Manufacturing Process Engineer in North East, Pennsylvania at United Stars Holdings, Inc.

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for reviewing a customer drawing and determining the manufacturing process required to produce a quality product in a cost-effective manner. This includes creating a process flow template, calculating labor and material costs, and designing required tooling or fixtures. This person will support a continuous improvement initiative and at times, lead continuous improvement projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• All job duties and responsibilities require collaboration with other team members.
• Create job specific manufacturing processes for all finished goods.
• Improve existing manufacturing processes and implement any design or process changes.
• Create tooling drawings utilizing AutoCAD and Solidworks.
• Collaborate with other departments for information and job specific requirements.
• Lead research and development projects.
• Look for opportunities to modernize current tools, processes, and equipment.
• Communicate with customers to determine cost effective solutions to their issues.
• Provide manufacturing support to shop supervisors and hourly workers.
• Provide ongoing mentorship and oversight on any new manufacturing process to other team members.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ Years of manufacturing experience, with 1+ years of tool design experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering is preferred but an Associate degree and/or equivalent experience will be considered.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints is required.
• Prior experience using engineering design software is required. AutoCAD Mechanical and Solidworks is a plus.
• Design experience in the following categories would be a plus: metal extrusion, cold drawing, cold rolling, broaching, punching, stamping, work holding, forging, casting.
• CNC Programming and machining experience is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in technical matters.
• Experience with cost analysis and costing methods.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to lead and train peers in areas of manufacturing methods, process routings, and costing approaches.

ABOUT US:

Electric Materials is the leader in manufacturing high-quality copper forgings, extrusions, castings, electric commutator, and AC rotors. Products are sold around the world and service the electrical power, mining, transportation, military, and architectural markets.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer Paid Vacation, 11 Paid Holidays (1 that you get to pick!), Health, Vision and Dental Insurances, Company Paid Life, Short and Long Term Disability, 401k Contribution and Profit Sharing.

Electric Materials Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.