Weld Manufacturing Engineer

Reference Number: JNWIME6

Weld Manufacturing Engineer

Not Disclosed

Horicon, WI

24.0 Months

Not Disclosed

Not Disclosed

Manufacturing

Job Description

As a Weld Manufacturing Engineer, you will provide Weld ME support and basic trouble shooting for current welding operations in support of the Utility Vehicle, Riding Lawn Mower, and Golf Businesses.

In addition, you will:
Investigate, gather, and analyze data for identifying root cause for welding issues in the departments supported.
Establish routings, pay standards, layouts, weld tooling, weldments costs, OMS (operator method sheets), and control plans for revisions to current operations and/or running changes for current product.
Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas for welding operations
Work with SAP, Manufacturing Process Planner (MPP), and Creo to perform engineering functions.
Design cell layouts to improve material flow and material presentation
Participate in annual factory capacity planning and productivity activities for departments.
Assist in development of baseline data for new wage performance pay plans
Lead the development of capital expenditure justifications by developing accurate cost estimates for: equipment, tooling, facilities & labor.

Required skills/experiences)
Experience programming and troubleshooting robotic welding applications in a manufacturing environment. (ie: Fanuc systems)
Knowledge of manufacturing weld processes, quality, tooling, tool design, total preventative maintenance and facilities.
Ability to effectively interact and communicate with wage employees, supervisors, managers and other engineers.
Experience using computer aided design and/or engineering tools (ie: ProE, AutoCAD, VisMockup, WeldPRO, etc.).
MIG welding experience

Desired skills/experiences)
Knowledge of capital budgeting and equipment justification.
Experience in project management and business planning; small strategic projects or large tactical projects.
Self-motivator with the ability to execute a variety of tasks with little supervision.
Experience with line design, material presentation, cycles of imbalance and visual management tools such as simulations and 3D factory.
Experience with CNC machining, fabrication, or grinding equipment
Experience working with incentive pay systems, especially gainsharing programs such as CIPP (Continuous Improvement Pay Plan)
Experience with client Assembly Assist Tool

Education
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline with Welding Emphasis OR 5+ years of relevant welding experience

Notes:
40 hours/week.
1st shift but must be able to temporarily flex to 3rd to help cover in the event of a team members absence.
Occasionally up to 10 hours of OT.
No driving required

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.