Entry Level Mechanical Engineer (in KY)

· Evaluate and manage capital and kaizen projects in a time-critical environment.

· Provide analysis, evaluation and review of problems regarding automation, advanced methods and equipment, material handling, layout and material flow.
· Provide alternative solutions to anticipated or actual technical and/or business related manufacturing problems.
· Develop safeguards and improve team member safety through process improvements.
· Provide training to production and maintenance team members.
· Provide trouble shooting assistance to production and maintenance team members.
· Develop new equipment specifications, tooling and other associated requirements.
· Design new equipment or redesign existing equipment, and coordinate its fabrication, assembly, installation, and startup as needed.
· Provide daily leadership to hourly maintenance personnel
· Maintain all mechanical functions of plant processes
· Actively and aggressively support 6S policies and procedures
· Support the Production Dept. to assure processes, fixtures, inspection gauges, and tooling are designed, manufactured and delivered on time and within budget to meet production demands.
· Prepare equipment and/or tooling designs as required to meet production needs.
· Collect data from production documents daily or as needed.
· Compare collected data to the standards and analyze for improvements.
· Compare the collected data to production reports and analyze discrepancies.
· Organize and report data weekly/monthly/yearly.
· Measure OEE (Operating Equipment Efficiency) as required.
· Identify and quantify opportunities for improvements.
· Recommend and implement improvements.
· Respond to emergency failures as needed.
· Actively support 6S policies and practices.
· Support new equipment installations as required and develop spare parts lists.
· Coordinate forklift and company vehicle maintenance.
· Support the Maintenance Dept. and Supervisor to assure the maintenance systems are being followed properly.
· Develop new and/or improve maintenance systems.
· Assist with budget preparations for production and maintenance by identifying equipment and tooling needs and developing cost estimates.
· Collect maintenance related data from the documents daily.
· 3D modeling experience (Solidworks) Preferred
· Design tooling and verify line startup for new part numbers and capabilities
· Communicate with sales and product design team
· Develop new products from initial quoting through production lifespan

· B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering
· Thorough knowledge of machine design, Solidworks, tooling, machine installation & developing PFEMA.
· Microsoft office skills
· Training or working knowledge of statistical analysis processes
· Ability to interpret data and engineering drawings
· Must have strong organizational and time management skills
· Must have good verbal and written communication and team building skills
· Must have strong problem solving skills
· Strong work ethic
· TPS
· TPM
· 5S
· Autonomous Maintenance
· Root Cause Analysis
· Cost justification analysis
· SolidWorks
· Continuous improvement techniques
· Pokayoke