Georg Fischer · 8 hours ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Apple Valley, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$88K/yr - $132K/yr
2+ years expGeorg Fischer is a leading provider of smart and sustainable solutions for the safe and efficient use of water in buildings. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer supports and optimizes existing processes and manufacturing equipment to achieve safety, quality, delivery and cost goals, ensuring customer needs are met.
AutomotiveIndustrial EngineeringManufacturingMechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
Provide daily factory support of more than one process area
Responsible for Continuous Improvement of assigned process areas utilizing LEAN/Six Sigma tools, root-cause analysis and improvements to work instructions and operator training
Able to apply statistical methods to monitor and improve processes, including statistical process control (SPC) and design of experiments (DOE)
Understand current measurement methods and limitations of assigned process area and suggest/implement improvements
May lead medium sized teams or projects to install and qualify new equipment, solve problems and support Continuous Improvement
Responsible for the qualification of equipment modifications and standard equipment installation to support our continued growth
May be considered a Subject Matter Expert within their department for one of their assigned process areas
Collaborates cross-functionally with Operations, Training, Quality, Maintenance, Process Development, Controls Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety and Product Management to ensure decisions are robust and well balanced
Identify safety issues within multiple processes and collaborate with Safety, Process Design & Development, Controls Engineering, Operations and Training to resolve concerns
Optimize existing manufacturing processes to improve safety, cost, quality, and productivity
Anticipate and identify areas of improvement through observation and data analysis with minimal oversight and guidance
Use good documentation practices, the defined change process, and broad communication, to ensure process changes are made with input from all affected parties and produce consistency across time, machines, and manufacturing sites
Function as a process owner in more than one process area
Know your process capabilities and limitations
Quantify and track process capability to enable continuous improvement
Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Training, etc. to understand causes and develop robust corrective actions to quality and equipment performance issues
Specify, justify, and manage medium sized projects for the installation and qualification of standard or new manufacturing equipment
Collaborate with Process Design & Development and Controls Engineering to improve existing processes through equipment design modifications
Participate in new equipment requirement definition and design reviews
Coordinate qualification of standard or new equipment through use of Uponor qualification procedures (i.e. IQ, Characterization, OQ, & PQA) to demonstrate operational readiness, working with Engineering Technicians and other key stakeholders (Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Training, etc.)
In collaboration with Training, develop work instructions and train operators on the operation and maintenance of manufacturing process and equipment
Modify work instructions as needed to keep documents up to date, achieve safety, quality, delivery and cost goals, and enable continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Industrial, etc.) required
2 years of manufacturing experience required
Experience in manufacturing, supporting manufacturing operations, and manufacturing process improvement utilizing LEAN tools and Six Sigma problem solving methods is preferred
Annual OSHA training, as required
Six Sigma Green Belt or willingness to pursue
Lean Manufacturing training/certification or willingness to pursue
Preferred
4 years of manufacturing experience preferred
Manufacturing experience that involves conversion packaging processes, packaging materials, and packaging best practices is highly desired
Benefits
Best-in-class health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
160 hours paid time off (combination of PTO and Employee Safe and Sick Time accruals- MN Based Employees)
Company
Georg Fischer
Georg Fischer is an engineering focused firm that into providing solutions in pipping systems, automotive and machining.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown2003-06-13IPO
2000-01-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Sanna Sormaala
Vice President, Finance and Business Control
Chrissie Walsh
Regional Head of Environmental Sustainability - Americas
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