Major established and  international company has an opportunity in a large plant environment commutable to the east of the Atlanta metropolitan area for a Production Engineer level 2.  There are major company benefits, an attractive 401K with matching as well as 2-5% bonus potential.  There is also the potential of relocation assistance. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs research, design and development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment.
• Prepares and maintains detailed layouts of buildings and equipment.
• Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results.
• Create manning plans based on volume forecasts for new programs.
• Gives input to product design based on design for manufacture/design for assembly philosophy.
• Designs, develops and tests and/or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.
• Develop and document quality system for new programs (control plan, PFMEA, process flow, work instructions, and inspection plans.)
• Coordinate and document all Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
• Calculate required dunnage usage. Design, test and order all necessary dunnage for new programs.
• Develop and maintain documentation such as downtime, scrap, and efficiencies.
• Utilize data such as downtime, scrap, efficiencies, etc. to plan and strategize countermeasures for equipment and process problems.
• Leads or participates in Kaizen activities to ensure continuous improvement in processes, products, components, raw materials, and equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with Three (3) to five (5) years Engineering experience.  Experience in automotive manufacturing industry is preferred.  Might consider under 3 years of experience at a lesser salary as a Production Engineer level 1
• Must have CNC machining experience and prefer plastic injection mold as well as prefer automated high volume assembly experience. 
• Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, layout, assembly and production equipment.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution.
• Familiarity with current automotive standard and OSHA regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals. 
• Must be proficient in MSWord, Excel, and PowerPoint. Some Access experience preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Required to sit or stand and move about the facility.  Occasional lifting of items not to exceed 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Combination of office and plant environment.  May be required to use safety glasses and wear steel toe shoes while performing specific tasks or while in specific manufacturing areas.

PREFERRED SKILLSETS:  (Machining PE) – note though that the machining experience is required versus preferred

• 2D/3D CAD (Solidworks, AutoCad)
• GD&T Knowledge and understanding
• CNC Experience, able to read and understand G-code
• Experience in Automotive Mfg., Understanding of IATF 16949 & ISO14001 standards.
• Experience with Automation, Sensors, Vision systems, PLCs, 2D barcodes
• Can use hand measurement tools: Caliper, Micrometer, etc.
• Project Mgmt, Experience with Capital Expenditures, Vendor Mgmt
• Understanding of and able to perform: process capabilities(Cpk), process flow analysis, gauge R&R, time studies.
• Fixture design
• Tooling Selection and Design (applicable to Lathes, Mills, Grinders, Deburring machines)