Engineering Technician 1st Shift

Location Type: Not Specified

 

Job Scope:

The Manufacturing Engineer Specialist will provide Engineering support to all manufacturing processes and equipment. This support will include part & machine design, maintenance, tooling, and troubleshooting of equipment and processes. He/she will coordinate the delivery, installation, and ramp up of new equipment when required while supporting our KPI improvements – Optimizing processes and applying lean manufacturing concepts.

Job Functions:

• Represent engineering during emergency break-down events on production equipment from an engineering standpoint.
• Represent Engineering during breakdown or machine issues on assigned shift (Day or Night Shift)
• Must be able to question the “How?” or “Why?” an issues is occurring
• Optimize communication for engineering team and other MFG departments.
• Ability to capture the issues and quantify what is happening before escalation
• Must communicate on a technical level what has been reviewed and captured through investigation
• Support ME implemented countermeasure to ensure accuracy and repeatability.
• Will support implementation and validation of countermeasure through investigation.
• Manage process and equipment status for the production line.
• Ensure effective support for developed countermeasures by the Production Engineering team to prevent reoccurrence of equipment-related downtime.
• Support the improvement of safety, quality, productivity related items for the ME Team.
• Establish and maintain productive and effective working relationships with ATX team members and Japanese Production Engineering team members.
• Responsible for collaborating, creating and implementing engineering best practices to standardize team workflow.
• Establish and maintain a productive and effective working relationship with ATX working departments.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of experience in a Maintenance Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, or Production Engineering support role or equivalent technical support role
• 1 or more years in a cross-functional team role
• Experience applying PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) methodology.
• Experience with a new product or changepoint management and tracking
• Experience capturing issues in a manufacturing environment. MUST “Capture the Situation”
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment or like environment
• Experience in a cross-cultural working environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with reporting methods and formats both verbal and written

Preferred:

• Problem-solving mindset, willingness to go see the source of the issue
• Goal-oriented, self-confident, able to take constructive feedback
• Willingness to learn, analytical thinker
• Entry level project management skills
• Strong communication skills with peers and staff
• Ability to safely handle various tools
• Ability to read mechanical drawings
• Knowledge, use and understanding of general-purpose measuring instruments
• Experience with creating preventive maintenance plans for production equipment.
• PLC / Logic Troubleshooting skill-set