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Manufacturing Engineer

SUMMARY
Designs, plans, and coordinates production support of facilities, equipment and manufacturing processes in an industrial plant by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Designs, develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing processes and supporting documentation. Supports manufacturing managers, supervisors and production employees with all aspects of efficient and safe production operations.

Responsible for new and existing product design integration and design for manufacturing. Must review designs and blueprints, and coordinate and collaborate with product design teams. Resolves technical manufacturing problems with production operators and supervisors.

Responsible for the accurate manufactured product and part costs. Estimates costs for new and modified parts and products. Establishes work measurement programs and analyzes work samples to develop standards for labor utilization. Develops and implements standard work instructions and procedures.

Designs factory layouts and production space requirements of manufacturing equipment and personnel to support optimum product workflow and efficiencies. Analyzes standard work, process and work flow, work force utilization, facility layout, production costs, waste of materials, etc., to determine efficient utilization of workers and equipment and recommends improvements.

Responsible for specification and sourcing of factory machinery, equipment, and tooling. Develops and writes equipment specifications, performance requirements, cost analysis, and proposal for integrating machinery and equipment. Oversees installation to ensure machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.

Provides technical support to purchasing, in liaison with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.

Responsible for factory worker safety. Performs work center hazard analysis and ergonomic studies. Establishes safe factory processes and procedures, adequate personal protective equipment requirements, and required tooling and equipment.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None

QUALIFICATIONS
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 made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelors of Science degree (B.S.) in engineering from a four-year college or university; or one to two years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets common technical journals, costing reports, and management documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write correspondence and technical articles. Ability to effectively present information to top management.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY
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.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) production control systems
Knowledge of manufacturing technology and standard business practices
Familiar with OSHA Federal & VOSHA State safety regulations
Familiar with MTM (Motion Time Measurements) System for Time Standards
Familiar with CNC Programming and Tooling
Familiar with ISO9000 Quality system, quality and workmanship manuals

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Licensed Engineering certification preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Must work in shop atmosphere at times.
Loud noises exist in machine shops.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is provided.

We offer competitive pay, great benefits and a fantastic place to work. If you are interested in working in a challenging and rewarding position, send your resume and letter of interest to:

Edlund Company, Inc.
Human Resources
PO Box 929
Burlington, VT 05402-0929
Jobs@edlundco.com