Production Engineer bei AISIN North Carolina

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Company:  AISIN North Carolina

Department: Engineering

Location: Durham, NC

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer will support manufacturing by maintaining the automated assembly processes. This role will troubleshoot and provide engineering solutions to assembly lines as well as the shop floor. Furthermore, this position monitors different aspects of product development and continually strives to improve the way manufacturing operates. This is a hands-on position where the bulk of the time will be spent on the floor and the manufacturing area, providing support to production.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Plan and install machinery and equipment for new or re-tooled product lines.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues that occur on the manufacturing floor.
• Implement design and process changes to increase equipment and manufacturing efficiency.
• Root cause analysis and countermeasure of quality issues.
• Continuous improvement of quality and cost through machine, jig, and process improvements.
• Design, specify and implement these improvements.
• Line support to repair/improve machines.
• Responsible for ensuring that new equipment is properly installed and ready for quality production.
• Accurate planning and budget development for investments and tooling for new programs.
• Create documentation for changes to processes and equipment.
• Implement kaizens to improve manufacturing metrics, including but not limited to Availability and Labor Reductions

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 2 years of experience in an engineering role.
• Knowledge of automated machinery and assembly processes.
• Understand PFMEA, Statistical probability, and root cause analysis.
• Familiar with robotics, AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated trouble shooting/problem solving experience in an engineering role.

Education/Training/Certifications

• BS/Engineering or equivalent experience.