Manufacturing Engineer

Dresser Waukesha manufactures large, spark-ignited, gaseous fueled, reciprocating engines. We also package Enginator engine-driven generator sets. Our products are widely used in field gas compression, power generation and other mechanical drive applications. In addition, we are the only ASTM-listed manufacturer of the Cooperative Fuel Research (CFR) engine, used to test and qualify the octane and cetane value of gasoline and diesel fuel.Dresser Waukesha is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND REQUIRED:

-Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree required.

-Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience.

-Six Sigma Blackbelt or Greenbelt certified a plus. Experience in a Lean (5S Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, Error Proofing, Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen Lean Metrics) manufacturing environment.

-Experienced in a “mature� union environment including negotiating a union contract.

Must possess a passion for customer satisfaction; a proven track record of continuous improvement and sensitivity to achieving and improving manufacturing performance metrics.

-High energy, strong participative leadership skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a sensitivity to people required.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

-Develops and implements processes, methods, tools, equipment, and controls for the manufacturer of products and components consistent with obtaining and maintaining design integrity, optimum costs, quality, inventories, and investment in facilities.

-Activities will include all aspects of prototype development and builds.

-Actively applies new manufacturing technologies and aggressively evaluates and reports on manufacturing opportunities which will contribute to the plant's objectives and goals.

-Participates in the product design activity to assure optimum productivity and costs.

-Suggests alternative designs, materials, or processes.

-Must be capable of resolving all problems while maintaining good rapport with customers.

-Maintains effective communications with all people affected by projects and issues operating instructions when required. Issues periodic status reports to keep affected personnel informed.

-Prepares manufacturing studies to determine optimum manufacturing costs, quality, and inventories and/or evaluates feasibility for new or existing products, processes or materials.

-Recommends changes for the most practical and economical manufacturing processes, including material, labor, tooling, equipment, and ancillary factors.

-Participates in selecting, approving, and developing tooling and equipment to satisfy manufacturing requirements and product design intent.

-Provides customer liaison as relates to product design and engineering matters.

-Coordinates new processes implementation and training. Insures that all relevant tooling is capable of making required product to meet all timing goals.

-Serves as resource person to process changes, problem solving committee, etc., to insure product design intent is not jeopardized.

-Actively pursues quality improvements in the manufacturing process.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Under general direction of Department Manager, independently evaluates, selects and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to carry out tasks in one of the following areas: machines, products, or processes, components or systems.

 

Interested candidates should apply online at www.quick-apply.com using Job Code: 23606011