Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Permanent

About Heraeus Electro-Nite

How do steel makers save energy and become more sustainable? How do foundries become more efficient and optimize their processes? Heraeus Electro-Nite (HEN) provides solutions for the molten metal industry. We lead the market with our innovations since the 1950s. As a global company with 25 locations and approximately 4,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to the sustainable growth of our teams and sites.  
Heraeus Electro-Nite, headquartered in Houthalen (Belgium), is part of the Heraeus Group. The Technology Group delivers world-class quality in the areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, Heraeus employs around 16,400 employees in 40 countries.  

Your role and responsibilities

• Summary – Evaluate work processes to determine strategies and programs which provide greater productivity and efficiency of production functions by performing the following duties.
• Oversee the installation and startup of new equipment and initiate any modifications, as they become necessary.
• Troubleshoot equipment or machine problems that are used on the floor for production.   Respond to feedback and improvement suggestions from operators about the machines, fixtures and other equipment.
• Provide technical support for production area staff.  Improve production through the implementation of new processes and equipment.
• Create assembly drawings of equipment, fixtures & electrical diagrams using AutoCAD.
• Update OMS documents used in the manufacturing process.
• Gather information to evaluate current work processes to determine the flow of work, time requirements, costs, and duration using Lean and Six Sigma and other continuous improvement concepts.
• Investigate, develop, propose and implement cost saving measures regarding the manufacture of products.

What is required for this role

• Four-Year College Degree in an Engineering Field – preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical or Industrial.
• Demonstrated aptitude for mechanical design.
• Process-engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience in PLCs, Automated Manufacturing Machinery, and production operations.
• Prior experience in the successful selection, justification and installation of capital equipment.
• Mechanically inclined, hands on, with the demonstrated ability to troubleshoot equipment and correctly identify required repairs.
• Prior experience and training in Lean and Six Sigma, certification preferred.
• Computer Skills:  Computer literate in basic application software systems.  Experience with Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Visio, SAP, AutoCad, Minitab, web-based applications, Teams, etc.  Utilize OEE Reader, e-VSM, etc. to work with data acquisition and analysis.
• Local to the job’s location - resides in the greater Milwaukee area and does not require sponsorship to work in the US now, or at any point in the future.