Manufacturing Engineering III

• Attends design reviews and provides product evaluations to insure the product design lends itself to practical, economical manufacturing techniques.

• Assists in reviewing engineering design drawings prior to “Production Release” for product and compatibility with “state-of-the-art” manufacturing techniques.

• Assists in make/buy evaluations and makes recommendations on “IN-HOUSE” VS. “OUTSIDE VENDOR” manufacturing capabilities.

• Assists in vendor surveys.

• Evaluates the requirements for assembly tooling, fixtures, and equipment required to support the manufacturing operations.

• Participates in Material Review Board (MRB) activities and takes an active role in the dispositioning of discrepant material and/or assemblies.

• Participates in the Change Control Board (CCB) review of engineering change orders to insure proposed design changes are producible and within manufacturing capabilities

• Assists in the monitoring of daily production activities and makes recommendations on material and/or labor reductions to promote efficiency of operation.

• Coordinates with the Methods and Tooling groups and provides the technical product or specification drawing interpretations required for the design and fabrication of assembly tools, fixtures, and process methods instructions.

• Provides manufacturing assembly flow charts required to support the product flow and/or assembly sequence.

• Provides manufacturing assembly floor and equipment layouts required to promote an efficient flow of product through the various assembly states.

• Conducts any special manufacturing projects, evaluations or surveys as directed by management.

• Actively participate in Lean projects and activities including 5S, TPM, VSM, etc.

• Accountable to perform all duties and tasks assigned and any other duty that may be required by the department or the organization.