Manufacturing Engineer

Job Details

• Job Location: Saris Wisconsin - Fitchburg, WI 53711
• Position Type: Full Time
• Education Level: Not Specified
• Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary
• Job Shift: Day

Title: Manufacturing Engineer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Director of Plant Operations

Department: Manufacturing

Supervises: N/A

Primary Function: Responsible for creating and maintaining the process flow and production documentation for the manufacturing facility. Monitor safety and ROI, suggest process improvements, and justify costing.

• Responsible for the production line – design, layout, install, qualify, and maintain.
• Act as a change agent through direct involvement in processes.
  • Lead and assist on Kaizan and 5S events
• Resource for and expert in metal fabrication.
  • Understand material properties and how to effectively form, bend, machine, and weld materials, such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum.
• Primary contact for other departments to the production line.
• Actively participate in the lean manufacturing initiatives, monitoring production quality indicators, and initiating improvement methods.
• Examine and suggest improvements for existing tooling, process equipment, controls, specifications, procedures, drawings, etc.
• Initiate Corrective Actions and Engineering Change Notices.
• Create and maintain the process flow (P-flow) and production documentation.
• Perform cost justifications, ROI, and feasibility studies for equipment procurement and process changes.
• Determine root cause internal quality issues and implement corrective actions to reduce likelihood of reoccurrence.
  • Support Production line quality issues
  • Manage tooling/gages/equipment calibrations
  • Incoming inspection on CA parts
• Support Product Development – New Products & Current Product Redesign
  • Participates in design reviews to ensure new products are designed for manufacturability
  • Labor/production cost estimates for new product developments
  • Assist with internal manufacturing vs. external contract manufacturing analysis
  • Develop and review SOPs
  • BOM verification
  • Routings for manufactured items
  • PFC, PFMEA, and input to the DFMEA
  • Test and Assembly Fixture Definition
  • Drawing sign off
  • New Product Launch execution & Signoff
  • Train Assemblers, stressing quality & efficiency
• Develop necessary process or material specification documentation and assist in the training of manufacturing operators.
• Responsible for the Saris generated manufacturing fixtures installed at suppliers.
• Support the management of company suppliers and performs failure analysis and corrective action responses for non-conforming product.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of Vendor Certification/Quality assurance program.
• Actively engage in health, safety, and ergonomics within the company and in production.
• Travel as required (Domestic & International).
• Perform other duties when required or requested.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years’ experience working in manufacturing
• Fabrication background in welding, punching, machining and forming of thin to medium gauge metal
• Project Management experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Solid Works experience
• Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, layout, assembly and production equipment
• Knowledge of the product development process, including ability to take new product designs and implement designs into production
• Proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Office and ERP software
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Must be able to deal with a fast-paced environment

• Experience programming robotic welders
• Lab View experience
• Experience with packaging design
• Prior experience within the cycling or outdoor industry
• Enthusiasm for the cycling/outdoor/triathlon industry
• Prior practical manufacturing engineering experience

ADA Disclaimer:
In developing this job description, care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.