Management Recruiters of the St. Croix Valley

Manufacturing Engineer – Fabrication 

Looking for a great opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge for a rapidly growing manufacturing company in western Wisconsin? We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer with a strong metal fabrication background and are an expert at new part/assembly introduction. 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

This position reports to the Project Manager and is part of a growing team. 

This position will provide you with the responsibilities of:

• Managing new projects from input on design through production, determining processes and working with the QE to ensure all PPAP documentation is completed
• Working with estimating to ensure quotes are accurate
• Developing all necessary tooling and gauging required for the job
• Entering the part and assembly data into the ERP system including routings and structure
• Creating shop floor drawings for sub components
• Tracking all projects from quote to production and reporting on progress
• Managing the revisions
• Providing shop floor support when issues arise, driving to root cause and implementing all levels of the corrective action
• Creating, reviewing, and approving new and existing process documentation
• Processing ECN’s with regard to product improvement, cost reduction, or safety improvement
• Continually looking for better ways to process parts, reduce scrap, improve quality, reduce set up time and improve overall plant processes
• Working with Manufacturing and Purchasing to implement new cost saving designs, components, and techniques
• Working with Quality to determine root cause and corrective action on issues from internal or external suppliers/customers 

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

An excellent candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Bachelors degree Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering is desired, Associates Degree required
• 4 years experience in a fabrication production environment with a process and product improvement focus
• Excellent blue print reading skills
• Ability to generate drawings using AutoCAD or other software
• Strong familiarity with metal fabrication processes
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals
• Familiar with ISO quality systems
• Experience applying lean principles (5S, kaizen, value stream mapping, etc.) 

This position will provide you the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities and position you for career growth with a growing company. You will be in a very high profile position and success will make you a leading candidate for a future promotion. 

Interested? Please apply on line or email your resume to mike.armbrust@mrstcroix.com.