Manufacturing Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• This is a hands-on position, critical to production floor operations. Your primary responsibilities include working directly with Engineering and the production floor staff to drive and maintain consistent quality manufacturing and resulting product.
• You are also key to streamlining and improving process on the floor, liaising between Production and Engineering, and partnering with Purchasing for vendor sourcing and component-related issues resolution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the senior electrical engineer to transition prototype systems into released products.
• Improve manufacturing and inventory quality processes according to our ISO9001 standards.
• Work with Purchasing to coordinate acquisition of inventory supplies.
• Perform, supervise or verify Acceptance Test Procedures.
• Troubleshoot assembly and test issues on the production floor.
• Improve and revise documents such as production instructions, acceptance test procedures and bills of material.
• Initiate, coordinate and implement ECOs (engineering change orders) per senior electrical engineer.
• Identify opportunities to improve our products, production techniques, testing and business practices to improve cost, manufacturability, quality, reliability, longevity and marketability.
• Research and select vendors for second sourcing of products.
• Assignments as needed by management and senior electrical engineer.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in industrial, manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
• Familiar with electronic and LED lighting products.
• 1 to 5 year experience as a manufacturing or industrial engineer.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software applications, including Visio.
• Experience with CAD programs (e.g. SolidWorks) and ERP systems (Sage 100 or comparable) is a strong plus.
• Strong and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proactive dedication to production quality and serving customers.
• Strong team player who cultivates a healthful, interactive team environment.
• Enthusiastic about working in a small, growing company.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Work hours:

Monday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Header: This is a hands-on position, critical to production floor operations. Your primary responsibilities include working directly with Engineering and the production floor staff to drive and maintain consistent quality manufacturing and resulting product.

Must have:

• Undergraduate degree in industrial, manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
• 3 to 5 years\\\' experience as a manufacturing or industrial engineer.
• Electronic and LED lighting products experience.
• Troubleshoot assembly and test issues on the production floor.
• Strong and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

Nice to have:

• CAD programs (e.g. SolidWorks)
• ERP systems (Sage 100 or comparable)

Additional information:

• Benefits include:
• Holidays (8 per year)
• Paid time off (vacation and sick) starting at 3 weeks per year
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401k program with generous employer matching
• Monthly bonus payouts based on achieving corporate goals