Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer

Position Title: Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer
Department: Contract Manufacturing Services (CMS)
Reports to: Director of CMS Engineering and Quality

Position Summary

Provide technical support to the Contract Manufacturing Services sales, production, maintenance, and quality groups. Carries out a responsive engineering effort to gain and process profitable customer orders and help Preco exceed customers’ expectations.  Works in operations, improving profitability, efficiency, productivity, and sales volume.  Highly focused on improving manufacturing processes with process automation design, development, and implementation.  Interfaces with the corporate technology departments and other business units.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Proven track record of Project Management & launch of production programs that deliver products meeting customer expectations and budget.
2. Track record of Continuous Improvement project generation, planning, implementation, and validation utilizing automation.
3. Provide a leadership role for other team members.
4. Assist Sales, Quality and Production on large/critical jobs to determine customer requirements and help launch production programs.
5. Works with customers in determining the feasibility of new/difficult applications and developing processes for manufacturing.
6. Organizes process development demonstrations and the completion of routine test studies.
7. Provides day-to-day math and technical support to help quality and production in evaluating jobs running on the shop floor; assists in setting up complex/difficult jobs.
8. Regularly analyzes services provided for customers to develop new ways to better satisfy customer needs (new/different equipment, alternative work methods, improved quality/service, partial and/or full automation, etc.).
9. Improves shop floor workflow, improves existing laser processes, specifies, justifies, and acquires new equipment, and reworks/improves existing equipment.
10. Design tooling/work holding for CMS jobs.
11. Implements and trains on Statistical Process Control/ Process Capability procedures on large/critical jobs.
12. Develop estimated costs for proposed projects.
13. Writes technical quality and production procedures.
14. Assists in the coordination, compilation and analysis of test and inspection reports.
15. Assists in the implementation of ISO-9001, ISO 13485 & SQF quality systems.
16. Identifies, recommends, designs, develops, and implements automation solutions as a technical expert for the organization.
17. Create a business case to justify new manufacturing automation processes and implement them.
18. Designs and builds or purchases automation solutions for new or existing programs and implements.
19. Visits customers at their facilities as needed.
20. Completes other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirements

• Four-year engineering degree (ME preferred) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of industrial experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience identifying and implementing automation in manufacturing
• Ability to keep up with the latest automation technologies.
• Experienced with blueprint reading, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, SPC methods.
• Experience designing with Solid Works, AutoCAD, PC-based software for word processing, spreadsheets, project management, design, and manufacturing.
• Project management, team building, and leadership skills with multi-disciplinary teams from a matrix-type organization.
• Good understanding of laser processing methods, material science, CNC programming.
• Able to work independently, with very good verbal and written communication skills.
• 10% travel.

Physical Demands

• Handling and near vision- over 4 hours a day.
• Lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs., talking, hearing, and working alone 3-5 hours a day.
• Walking and reading for 2-3 hours a day.
• Standing, sitting, stooping, and crouching for up to 4 hours a day.

All Preco, LLC employees are empowered to stop production and notify their supervisor/manager if an unsafe act or product quality concern is occurring.  Also, each member of the Preco – Somerset team is responsible for identifying continuous improvement opportunities and participating in problem-solving teams as necessary.

To Apply

Send resume to: hr@precollc.com
This position is located in Somerset, WI