•  provides our employees/associates with accurate information and training,
•  ensures regulatory compliance,
•  and preserves fairness and integrity by objectively listening, investigating and assisting with the resolution of all employee issues.

Accident Insurance	Job Evaluation	Recruiting
Affirmative Action Plan	Life Insurance	Retirement Plans
Dental Insurance	Flexible Spending Account	Environmental Health & Safety Program
Employee Relations	Medical Insurance	Employment Policies
Employee Assistance Plan	Tuition Assistance	Worker's Compensation
Training	Salary Adm. Plan

 

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Seeking qualified candidates for the following:

Sales Account Manager

 

 Buyer

 

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Responsiblities

• Reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager

• To manage or assist in managing engineering projects inclusive of building layout, tool and capital acquisition, machine modification or design, and to resolve manufacturing or quality problems
• Assist in product development or design changes.
• At the direction of the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, purchase tools, and capital equipment
• Coordinate machine and tooling modifications
• Change plant layout for continuous improvement
• Recommend changes to product design for cost reduction or quality improvement projects
• Support and direct manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams from the engineering perspective.
• Support and develop countermeasures for safety related issues through safety team;
• Develop specifications and purchase new tooling and manufacturing equipment;
• Make changes to plant layout. Coordinate movement of machines;
• Coordinate with design engineers with respect to product development and improvement;
• Assist in the day-to-day resolution of problems arising on the production floor. These may be either machine problems or quality problems;
• Coordinate with outside tool shops/vendors in the purchase or modification of tooling and equipment;
• Expedite late tooling and equipment, maintain timeline;
• Prepare reports daily/weekly/monthly as required;
• Document and communicate activities across the organization as required;
• Request and self assign work orders to communicate and document machine activities;
• Lead problem solving and cost reduction groups with technical and hourly associates;
• Maintains Bill of Materials, routings (labor times) and cost updates;
• Establish and maintains Operator, Pokayoke, PM, etc instructions;
• Develop material handling systems and maintain in accordance with good ergonomic practices;
• Process validation/tool tryout;
• Participate in APQP activities as assigned (PFMEA, Control Plans, Flow Charts, QFD, etc.);Assist quality department in gauge/check fixture development.;
• Complete and/or lead ECO activities;
• Complete CAR’s as required;
• Maintain 5S of office and storage areas;
• Support scrap reduction activities;
• Actively participate in Morning and Evening market activities and lead and report out downtime portion of activities;
• Support companies perspective and direction with customer issues;
• Cost avoidance projects in support of Engineering rationalization ;
• Support lean ergonomic activities. 

Classes

• All ME’s fit this general overview description. Additional requirements are stated below for specific positions. Primary responsibilities for General ME will be line related and may carry a larger line ownership than ME
• Molding engineer must have relevant working knowledge of injection molding. As well as being capable of leading the molding department, strategic planning, insourcing, establishing tool maintenance and PM’s, dryer knowledge, etc. This position will have ultimate ownership of all molding activities in the plant.
• Tooling Engineer is specifically responsible for supporting our tool room activities and coordinating tooling personnel. Supervision experience in a tooling environment is a must along with cost estimating, materials and processes selection, tooling management, equipment acquisition, etc. This position also performs primary support of all CNC activities in the plant and makes decisions on selection of best cost machining tooling and processes.
• Welding Engineer must have relevant working knowledge of Mig and Tig welding. They must be capable of giving direction to weld technicians, training, selection and cost justification of equipment, and have overall ownership of all welding activities in the plant. They must also be instrumental in determining proper PM’s and maintenance of welding equipment.

 Qualifications

• BS in engineering or equivalent, with MS degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years experience in metal removal, stamping, welding, injection molding and assembly preferred or as required by position.
• Results-oriented, with leadership abilities.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, work cells, single piece flow and J.I.T.
• Must have excellent problem solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• AutoCAD experience a plus.
• Ability to take project from design through tooling in to a repetitive manufacturing environment. All tasks including specifying and ordering tooling and equipment, machine installation, prototype handling, all container planning, quantity and placement of WIP, operator training, process control plans, budgeting, etc.

 

Send resume and contact information to Jack Reid at jreid@douglasautotech.com

 

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