Manufacturing Engineer

Stant is hiring for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Connersville, IN. This role is responsible for optimizing manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement, and supporting new product introductions within our plant. The ideal candidate brings technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and leadership in process development and project management.

Manufacturing Engineer Key Functions:

• Determines and specifies, revises and/or reviews the economic methods, operation sequence and tooling for the fabrication of parts, finishing and assembly components, subassemblies for final products.
• Provides technical guidance and liaison to product operations, assists the supervisor on new techniques and may assist in the determination of causes of rejected parts and their disposition.
• Develops assembly guides, procedures and illustrations. Interfaces with the customer in supporting the design and development of new products. Provides input for manufacturing assembly costs for new product quotes.
• Participates in cost studies and equipment recommendations. Provides guidance to lower level manufacturing engineers, tool designers and technicians in various projects and responsibilities. Provides finalized details for manufacturing assembly costs for new product quotes.
• Interfaces with internal and external resources in the detailed design and development of new products, and transitions to production sites.
• Ability to foresee common manufacturing difficulties and plan options. Process ownership: demonstrated leadership in the assigned group of processes.
• Engineering project management: develop and lead manufacturing engineering project. Manage schedule, budget and spec on a major engineering project. Training: Support development of manufacturing engineers and manufacturing team (remote sites).
• Must meet pre-established goals & objectives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
• 10 years plus ,Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Ability to assign cost analysis criteria to projects and determine potential cost savings on a project-by-project basis.
• Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and demonstrate the ability to determine critical parameters and develop process controls, utilizing Root Cause Problem Solving (A3), cause & effect diagrams and 5 why analysis.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Must be able to read and understand drawings and technical notes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply scientific method for problem solving.
• Strong lean tool competency and demonstrated application ability.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to management and technical staff audiences.
• Ability to stand in front of small to large technical audiences and provide training. Demonstrated organizational skills, with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment

Work Environment:

• Fast paced manufacturing