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EMPLOYER:         Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC

JOB TITLE:          Mechanical Engineer

LOCATION:          Tifton, GA

DUTIES: 

• Design, fabricate, modify, and evaluate complex mechanical and electro-mechanical components, systems, and sub systems.
• Write test procedures, compile and evaluate design and test data and prepare technical specifications.
• Recommend design approaches to meet production requirements for new or improved products or processes.
• Coordinate with technical support personnel to conduct prototypes or experimental runs for products or processes.
• Assist in the interpretation and implementation of customer specifications and documentation requirements.
• Assist in the application of engineering principles knowledge to conduct routine analyses and/or tests pertaining to the development of new designs, methods, materials or processes.
• Assist in conducting engineering studies.
• Analyze historic customer demand data and sales forecast data and recommend optimal scheduling and production planning mechanisms.
• Conduct studies that determine the most efficient sequence of operations and workflow and recommends methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel.
• Head value stream mapping, Kaizen, Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) and Heijunka (production leveling) projects aimed at improving manufacturing productivity and efficiency and reducing operational costs such as labor, inventory, scrap, transport, machine downtime, etc.
• Stay well-versed in lean manufacturing tools and find ways to reduce wastes (transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, over processing, over production, defects) in production environment.
• Coach and mentor team members on the uses of lean manufacturing techniques, 5S, Just-in-Time (JIT) and one-piece flow methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvement projects through detailed data analysis.
• Ensure practical application of engineering science and technology, product and process flow optimization, and production planning and control.
• Implement lean manufacturing, and using Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) for projects.
• Work with designing product fixtures, apply sustaining engineering changes, and create and manipulate engineering bills of materials.
• Use engineering analysis tools including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) processes.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, or a related field, and 5 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience in the job offered or as an Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or in a related/similar position.
• Experience therein to include 5 years of experience in the following:
  • managing and executing multiple engineering projects;
  • working with cross-functional teams to complete projects;
  • using engineering processes to complete engineering tasks;
  • working with manufacturing processes and working in a manufacturing environment;
  • using product and process flow optimization technique;
  • using production planning and control technique;
  • implementing lean manufacturing;
  • and using Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) for projects.
• Experience therein to include 2 years of experience in the following:
  • designing product fixtures;
  • applying sustaining engineering changes;
  • creating and manipulating engineering bills of materials;
  • and using engineering analysis processes including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM).

CONTACT:  Refer to Job code BALS-W

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