Manufacturing Engineer II

This role requires 5 days a week onsite attendance at our New Hartford, CT plant.

The Manufacturing Engineer plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes in industrial plant:
Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.

• Support process improvement initiatives. Initiate new projects and be a technical resource for key improvement initiatives, identifying best practices. Develop action plans to achieve short and long-range efficiency goals, selection of new production methods, designs of production fixtures, and methods to monitor efficiencies. Drive automation to replace the manual process as much as possible.
• Monitor timelines and project deliverables to ensure adherence with approved project plans for manufacturing process development.
• Identify issues and risks to ensure cost effective new product development and introduction into manufacturing.
• Assist with developing a continuous improvement culture to enhance quality and operational excellence.
• Provide guidance in the development of manufacturing processes, validation and product specifications, including material specifications, assembly drawings, tooling and manufacturing documentation.
• Work with project teams to identify issues and risks associated with new product development (NPD). During NPD, partner with Engineers, Design Engineers, Quality Engineers and the Production Team to ensure cost effective NPD and introduction into manufacturing. Responsible for performing design reviews and pre-validation assessments (DFM, 3P).
• Research and provide recommendations for new equipment, products, and processes utilizing industry standard project management tools and techniques. Responsible for the purchase or design of equipment that meets health, safety and environmental standards set by the company. Present process and equipment recommendations to Leadership Team with regular and timely reviews that will define team roles, responsibilities, and accountability to project plans for implementation.
• Provide sustaining engineering support for shop floor ongoing issues.
• Develop manufacturing Work Instructions and Operation Sheets/Process Prints in support of Standard Work.
• Provide process support on manufacturing technical issues.
• Design production workstations and processes for ergonomics and efficiency.
• Define Preventive Maintenance programs for equipment associated with production activities.

• Associates Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or related field.
• Proficiency designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (AutoCAD, Solid Works preferred).
• Proficiency creating detailed drawings from solid models for various fabrication techniques (CNC/manual machining, welding, sheet metal forming).
• Proficiency in mechanical assembly (press fits, adhesive bonding, fastener selection).
• Experience introducing new equipment and new processes into a production environment.
• Experience creating process documentation.
• Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with cross functional teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations, business, or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing process improvement experience.
• Recognized process improvement training (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) experience.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S.…