Manufacturing Engineer- Assembly; Welding Department

Responsibilities

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Begin to function in a leadership capacity with others to create solutions in multiple areas such as design, development, testing, integration, manufacture, sales, service, quality assurance, and related processes essential in the production of Altec products.

Only applicants that attended the Western Carolina University, UNC Asheville, University of Tennessee Knoxville, UNC Charlotte, NC A&T University, Milligan or NC State STEM career fairs will be reviewed.

• With guidance from more experienced engineers or manager, directs engineering decisions for the department
• Practices prudent engineering and effectively apply formal engineering training adding to the overall effectiveness of the Engineering Group and enhancement of Altec’s position within the product line
• Participate and contribute productively as part of Altec’s team-oriented design, manufacture and customer service/support efforts
• Operates with responsibility for engineering decisions within the scope of an assignment
• Knows and applies fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures in the engineering field
• As directed, may assign work to others
• Communicates with customers on issues of technical specifications, product design and operation as appropriate
• Supports Operations, Sales, and Service
• Interfaces directly with Suppliers and Customers
• Utilizes Lean principles to improve our products and processes
• Manages various sizes of Altec projects and/or act as Team Lead
• Additionally, may have 3 or fewer full-time direct reports
• Fulfill assigned responsibilities in one or more of the following roles

• Produces/evaluates new designs and components to improve quality, cost and performance with support of other functional engineers, manufacturing, supply management and other associates
• Researches and evaluates new materials, equipment, and processes
• Develops specifications of products, materials and components
• Develops test specifications
• Develops and tests prototypes
• Ensures designs meet customer requirements and provide Customer support

• Converts order requirements into a proposal package for the Customer and a technical build package for Operations inclusive of Unit/Body/Chassis and all associate components and systems
• Develops specifications of products, materials and components
• Provide technical oversight to engineering technologists and designers

• Ensures manufacturing is building product in conformance to current engineering documentation
• Reviews the design of components and parts for design-for-manufacturability
• Monitors costs, manpower efficiency, machine capability, space utilization, etc. and recommend as appropriate revisions in manufacturing methods
• Leads continuous improvement efforts in the areas of Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Productivity
• Leads the integration of new designs into Manufacturing
• Leads and implement Capital projects

• Develops and implements quality assurance systems.
• Interacts with Customers, Suppliers, and all Altec departments to resolve quality issues
• Identifies top warranty drivers, root causes and corrective actions

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• ABET EAC certified Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Internal candidates - Minimum of seven (7) years’ Altec full-time experience, 5 of which must be after earning the Degree in Engineering
• Applicable Masters counts as one year of experience.
• External engineering experience, post engineering degree, counts 1 for 1 towards the experience requirement
• Coop, Intern, Temp experience does not count towards the requirements
• External candidates - Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in an engineering role after earning the Degree in Engineering
• Must effectively interact with other associates, departments, operations, distributors, vendors, customers, etc.
• Must effectively work in teams
• Ability to apply advanced engineering principles and practices
• Must be able to guide/train less experienced engineers
• Must be able to lead and implement projects
• Recognized as…