Key Accountabilities
- Utilizes key mechanical design and manufacturing principles to effectively make decisions impacting safety, product quality, delivery and cost
- Reduce scrap and non-conformances by eliminating waste and variation in all forms
- Drives root cause corrective actions to reduce non-conformances and improve flow
- Optimize productivity through efficient, ergonomic and safe work station and tooling designs
- Remain current in new Manufacturing Engineering technology, new manufacturing techniques and new equipment. Recommend new approaches where feasible
- Lead and participate in Kaizen events based on VSM Roadmaps
- Utilizes RBS tools to solve problems and continuously improve.
- Promote and facilitate the use/establishment of continuous improvement tools.
- Assist in developing and implementing the lean manufacturing action plans to support achievement of strategy deployment and strategic business growth.
- Analyze and resolve work problems, or assist others in solving problems using problem solving tools such as DMAIC
- Develop and implement manufacturing cost out projects.
- Assist manufacturing and assembly associates to resolve set-up, tooling and fixture problems, special process (heat treatment, plating and welding) and selection of proper tooling and grinding wheels.
- Develop, maintain and implement process routings and set-up instructions for the production of parts and assemblies
- Ability to write programs that will machine complex parts to very close tolerances on multiple axes on various machining centers.
- Horizontal Machining Centers including Macro, sub program and variable programming knowledge.
- 4 axis lathes, 5 axis lathes, Y axis lathes, and Vertical Machining Centers large and small
- "Shop Floor" problem solving.
- Kaizen participation such as SMDE, VSM, 5s, ect...
- Maintain program library's and revision status of program revisions per NADCAP requirements.
- Hands on knowledge of the programs storage and the ability to assist shop associates in uploading and downloading programs
Desirable Experience, Capabilities and Success Factors
- BS in Engineering, or related technical field required
- A minimum of three years of engineering experience working in a manufacturing plant environment
- Experience in industrial technical field, programming CNC equipment is required
- At least one year of experience with grinding, turning, and milling machinery
- Ability to extract critical data and analyze data to make informed business decisions.
- Excellent computer skills (word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, etc.)
- Demonstrated proficiency in project management.
- Team orientated with the ability to influence others without authority
- Experience with manufacturing bearings a plus
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt a plus
- Excellent computer skills (CAD/CAM, Auto Cad, Shop Cam, Solid Works, Master Cam word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, etc.)
- Available for work in Chihuahua, Mexico
About Regal Rexnord
- The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.