MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

3 - 4 Yr Manufacturing Engineer Manufacturing and Engineering Services Manufacturing Engineering

Skills: Active Learning, Active listening, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Equipment Selection, Judgement and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Mathematics, Monitoring, Operation Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Ananlysis, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Systemd Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Time management, Troubleshooting, Writing Posted 3 days ago

Job Definition:

Job Description:

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

Duties and Tasks:

1) Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
2) Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
3) Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
4) Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
5) Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
6) Design testing methods and test finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
7) Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.

8) Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
9) Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
10) Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.

11) Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
12) Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
13) Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.

14) Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
15) Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
16) Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.

17) Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.

18) Read current literature, talk with colleagues, participate in educational programs, attend meetings, attend workshops, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in the manufacturing field.

19) Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers.

20) Train production personnel in new or existing methods.

21) Analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing such as by implementing sustainable manufacturing processes or manufacturing sustainable products.

22) Develop sustainable manufacturing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize raw material use, replace toxic materials with non-toxic materials, replace non-renewable materials with renewable materials, or reduce waste.

23) Redesign packaging for manufactured products to minimize raw material use or waste.

24) Evaluate current or proposed manufacturing processes or practices for environmental sustainability, considering factors such as green house gas emissions, air pollution, water pollution, energy use, or waste creation.

Activities:

1) Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
2) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
3) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

4) Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

5) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
6) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
7) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

8) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

9) Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
10) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
11) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
12) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
13) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
14) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
15) Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

16) Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

17) Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

18) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

19) Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

20) Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

21) Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

22) Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

23) Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

24) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

25) Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

26) Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

27) Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

28) Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

29) Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

30) Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

31) Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

32) Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

33) Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Abilities:

1) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2) Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
3) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
4) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
5) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
6) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
7) Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
8) Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
9) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
10) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
11) Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
12) Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
13) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
14) Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
15) Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
16) Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
17) Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
18) Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
19) Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
20) Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
21) Speed of Closure — The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
22) Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Knowledge

1) Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
2) Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
3) Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
4) Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
5) Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
6) Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
7) Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
8) English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
9) Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
10) Economics and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
11) Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.