Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

Company Description Whether you're just beginning your career or have years of experience—you've come to the right place! Working at Alto-Shaam means you’re a part of a passionate team working together towards one goal. Since 1955, Alto-Shaam has pioneered industry-leading commercial foodservice equipment that anticipates and responds to our customers' needs. Our solutions help foodservice businesses like  Sendik’s Food Market  and  Saz’s Hospitality Group  enhance their menus while providing a greater return on their investment. Our world-class products are made in a world-class facility. Alto-Shaam’s headquarters and manufacturing space is dynamic, clean and safe for all. As a family company, we also take care of our people by providing market-leading benefits:

• Earn an annual bonus on your gross income, which has averaged  15%  over the past five years
• Low to NO COST  premiums for full coverage healthcare with wellness participation
• 11 paid holidays and generous earned PTO
• Advancement opportunities  to grow through our career ladders program
• Tuition assistance to pursue a degree or certification
• Fitness reimbursement for gym memberships, classes, or training sessions
• Biannual performance reviews with  yearly merit increases
• Annual free lunch with the company president to celebrate your work anniversary Job Description The ideal candidate for a Manufacturing Engineer  would be able to do the following:
• Evaluate and recommend digital transformation tools and technologies (data plateforms, visualization tools, IloT/sensor connectivity) needed to expand the virtual shop floor capability including visual dashboards and insight reports covering Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQSC) metrics
• Performs research, design, and continual development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods and workmanship standards with data on cycle/takt- time and labor standards.
• Designs, develops, and tests various tools, fixtures, and equipment recommended for manufacturing methods.
• Creates and maintains detailed work instructions to ensure standardized manufacturing processes.
• Identifies root cause and leads corrective action execution to improve quality and reduce scrap.
• Improves manufacturing efficiencies by championing continuous improvement projects and initiatives with a Lean Manufacturing mindset using a Kaizen approach, Gemba, and 6S practices.
• Collaborates with Management, Engineering, Quality, Production Control, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, capacities, and production schedules to facilitate efficient processing.
• Provides technical support to operations and provides relevant feedback to the Design team with a continuous improvement and Design for Manufacturability focus.
• Continually supports continuous improvement initiatives and established lean manufacturing systems.
• Provides training to production employees on procedures and workmanship standards.
• Understands and leads initiatives to instill safety and regulatory/standards compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring quality, minimizing total cost of ownership, sustaining production, and mitigating financial risk
• Total Cost of Ownership – As assigned, focus on product cost reduction activities in support of and defined by yearly cost metrics and targets.

Qualifications

For a candidate to be successful as a Manufacturing Engineer they must have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related field. Preferred 3-5 years of engineering experience in the sheet metal fabrication industry.
• Demonstrated mechanical/electrical skills and working knowledge of industrial engineering tools.
• Proficiency in reading engineering drawings, tolerances, schematics, BOMs, routings, and engineering tools.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar and MS-Office (Word/Excel)
• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and systematic problem solving.
• Understanding of Lean concepts and use of Lean tools
• Strong initative and high energy with excellent communication and time management skills. Additional Information We are looking for team-members that exemplify and live our High FIVE values:
• High Quality:   Are you detailed-oriented and ensure the accuracy of your work?
• Family:  Do you exceed expectations by being attentive and going above and beyond?
• Improve : Are you passionate about finding solutions to streamline and enhance the way you and your peers work?
• Voice : Are you a positive person who wants to make an impact on others?
• Empower:  Are you a go-getter who takes initiative and pride in your work? If you share our values, we want you to be a part of our Alto-Shaam family!