Manufacturing Engineering Tech

Overview: The Manufacturing Engineering Technician is responsible for managing Engineering Change Requests/Orders from manufacturing, engineering, and customer requests and managing clear and efficient production processes and documentation, designing prototypes and assisting with their assembly in a production setting. The Manufacturing Engineering Technician will work closely with shop personnel to assist in the assembly, troubleshooting and improvements of product and processes, with CAD Technicians to ensure mechanical drawings and electrical schematics are accurate and concise, and assist in the creation and support of assembly and test fixtures while implementing LEAN methodologies and improving and maintaining ERP system information.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage incoming change requests from teams.
• Assist teams with prototypes.
• Assist in the creation of assembly and test fixtures and procedures.
• Validate labor estimates by performing time studies on manufacturing builds.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment failures (tools, machines, and fixtures)
• Participate in continuous improvement program.
• Implement Lean manufacturing and systems throughout the organization.
• Assist with vendor quality on incoming product.
• Troubleshooting product support with customers on issues as they arise.
• Provide technical support for field service personnel.
• Handle new item requests/set-ups.
• Daily production support.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in an electrical, mechanical, or industrial manufacturing discipline and minimum of 1 year of experience in similar role or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Experience with generating and maintaining assembly procedures and quality forms.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with mechanical design principles
• Ability to develop, read, and comprehend mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
• Experience managing, repairing, and troubleshooting tools and machines, preferred.
• Experience creating or updating assembly and test fixtures, preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Good oral and written skills
• Ability to multi-task and function in a fast-paced work environment
• Self-directed and able to prioritize responsibilities to meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with a strong desire to work within a team environment.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Job hazards are defined as the following:
• Typical hazards of an office environment
• May be exposed to possible hazards from electrical/mechanical equipment in both the office lab and in manufacturing
• There are a variety of physical hazards in which there is danger to life, health, or bodily injury, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving equipment, heavy parts, electrical shock, compressed air and exposure to chemicals.
• Machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work.
• Air power tools, electric drill, drill press, grinders (both hand and bench), wrenches, torches, welders, a variety of hand tools, mills, and electric cords.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Customer contact may result in stressful situations.
• Work is primarily sedentary in nature. Some physical requirements include sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, twisting, lifting, grasping, etc.
• Must be able to lift objects from floor to above shoulder level. Must be able to move objects/parts/tools and equipment from one area to another and one level to another level.
• This position includes the following physical demands:
• Reaching - extending and pulling the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction while working with various tools as mentioned before.
• Handling - seizing, holding, grasping, turning, pulling, or otherwise working with hands and arms.
• Pulling - using arms in such a way as pulling of tools, wrenches, parts, and equipment to complete the job.
• Fingering - picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling).
• Feeling - being able to determine objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of receptors in skin, particularly those of finger tips.

Location: 4115 Minnesota St, Alexandria, MN 56308