Manufacturing Engineer

Plans, directs, and coordinates technical support for the manufacturing processes by performing the following duties:

• 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.
• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Confers with management, engineering, Koyo Seiko, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, new installation, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential including machine capability studies, etc.
• Plans, implements and tracks Capital and Non-Capital cost reduction projects and reports to management on a regular basis.
• Support 5-S, Kaizen Team and Koyo Production System, TSI6949 and ISO14000 efforts throughout the Plant.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Assumes the leadership role in the absence of the Engineering Supervisor

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.