Demonstrate the ability and experience of leading other engineers with a minimum of 10 years practical manufacturing engineering experience including CNC Machining and product assembly. This candidate must possess a working knowledge of process development, lean manufacturing techniques and a strong background in metal removal. The best qualified Engineering Manager will be a firearms enthusiast that is ambitious and self-reliant with a problem-solving focus and be able to function autonomously.
Compliance
- Create and maintain engineering document libraries.
- Assure compliance to Gov’t, OSHA, Customer and company requirements.
Technology & Standardization
- Establish and maintain engineering design and process gold standard libraries for all key processes and procedures.
- Develop a technology roadmap for processing, equipment, and automation.
- Simplification and standardization of company standards and specifications.
- Simplify and standardize manufacturing work instructions.
- Standardize engineering drawings, tolerances, and features.
- Standardize consumables, tooling, and number of suppliers.
- Standard tool holders – brand and type
- Standardize fixture design practices and approaches.
- Implement automated part clamping / holding.
- Streamline and simplify manufacturing processes.
- Implement quick change practices achieving SMED.
- Selection of equipment and processes reducing input time and improving quality.
- Implementation of automation in processing and inspection.
Engineering Team
- Establish team member goals, adherence tracking and accountability measures.
- Establish regular rhythm for team communications and reviews.
- Create development plans for team members.
- Maintain skills and training matrix.
- Implement engineering productivity tools and processes.
Product Costs
- Drive standardization of drawing features and components.
- Simplification and standardization of components used.
- Eliminate reduce discrete components.
Continuous Improvement
- Assure attainment to company roadmaps and goals.
- Achieve 6-sigma process control on all key and critical features.
- Achieve single minute part change overs.
- Implement mistake proof actions to eliminate non-conformances or escapes.
- Implement standard work models and tools.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Educational Qualifications
- B.S. Degree in Engineering
Minimum Previous Experience
- 10 years’ experience with CNC machining and product assembly
- Must be able to work in a team, lead, plan, and execute.
- Strong time management skills; Must be able to handle multiple projects and important issues at one time.
- 5 years CAD/CAM
- Leadership
- Live Tooling Lathe
- 4 and 5 Axis Milling
- Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
- Manufacturing Quality
- Product Development
- Presenting Technical Information
- CAD/CAM
