What you will do:

• Confers with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Create Investment Project Proposals (IPP) for the purchase of new equipment and facility improvements, including calculating costs and justifying purchases by assessing savings and efficiency.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Resolves deviation reports concerning product or material issues with plant personnel, including maintenance personnel, to direct equipment adjustments.
• Confers with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
• Distributes product/part drawings to appropriate plant personnel.
• Review maintenance activities to coordinate the preventive maintenance and implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Other duties may be assigned.

What we look for:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from a four-year college or university.
• Two (2) + years of Manufacturing Industry Experience.
• Knowledge and experience of sheet metal manufacturing processes.
• Experience in AutoCAD, designing fixtures and layout improvements.
• Required knowledge of MS Office products: Office, Excel.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodologies and a proven track record with application.
• Experience with MS PowerPoint and MS Access is a plus.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.