Manufacturing Engineer

at Actalent in Quincy, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description:

Position Overview:

Support assembly operations with the necessary tooling and processes in an efficient and timely manner. Continually develop new processes and tooling to improve safety, quality, cost and delivery. Must be self-starting and able to work in a team environment with minimal supervision.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Evaluate existing manufacturing processes to identify areas that could benefit from changes and improvements.

Define, document and implement new and changed manufacturing processes.

Line support of assembly operations. Processes include transport, welding, coatings, and finishing.

Responsible for the manufacturing process details; how, where, and why. Create and maintain all required process documentation.

Specifications, designs, sourcing and project management of tooling and equipment projects.

Gather and organize necessary data for justification of projects requiring capital investment.

Follow all written procedures for the creation and control of fixtures, lifting and hanging devices and material handling equipment.

Lead customer groups on tours of the factory.

Application of advanced manufacturing engineering skills, i.e. Lean, Theory of Constraints.

Bachelor’s degree is required, engineering discipline preferred.

Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills.

Must be familiar with manufacturing methods and have a strong emphasis on welding, finishing, and assembly of light-gauge steel or aluminum.

Solidworks (or other solid modeling software) and MS Office knowledge a must.

These roles will be a mix of Production Support, Tool Design, and Rack Design.

- Some lines require more support than others due to the # of throughput daily or due to the # of new products being introduced on it.

- This is a union shop, so being able to communicate well and build good relationships with operators is critical to supporting production and getting buy in to changes.

- Tool design will be frequent and will have to create custom tooling and work with operators on first time run of and then implement it into the process and work instructions

- C.I examples are dent reduction, increased throughput, enhancing or improving tooling, creating new tooling, creating more ergonomic work stations.

- Help automation team implement new robots and cobots

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

+ Hiring diverse talent

+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.