Manufacturing Engineer III
Company: Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas, Inc.
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: October 17, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Position Summary: Working in a fast-paced team
environment, the ME will work cross-functionally across the
organization including Quality, Program Management, Logistics,
Production Control, Industrial Engineer, and Manufacturing. This
position is responsible for executing change using process
improvement methodologies, assisting in implementing the
organization's Lean strategy, executing project initiatives,
training and mentoring key resources. Develops, evaluates, improves
and implement manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product
design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and
production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality
control standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, other
duties may be assigned:
- Effectively utilize Lean, Six Sigma, other CI methodologies and
support activities for Value Stream Maps (current and future)
according to the Lean Operations Roadmap.
- Assist and support current 5S program.
- Lead, participate and support Kaizen Events and A3's.
- Collaborates with international sites to ensure global
processes are being followed and updated with improvements as
needed.
- Interfaces with quality, receiving quality, industrial
engineering and production to integrate new products or processes
into the existing production area.
- Interfaces with industrial engineer and production to develop
shop floor photo documentation and standard work instructions.
- Creates an atmosphere for development of new concepts, ideas
and methods to support continuous improvement in the
department.
- Confers with industrial engineering, program manager and design
staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient
production methods.
- Assures product and process quality by designing testing
methods; testing finished- product and process capabilities;
establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes as well
as tooling and suggest fixtures.
- Provides manufacturing decision-making information by
calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing
production schedules; estimating future requirements in conjunction
with Industrial Engineering.
- Develop and maintain the requirements of new tools and fixtures
orders for final assembly.
- Develop and maintain specialty tools to support production
flow.
- Develops product, process designs and implements production
standard methods to reduce manufacturing costs, applying lean
principles while ensuring quality as part of the process.
- Evaluates manufacturing methods by conducting research on
programs, applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, and
assembly process and soliciting observations from operators.
- Assists and oversees in developing manufacturing processes by
studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying,
and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with
vendors.
- Acts as a First Responder for the production department to
trouble shoot and resolve technical problems. Identifies,
communicates and resolves issues in the manufacturing process.
- Troubleshoot any technical design difficulties w/ operator,
which may arise during the manufacture of product and take
appropriate action to prevent future occurrences of the
problems.
- Support failure analysis and develops together with production,
quality/engineering departments to initiate effective counter
measures.
- Support the implementation of Root Cause Corrective
Action.
- Develop, review and support effectives of training activities
for all production assembly employees. This includes the
development of new hire and recurrent training. This can include
individualized training plans to strengthen an employee's existing
skills or teach new ones.
- Partner with the Production Supervisors to ensure new
manufacturing concepts are implemented.
Requirements:Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required; preferably in Operations,
Aeronautical, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial
Engineering
- 7 or more years of work related experience in a manufacturing
and or assembly envi
- Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and
draw valid conclusions.
- Must have good interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or
employees of organization.
- Experienced in creating and implementing process control as
related to production fixtures
- Able to create and review engineering drawings, models and
assemblies for manufacturability
- Advanced Root cause analysis capability using 3D clash analysis
and advanced metrology equipment.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, concepts and
procedures.
- Knowledge of Aerospace materials such as metals and
plastics.
- Knowledge of Aerospace requirements such as ISO9001 and
AS9100
- Experienced in GD&T
- Experienced in various forms of rapid prototyping including 3D
printing
- Ability to independently plan and prioritize tasks
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule
- Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus
- Able to analyze and interpret data
- 5 or more years of 3D modeling experience
- Green Belt preferred
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Keywords: Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas, Inc., Euless , Manufacturing Engineer III, Engineering , Fort Worth, Texas
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