Manufacturing Engineer – Foundry

Our Aerospace manufacturing plant in South Molton is currently hiring for a Manufacturing Engineer-Foundry. This is a full time Mon-Fri position with early finish on Fridays.

What you’ll do:

•    Develops and maintains robust, cost efficient manufacturing processes and product structures consistent with lean manufacturing practices.  
•    Must be mindful of process and test capabilities and recognize organizational core competencies.  
•    Ensures root cause and failure analysis is performed as required.
•    Leads cost-out events and promotes culture of continuous improvement.  
•    Applies lean manufacturing techniques as means to eliminate waste and deliver products to customer’s expectations.
•    Implements methods and practices to reduce variation.  
•    Develops team’s ability to understand source(s) of variation and identify impact of tolerance stacks in assemblies by applying Six Sigma Design and Development strategies.  
•    Understands application of SPC and gage R&R.
•    Participates in concurrent engineering efforts and critical design reviews to minimize product development costs and maximize useful life of products.  
•    Conducts Design for Manufacturing and value engineering initiatives as applicable.  
•    Develops work breakdown structures as a tool to develop cost estimates.
•    Participates in new product development projects using ProLaunch as a tool to articulate deliverables and a vehicle to commit to schedules
•    Coordinates manufacturing liaison/s for products from inception through shipment to customer.
•    Develops and integrates new processes and methodologies as to provide competitive advantages for the business.
•    Recommends Capital Appropriation Requests (including payback and net present value analysis) for acquisition of equipment to support emerging and existing technologies.  
•    Trains associates as required.
 

Qualifications:

• Experience of working in Foundry is a must- investment casting techniques would be highly desirable
• Experience of working with new product implementation

Skills:

• Detailed knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques – i.e. value stream mapping, one piece flow, etc.
• Understanding of Six Sigma concepts and tools advantageous
• Thorough understanding of problem-solving methodologies
• Proficiency in various software applications – i.e. Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, MS Office suite, MiniTab, etc.
• Knowledge of manufacturing principles within a foundry industry
• Ability to lead cross-functional process improvement teams
• Knowledge of industry and customer specific quality processes (i.e., ISO9001, AS9100 etc). 
• Knowledge of product and end user application/specifications, (design/process interface).

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your contributions matter – reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies