Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer 
 

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer for our Dayton, OH facility. In this role you will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining electrical, PLC, machine controls and automation in support to critical manufacturing processes. Responsible for managing projects related to new equipment or capital improvements, including selection and interaction with suppliers. Responsible for managing projects related to production process and equipment improvements, in support to OOE activities. Role provides active support to maintenance department with technical troubling and repair for major breakdowns.

We offer:

Aside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees development opportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!

The perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong.  
• Excellent Dental and Vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey. 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals 
• Tuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!
• Generous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• 12 paid company holidays to occasionally extend your weekends or time off. 
• 100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work everyday!

Your Responsibilities:

• Design and build Electrical, PLC, and machine controls.
• Project Management of equipment rebuilds and generation upgrades.
• Support Maintenance department with technical troubling and repair for major breakdowns.
• Maintain strong on-floor presence with focus on continuous process improvement through implementation of lean manufacturing and other operational excellence methodologies (OOE Support).
• Develop and lead capital expense projects purchase, installation and start up.
• Partners with purchasing, engineering, production, maintenance and tooling departments.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, manufacturing, maintenance and tooling departments.
• Corrects operational deficiencies by introducing irreversible resolutions through effective use of cross-functional teams and problem-solving techniques.
• Evaluates KPIs for trends or gaps and recommend solutions.  Prepares daily and monthly reports based on KPI analysis.
• Investigates, analyzes and compiles necessary data for the justification and recommendation of new equipment or rebuild of current equipment
• Develop, implement, and update documentation and training
• Other responsibilities as assigned to support plant operations.
• Must participate in annual training to update and document job related skills including Core Tools (SPC, MSA, APQP and PFMEA) as applicable to the position.
• Conduct Safety Risk Assessments for all project work to reduce risk of injury.

Your Profile:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited university + 3 years’ experience in equipment design, development, and deployment OR
• Associates Degree from an accredited university + 5 years’ experience in equipment design, development, and deployment OR
• High School Degree + 7 years’ experience in equipment design, development, and deployment.
• Lean manufacturing and six-sigma experience is a plus.
• Electrical, PLC and machine controls experience is preferred.
• Automotive experience preferred
• Project Management experience.
• Production equipment mechanical, and electrical assembly and repurposing, required.
• Allen Bradley PLC, and HMI programing skills.
• AC/DC and servo motor and controls.
• Hydraulic and pneumatics.
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and the internet.
• CAD, Microsoft Office experience.

Why Oerlikon:

Innovation and innovators thrive at Oerlikon, a leader in engineering solutions that enhance the performance of our products and services. We are diverse in our perspectives but united in our purpose: to develop technologies that reduce resource and energy consumption and help build a healthier, more sustainable and better protected world.

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Are you curious? Then release your passion to succeed and APPLY to discover how you can help us build a better world and realize how you can make a personal difference by joining our global team! Our commitment is your success!

About us
 
Oerlikon is a global innovation powerhouse for surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufacturing in key industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, tooling and textiles. We serve as a key partner in enabling our customers to reach their targets for optimizing the performance, function and sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes. 
Our solutions reduce emissions in transportation, maximize longevity and performance of tools, increase energy efficiency and advance intelligent material and sustainable polymer processing. These achievements are proven hallmarks of our global leadership. 
 
We at Oerlikon embrace diversity. This is reflected in more than 11,800 employees, representing over 93 nationalities and our presence in more than 38 countries and 207 locations worldwide. 
 
Oerlikon is an Equal Opportunity Employer striving to promote a diverse and inclusive workforce, and is dedicated to unbiased recruiting, hiring and employment practices. Oerlikon takes affirmative action to ensure candidates are considered without regard to their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, parental status, disability, veteran status, and any other legally protected characteristic. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here Know Your Rights.
 
If you are unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact us at Americas.hr@oerlikon.com or recruiter.us@oerlikon.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and is not intended for inquiries about the status of applications or for third party vendors / agencies inquiries or requests.
 
Oerlikon will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Learn more about Oerlikon: 
https://www.oerlikon.com/en/brands/

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