Manufacturing Engineer and Facilities Manager

Operating Company: Environmental Solutions Group - Heil Environmental

Location: Fort Payne, AL

POSITION SUMMARY:

• planning, direction, and supervision for the Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling, Maintenance, and Facilities Departments. Achieve safety, quality, and productivity goals in a continuous improvement environment as it relates to manufacturing facilities, equipment, processes, and procedures. Possess great communication, verbal, written and management skills. Have sound knowledge of problem-solving methods, lean manufacturing, and just in time delivery principles. Provide key leadership in the implementation of lean manufacturing principals.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

Specific Functions

• Manage, lead and support the Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Facilities, and Tooling Teams.
• Lead and support the development of all required manufacturing processes to ensure products are produced safely and within required quality, cycle time and cost specifications.
• Develop the annual capital equipment budget. Oversee the justification, planning, and execution of individual capital projects within schedule and budget guidelines.
• Oversee the maintenance of all routings and labor standards as well as manufacturing procedures and associated documentation including.
• Help manage the document control system. Write and manage ECNs.
• Provide planning and support for new product introductions.
• Seek out, research, develop cost analysis, and justification for new methods, procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Support production department managers with machine capacity, labor balance, and flow concept analysis in a high mix, configured-to-order environment to optimize efficiency, capacity, and lead-time.
• Participate in and support Make vs. Buy initiatives.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead and support continuous improvement efforts to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
• Develop and lead cost reduction projects including labor efficiency improvements and both direct and indirect material spend.
• Identify manufacturing variability issues and work with Design, Production, and Maintenance to reduce or eliminate variance.
• Work with operations personnel to create standard work procedures, enhance flow, and implement Lean concepts throughout the plant including 5S, Kaizen, etc.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field required. Professional Engineer's license preferred.
• At least 5 years’ experience in fabrication, paint and assembly operations
• Experience in heavy industrial manufacturing preferred.
• At least 5 years’ previous experience as a supervisor or manager.
• Must have knowledge with actual experience preferred using Pro/E CAD system.
• Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving experience.
• Demonstrate prior experience with quality procedures such as SPC and FMEA preferred
• ISO 9001 knowledge and experience preferred.
• At least 2 years’ experience with machine and fixture design.
• At least 5 years’ experience with developing, writing, and executing capital equipment and facility layout projects.
• Must be a self-starter and work under limited supervision.
• Must exercise substantial degree of judgment.
• Must have excellent oral and written communications skills.

Heil is part of the Dover Corporation. Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration Systems & Food Equipment. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for 60 years, out team of over 27,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV". Additional information is available at www.dovercorporation.com.