nVenia, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, is a manufacturer and supplier of integrated solutions and packaging equipment machinery. With over 300 years of combined experience, our long-standing brands of Arpac, Fischbein, Hamer and Ohlson serve end customers in the consumer-packaged goods, food and beverage, industrial, and other markets.
The Manufacturing Engineer will develop and implement improved manufacturing methods to enhance quality, reduce costs, improve safety, and shorten lead times using lean concepts and tools. This role also involves providing manufacturing and process engineering support to the Operations team.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive process improvements to ensure the organization is utilizing best practices related manufacturing.
Improve productivity, efficiency and throughput while eliminating waste by utilizing lean concepts and tools.
Analyze current product designs, machining operations, assembly procedures, test procedures, floor layout and material flow to enhance processes to improve production techniques that result in a more cost-efficient manufacturing process.
Lead and participate in teams in continuous improvement activities and process redesign.
Develop innovative solutions to complex manufacturing production problems through identification and implementation of advanced manufacturing processes.
Support Manufacturing to improve efficiency of manufacturing.
Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements.
Provide hands-on support and expert analysis on process issues.
Take a leadership role in problem solving activities, determine appropriate courses of action and then implement corrective actions.
Resolve quality problems in manufacturing.
Identify and reduce quality errors through disciplined problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis.
Develop action plans, prioritize quality concerns, and perform corrective actions.
Establish and implement quality checkpoints.
Support Design Engineering to improve efficiency of manufacturing.
Engineering change process management.
Troubleshoot prints and designs and provide feedback to Engineering.
Maintain an accurate record of changes and deviations.
Initiate and implement cost reduction programs related to process technology and improvement.
Conduct ROIs to justify the cost of new equipment, process or process improvements.
Build and execute process improvement project funnel to support profitability growth leveraging improvements through advancements in areas such as quality, machining and assembly process optimization, set-up reduction, process flow optimization and manufacturing variable expense reductions.
Create documentation for new manufacturing processes and engineering procedures.
Improve safety in manufacturing operations by addressing ergonomic and other safety concerns.
Train employees when new processes and procedures are introduced.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering preferred.
5 years' experience in an industrial/manufacturing/quality/process improvement capacity.
Solid understanding and knowledge of the workflow in machining and assembly operations.
CNC Machine Shop experience preferred
Proven track record in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles - JIT, kanban, visual metrics, flow optimization, standard operating procedures, 5S, kaizen, Toyota Production System (TPS), problem solving and SMED.
Why join nVenia?
nVenia offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees, including the following:
Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage
Flexible spending accounts, when allowed by tax laws
Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax laws. Our HSA includes a 2x match, up to $1,000 annually
Dental and Vision Coverage
Paid life insurance and disability insurance, and options to purchase additional coverage
Paid Maternity Leave
Optional coverage's include Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)