Manufacturing Engineer

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Job description

Start 9/30

4 first shift

2 second shift ( Planned 2nd shift hours of 4pm-12pm/1am, to support production).

Location: Grand Rapids, MI (onsite)

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - willing to consider all experience levels - temp to hire is target plan but NOT guaranteed.

These specific ME roles we're looking to fill are focused on addressing immediate production issues than traditional LT improvement projects that many engineers tend to gravitate towards.

We are hiring Associate to Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to lead and provide ongoing support through our manufacturing life cycle!

What You Will Be Doing:
With general direction, will lead the introduction of new products into the facility, improve productivity and profitability of existing production procedures, and provide ongoing support through the manufacturing life cycle. Acts as a technical expert in process technology

Improvements: Independently, with innovation and creativity, evaluates manufacturing processes to ensure optimal labor and material costs to increase productivity and profitability. Through justifications and evaluations, identifies prime areas for improvement. Tracks expenditures to ensure outlays are within budgeted amounts. Identifies, reduces, and eliminates worker exposure(s) to ergonomic stress(es) in the work place.

Floor Support: Provides timely product and process support for any manufacturing area to diagnose problems and implement solutions to minimize interruptions to production.

Special Projects: Leads the implementation of significant product, process, or other corporate change initiatives being introduced into the plant.

Strategic/Manufacturing Planning: Provides advanced research to introduce/integrate new processes, equipment, and technologies into the company

Your future team:
You will be part of large and collaborative operations network at Steelcase.

Who You Are:
Preferred Skills and Competencies
Very strong analysis skills: process, capacity, cost/benefit, waste stream, and quality tools.
Internal and external quality support/management
Knowledge in lean manufacturing techniques: flow, PQ, equipment reliability, and set up reduction.
Facilitation and negotiation skills
Knowledge of material handling
Productivity improvement techniques: RCIs
Behavior sciences (logic, sociology, etc.)
Economics and financial analysis
Work measurement
Interpersonal skills
Computer skills; advanced level required to utilize Excel and Access programs
Experience in design, specification, purchase, and installation of new equipment
Experience in the Engineering Design Process
Knowledge of simulation, process modeling, and value stream mapping
Project management and leadership ability
Occupational Bio Mechanics/Human Factors Engineering
Strategic planning
Required Skills and Competencies
4 year technical degree or equivalent education

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