Our client in Columbus, OH is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join their growing team!
This is an on-site/full-time/direct-hire position.
Salary based on experience: $80k-$110k
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will support efforts to maximize throughput, maintain quality compliance with external and internal product standards, and qualify products we rely on vendors to supply us. It will be a diverse engineering experience with a variety of projects. You may work on maximizing efficiency through re-configuring processes or introducing new technologies. Another project may require you to read engineered drawings, provide specifications to vendors, and administer testing of materials they supply to qualify them as satisfactory. Regarding quality control, you will conduct statistical analysis to define sample testing thresholds and determine the root causes of product test failures by significance. A successful Manufacturing Engineer will accomplish this while exercising strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and collaborate with Quality, Sales, Purchasing, and Production teammates. In your role, you will report to the Quality, Safety, and Environmental Manager.
BS. education in engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, for example)
Preferably experienced with at least 5 years of manufacturing
Passionate for details and factual-based evidence
Preferably knowledgeable of continuous improvement projects improving safety, quality, or costs
Preferably experienced with start-up production operations and/or new product manufacturing
Driven with a true "can do" attitude and genuine intellectual passion for innovation and positive change, knowing that the status quo is not acceptable
Able to demonstrate remarkable persistence in the pursuit of progress and not overly risk-averse
Able to inspire and influence the team to embrace a culture of continuous improvement and safety
Collaborative in team problem solving but with confidence to execute a course of action
Equipped with strong quantitative skills that enable a granular understanding of product quality, component quality, and process deficiencies
Able to communicate an engineering analysis in an understandable fashion
Able to find and employ problem-solving resources beyond the organization when needed, including additional staff, consultants, and support from vendors
Resolved that decisions should be based on observation, experimentation, and reason, and not because of common practice
Does not suffer from "not invented here" or "not invented by me" narrow-mindedness
Skilled in the fundamentals of lean and Six Sigma
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.