Ambient Recruiting is partnered with a leading aerospace manufacturer to identify a Manufacturing Engineer for its Whitehall, MI operation. This onsite opportunity is ideal for an engineering professional who enjoys problem-solving, continuous improvement, and developing innovative solutions to improve manufacturing performance.
Responsibilities:
Develop and implement manufacturing methods that consistently meet or exceed customer requirements.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing production yields, reducing labor costs, and improving operational efficiency.
Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities and process improvements.
Investigate customer quality issues, identify root causes, and develop corrective action plans.
Collect and analyze production data to support technical requests and manufacturing decisions.
Develop material, scrap, and labor cost estimates for quotations.
Participate in new product introduction (NPI) meetings and provide input on bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and project timelines.
Support tooling, fixture, and die development.
Develop manufacturing processes for prototypes and support process documentation and data analysis.
Troubleshoot, validate, and qualify manufacturing equipment.
Conduct time studies and develop standardized work, cell layouts, and labor standards.
Analyze scrap, production yields, labor efficiency, and process performance to identify improvement opportunities.
Conduct regular production floor walkthroughs to identify issues and support daily operations.
Evaluate manufacturing processes and implement tooling or equipment changes to improve cycle times, productivity, and workflow.
Review scrap and nonconforming parts to support appropriate disposition decisions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement safe, ergonomic, and scalable manufacturing solutions.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Technology.
Experience with Kaizen, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to develop standard operating procedures.
Experience conducting time studies and establishing standardized work and labor standards.
Ability to develop capacity analysis tools using machine cycle times, workloads, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).Experience implementing manufacturing process improvements, including equipment selection, vendor quotes, budgeting, installation, startup, and project management.
Experience with manufacturing cell layouts, plant layouts, and ergonomic workstation design.
Familiarity with export control regulations.
Experience identifying non-value-added activities, reducing cycle times, and improving material and product flow.
Ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate with cross-functional manufacturing teams.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
Experience with 2D and/or 3D CAD software.
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