Manufacturing Engineer (entry)

Job DescriptionJob Description

We have an immediate opening for a Manufacturing Engineer at our aerospace location in Rockford, ILL.  The primary focus of this position is  manufacturing shop floor support including, Lean, Process Improvement & RCA.  
 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with factory workers to develop lean processes and tools
• Maintain operation process sheets to current requirements
• Make systematic improvements to drive manufacturing costs down
• Review 1st time yield and test failures and work with cross-functional team to implement improvement actions
• Characterize process failures using relentless root cause investigations implementing corrective actions and mistake-proofing
• Collaborate with design engineering on engineering changes to improve producibility and cost
• Collaborate with quality to streamline production processes and requirements
• Identify and implement improvement and automation projects

The ideal candidate will have the following combination of education & experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other technical fields
• 2+ years’ manufacturing engineering experience with a focus on shop floor/lean activities.
• Proficiency with MS Office 365, particularly MS Excel, required.
• Due to the nature of the work, you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident. 

Desired Skills:

• 2+ years’ Experience in manufacturing
• Knowledge on chip removal processes
• GD&T
• Creation and modification of process documentation
• CAD software (preferable Siemens NX)
• Practice with SAP or a similar software.
• Strong ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering drawings, general business, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Previous experience with Continuous Improvement Tools, including Standard Work with the ability to analyze and improve processes to reduce cost and improve quality would be an asset.
• Strong ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals required

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
• Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
• Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
• Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
• Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM
• Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Company DescriptionWe are Quest Global. We’re in the business of engineering, but what we’re really building is a brighter future. It’s not just what we do, but why we do it that makes us different. We believe engineering has the unique opportunity to solve the problems of today that stand in the way of tomorrow. For 26 years, we have strived to be the most trusted partner for the world’s hardest engineering problems. As a global organization headquartered in Singapore, we live and work in 17 countries, with 56 global delivery centers, driven by 18,000+ extraordinary employees who make the impossible possible every day.

Quest Global brings deep industry knowledge and digital expertise to deliver E2E global product engineering services. We bring together technologies and industries alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most important and large-scale challenges across the Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Energy, Hi-Tech, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Rail and Semiconductor industries.Company DescriptionWe are Quest Global. We’re in the business of engineering, but what we’re really building is a brighter future. It’s not just what we do, but why we do it that makes us different. We believe engineering has the unique opportunity to solve the problems of today that stand in the way of tomorrow. For 26 years, we have strived to be the most trusted partner for the world’s hardest engineering problems. As a global organization headquartered in Singapore, we live and work in 17 countries, with 56 global delivery centers, driven by 18,000+ extraordinary employees who make the impossible possible every day. \r\n\r\nQuest Global brings deep industry knowledge and digital expertise to deliver E2E global product engineering services. We bring together technologies and industries alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most important and large-scale challenges across the Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Energy, Hi-Tech, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Rail and Semiconductor industries.]]>