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Eaton · 1 day ago

Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$108K/yr - $158K/yr

5+ years exp

Eaton is a company that designs and manufactures quality valves and fluid controls primarily for the Aerospace Industry. They are seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to implement Lean Manufacturing principles, provide technical support, and drive cost reduction initiatives in their Los Angeles facility.

Electric Vehicle

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Implement Lean Manufacturing principles and utilize Six Sigma methodologies to develop and maintain robust manufacturing processes in order to increase productivity, reduce variation, and eliminate waste

Utilize technical skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to product non-conformance and performance test failures for hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical products

Lead root cause and correction action for manufacturing issues by utilizing problem solving tools such as 8D analysis and PFMEA’s

Identify, analyze, and implement cost reduction and productivity improvement projects in a production environment

Ability to work on a cross-functional team to execute projects and ensure internal and external customer satisfaction

Serve as a technical focal point to operators, team leaders, and other engineers. Serve as a technical contact with internal and external customers, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, product support, material, and suppliers insuring their satisfaction

Develop process plans, fixtures, and tooling in support of Continuous Improvement Processes

Research, recommend, and execute capital equipment projects

Ensure processes meet Environmental, Safety, and Health (MESH) & regulatory requirements

Analyze data from OEM returned products, and implement improvements to increase the processing yield and quality of the components, minimizing the number of returned units

Analyze data from mechanical components to implement improvements to increase the producibility of the components, minimizing the assembly and test cycle times

Technical expertise on hydraulic and pneumatic products with emphasis on producibility and first time pass

Collaborate with peers and management to determine key goals and objectives, and corresponding metrics, to be completed during a determined period (usually one year). Review and amend these actions as appropriate. Focus on timely achievement of these goals and objectives

Qualification

Lean ManufacturingSix SigmaHydraulic productsPneumatic productsElectro-mechanical productsMRP systemsTechnical writingProblem solvingCross-functional teamworkCommunication skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution is required

Minimum five years experience in a manufacturing environment

This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Only candidates in the immediate geographic area (50 mile radius) of Los Angeles, CA will be considered