Weld Manufacturing Engineer

ABOUT UNITED ALLOY

United Alloy is a preferred designer, manufacturer and powder coater of certified metal tanks, skids, frames, trailers, chassis, and related products crafted to world-class quality standards in strategic partnership with Fortune 500 OEM customers.UA products are proudly "Made in the USA". In addition to being made in the USA, UA is also 9001 certified, and has been recognized as a WBENC woman/minority owned business.

CULTURE

United Alloy empowers and entrusts our employees to manage the responsibilities of both their work and home lives. We are an agile team that produces extraordinary results, setting the standard in safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. Employees act with a sense of ownership, take initiative to problem solve and is committed to the company's mission, their team and themselves.

United Alloy is supportive and encouraging of our employees, we are able to help make their dreams become a reality. At UA, every employee matters to us. We want everyone to have their own success story in their personal and professional lives. It's one way that makes us an actively engaged team, inspired to win together.

SUMMARY

This position determines and implements best practices and methods for fabrication, welding, powder coating, and assembly processes to improve productivity, enhance ergonomics and overall plant flow. This position requires occasional travel for such tasks as training, investigation, field repair, and equipment commissioning.

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

WHAT YOULL DO

• Evaluate production process methods to identify and suggest process improvements to supervisor
• Use MRP and CAD software to create fixtures and tooling and route the jobs through manufacturing operations
• Troubleshoot and suggest corrective actions on a timely basis, including root cause corrective action
• Participate in project management and resolve relevant issues and complete tasks on time
• Collaborate with operators to implement effective solutions to a wide variety of production challenges
• Develop and coordinate technical training programs for direct and indirect labor, including orientation, process changes and updates and any other technical training needs
• Assist Design Engineering with design, feasibility review, testing and implementation of new programs or program modifications
• Qualification of new processes, including documentation, training and certification of production
• operators/technicians
• Work independently with moderate supervision and deliver excellent results on time
• Communicates well with customer, supervisor, engineers, production control, quality and other personnel

WHAT YOULL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• 0-2 years of experience in a Process Engineer role
• CWI certification preferred, or willingness to obtain CWI certification.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting preferred
• Must possess effective written, verbal and oral communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Kaizen / Continuous Improvement experience a plus, as well as 5S methodology
• Understands principles of Lean such as lead time reduction and SMED
• Willing to work flexible shifts and change work schedules to support production
• 12 Expected Behaviors of Actively Engaged Person - 100% Responsible, Trustworthy, Team Player, Clear Communicator, Empathy, Humility, Emotional Self-Control, Resolves Conflict Directly, Positive Attitude, Respects Others, Problem Solver, and Agile.