Manufacturing Engineer

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

Your Contribution 

As a Manufacturing Engineer reporting to the Murfreesboro Head of Supervisors, you will be responsible for researching, developing, evaluating and improving new and existing manufacturing processes and parameters. The focus will be on optimizing processes that match the tooling, equipment and facility and provide efficient, cost-effective processes that utilize operators and/or robotics in a manufacturing operation.

This role is responsible to:

• Work with program management team members in order to meet program timing. This will include the following:
  • • Develop new equipment run-off criteria.
    • Develop training package for new equipment.
    • Add new equipment to asset list.
    • Update PM requirements on new equipment.
    • Update spare parts list.
    • Develop trial plans and support all trials.
    • Create equipment removal form if necessary.
    • Develop set up / parameter worksheet.
    • Review lessons learned.
    • Participate in product launch customer visits.
• Develop processes and troubleshoot manufacturing process problems including internal and external complaints.
• Reduce scrap and improve efficiency and cycle times for assigned processes.  Develop and complete continuous improvement projects to meet cost savings targets.
• Develop and write equipment specifications, performance requirements, cost analysis, and RFQ for integrating injection molding machinery and equipment into manufacturing process.
• Assist in training supervisors, leads, operators and maintenance staff in the safe and proper usage of equipment and tooling.
• Work to improve equipment changeovers, SMED.
• Writes/updates equipment check sheets, operating standards and keeps master documents on file.
• Confers with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other considerations to facilitate the manufacturing/injection molding processes.
• Reviews manufacturing strategy on new product quotations.

Your Experience & Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering or related field from an accredited four-year college or university.

• 5 years engineering or related experience in plastic molding & assembly.
• Manufacturing industry experience required; Automotive Manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, including GD&T.

• Participate and assist with Lean and Continuous Improvement Workshops (Kaizen).
• Data analysis, problem solving, process and troubleshooting skills.

Our Offering 

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! 

After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)  

For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here. 

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