Overview Promote lean manufacturing practices with an emphasis on driving continuous improvements: eliminate waste, improve delivered product quality, propose cost and labor reduction initiatives. Design and oversee the construction of weld, assembly, manufacturing, and test fixtures. Troubleshoot product/process issues. Responsibilities • Identify continuous improvement opportunities focused on safety, quality, on time delivery and cost. • Design and produce custom fixtures for production of weldments, manufactured items and assembly and/or work with outside suppliers on fixture requirements and designs. • Collaborate with cross functional teams to optimize new and current products / processes. • Provide feedback on manufacturability and critical processes to engineering and product development. • Utilize problem solving techniques to reduce daily work shortfalls and minimize rework activities. • Leverage statistical analysis to make data driven decisions. • Assist in troubleshooting existing design and process issues. • Assist in researching and implementing new technologies and automation in our production equipment and processes. • Perform tests to verify validity of fixture design. • Participate in design for manufacturability review. Qualifications Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing or industrial engineering and 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience in process control and troubleshooting (in a medium volume shop). • Proficient in 3D engineering software. Skills and Abilities: • Read, analyze, and interpret a variety of information, such as technical procedures, business correspondence, and governmental regulations furnished in written, oral or diagram form. • Create business-level written correspondence and verbally present information to internal and external customers. • Requires job related software skills, 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred), CAM, Minitab and MS Office as well as ERP and the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment. • Aptitude for problem solving. • Demonstrated ability to work on cross functional teams to help build a World Class Business. Working Conditions/Physical Demands: • Regular office environment, approximately 50%. • Modern production facility/engineering lab with heat and air conditioning approximately 45%. • Occasional travel including outside of the US less than 10%. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or touch; and talk and hear. • The employee is regularly required to stand, squat and move around to evaluate product and fixtures. • The employee is required to lift up to 30 pounds, regularly; up to 50 pounds, occasionally.