Hi,

My name is Barbara Wacknov and I have a direct hire for a Manufacturing Engineer with a manufacturer who supplies a wide range of fork lift products including integral and hook-on side shifters, fork positioners, paper roll clamps, bale clamps, carton clamps, push pulls, multi-pallet handlers, rotators and forks. They are located in western Alabama near the Mississippi border.

The Manufacturing Engineer is expected to recommend new machinery and tooling selections, costing and manufacturing options involving new product and changes in existing methods and standards. This position provides knowledgeable assistance in many areas of plant operations and is expected to make decisions involving the selection of appropriate manufacturing processes including tooling, gauging and work place layout.

Key Accountabilities:

Provide machinery, tooling, material specifications, manufacturing processes, quality inspection documents and incentive time standards needed to accurately and safely manufacture component parts

Collaborates with college co-op students and rotating training personnel when applicable

Provide support as needed for Production department on a day to day basis

Reduce costs, increase productivity, reduce scrap/re-work, and provide resources to train and problem solve

Research and develop new manufacturing processes

Identify and submit Value Improvement Process (VIP) opportunities.

Evaluate Process Improvement Requests (PIR) and Corrective Action Requests (CAR) for incorporation into manufacturing processes

Maintain Engineering Change Notices(ECN) at current revision levels

Attend training sessions in specialized subjects

Maintain Plant and Departmental such as but not limited to: machinery records, component routings and routing files, tooling library files and quality documents

Background study and creation of appropriation requests for capital spending projects including the creation of purchase requisitions and delivery schedules

Maintains/establishes OMS, Building Materials, Routings, and Costing

Minimum Qualifications:

BS Engineering and/or 7+ years engineering or manufacturing experience, required

Specialized training in fields of time standards, machine tool programming, statistical process control, computer applications, and work place safety

Some travel may be required.

Let me know if you are interested and call me at .

Best Regards,

Barbara Wacknov

Senior Technical Recruiter

Global Search Agency Inc.

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