Manufacturing Engineer

Join a RECORD SETTING team

The team at Plymouth Industries continues to live up to their moniker as One Winning Team. 2024 results reveal they have set another company record. What's more, recent survey results confirm the team has achieved an all-time high for employee engagement. Having a winning team makes it possible for Plymouth industries, a holding entity, to lead the industries they serve.

Preserve | Protect | Provide

Plymouth Industries serves three primary industries in the design, manufacturing and distribution of its products. Cimline is a leading brand serving the pavement maintenance industry with the broadest product portfolio in the market. Garlock Safety Systems leads the fall prevention safety industry in both product and customer breadth. Garlock Equipment Company has been the leader in commercial roofing equipment for 65 years. At Plymouth Industries we Preserve roadways, Protect people, and are a leader in helping Provide reliable rooftops.

We know when we serve our customers well, it serves us all well. Our company's recent record-breaking performances have resulted in record-breaking profit sharing for our team members. We are a team that loves to win, we are One Winning Team.

We are headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, with 2 locations in Minnesota and operations in Mississippi, Chicago, and New York City.

GENERAL SUMMARY

This position is responsible to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of integrated systems manufacturing activities and provides recommendations to reduce cost and improve setup times, material flows and cycle times. In addition, this position analyzes manufacturing data or process information, monitors surroundings or materials, makes decisions and solves complex problems to improve manufacturing operations by reducing errors, waste and product defects.

This position provides expertise and technical support to assembly/fabrication operations to solve manufacturing problems.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Lean Manufacturing Processes

• Provide expertise and technical support to assembly operations to solve manufacturing problems, such as fit-up, parts issue, process issue, or lay-out; updates production boards with daily efficiency and quality data

• Develop physical layout of machines according to work orders; adjusts work procedures where necessary to meet production schedules

• Set up models to simulate current lay-out of capital equipment, works with engineering, production supervisor and other manufacturing engineer to recommend the most efficient lay-out to improve space utilization; Upgrades building lay-outs records accordingly

• Support Lean Engineering activities for all Manufacturing operations including Plymouth, MN and Pearl, MS plants.

Continuous Improvement

• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to continuously improve existing manufacturing methods, product marketability, product reliability, flow, and equipment in order to eliminate waste, reduce costs, and increase efficiencies while meeting customer demand safely (Lean)

• Review prototype designs with Engineering to recommend design changes to develop and reduce target costs while representing manufacturing/engineering on cross-functional teams. Operations representative on new product design teams addressing Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

• Give training presentations and mentor operations personnel in the application and implementation of Lean techniques

• Design cell layouts to improve space utilization and efficiencies. Continuously improve line designs to increase efficiencies and match demand

• Provide expertise and technical support to non-assembly processes to improve flow, reduce costs, eliminate waste, and develop/implement continuous improvements (Lean).

Quality Control

• Establish, maintain and implement appropriate and timely documentation for manufacturing procedures such as Work Instructions, Metrics, Schedules, ECR/ECOs, Quality systems

• Oversee Quality Department activities and personnel providing training, feedback, and coaching in all aspects of QA.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Adhere to the Company Safety policies.

• Adhere to the Company CARE Initiative: Commit, Accountability, Responsiveness, Effort

• Adhere to the Company Core Values: Performance Driven, Quality In All We Do, Act With Integrity And Professionalism, Collaborative Continuous Improvement, Be Safe, and Impress the Customer

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Lean Certificate or Six Sigma Training

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Ideal candidate possesses excellent Project Management skills with the ability to organize and manage multiple products through manufacturing process. In addition, the ability to perform problem analysis and problem resolution

• Should have a proven quality orientation and high attention to detail. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Should have the ability to work with vendors, customers and employees as well as experience working with high performance teams    

• Ability to maintain and promote a safe work environment

• Strong knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems & components

• Overall knowledge of manufacturing and operations processes. Proficient with Lean tools such as 5S, 7 Forms of Waste, Mistake Proofing, Value Stream Mapping, Flow, Standard Work, Visual Metrics, Takt Time, Kanban, Kaizen

• Demonstrated success in Lean Manufacturing implementations. Proven problem solving skills and project implementation ability with continuous improvement objectives. Strong engineering analysis skills. Strong data analysis and reporting skills

• Strong presentation and team skills with the ability to lead and facilitate cross functional teams Able to interact with all functional areas and all organizational levels

• Excellent oral and written communication skills - Fluent English

• Self-motivated with a high level of initiative, able to be critical and accept criticism

• Able to travel to other Company locations and provide support as needed.

A background and drug screening will be conducted for employment purposes.

Compensation details: 59000-90000 Yearly Salary

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