists, and training matrixes. Collaborates with the Safety Manager to identify and implement safe procedures and enhance ergonomics in the manufacturing process.
• Assists in design for manufacturability for new product development through participation on cross functional product design teams. Establishes production process procedures and measurement parameters for new products and processes. Provides marketing and engineering with cost of new, redesigned, and current products.
• Provides support for the management team by providing manufacturing engineering technical expertise and working collaboratively on manufacturing processes. Participates in continuous improvement/cost down events, frequently as a team leader.
• Functions as a mentor for less experienced engineers in the performance of their engineering duties.
• Frequently serves in a leadership role on organizational initiatives. May lead and/or function as a trainer on specific initiatives.