Manufacturing Engineering Engineer

About the Company

For over 100 years, Neapco has been a leading global provider of innovative driveline solutions for a wide variety of applications. Constantly evolving with changing markets and driveline technologies, Neapco provides leading-edge propshafts/driveshafts, sideshafts/halfshafts, differentials, aluminum die castings and driveline components to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), driveline specialists and major heavy-duty parts distributors. Neapco’s capabilities feature a deeply experienced in-house engineering staff, automated lean manufacturing processes, and ongoing quality improvement. A trusted source of engineered solutions for all classes of vehicles and stationary driveline applications, Neapco is known industrywide for flexibility, innovation and on-time delivery. Neapco driveline products are used in commercial vehicles including over-the-road heavy trucks, busses, fire engines and light duty vans, as well as recreational vehicles (RVs) and large motor homes. Neapco provides a full line of fixed-length assemblies and many styles of yokes to interface with other driveline components. Neapco’s flexible engineering and production capabilities can deliver solutions ranging from short-run custom and standard configurations to high-volume OEM assemblies. Widely specified in all commercial vehicle applications, Neapco precision products provide competitively priced OEM quality and performance.

About the Role

The Manufacturing Engineering Engineer oversees the development and implementation of manufacturing processes which maintain proper product functionality as well as cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide sustainability of the production performance and quality.
• Work closely with specialists and operators in the shopfloor to ensure the efficiency of the manufaturing lines.
• Manage daily Process Audits.
• Coordinate product and process launches using APQP procedures and principles.
• Ensure that the manufacturing process is established with equipment, tooling, and process controls that can meet customer, risk, and operation targets.
• Manage through direct reports, the implementation of the PM system and the maintenance and repair of new equipment and tooling and the related physical plant in those areas through launch up until Production assumes responsibility.
• Monitor and plan equipment and tooling capacity.
• Maintain environmental regulatory compliance.
• Take role in establishing a capital budget and expense budget for management approval.
• Ensure that the applicable standard practices are understood and applied.
• Maintain metrics on: equipment and tooling capacity utilization, regulatory conformance, launch conformance, process performance, process control, PM performance, and labour standards conformance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of three (3) years of Manufacturing Engineering experience in an automotive parts manufacturing environment.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in English is a must.
• Knowledge and understanding of CI tools and approaches (lean manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, problem solving, Kanban, process mapping, etc.).
• Experience with IATF 16949.
• Experience with structured APQP process.
• Experience with AIAG VDA P-FMEA.
• Experience on FANUC and/or SIEMENS programming.
• Understanding and application of SPC/process control.
• AutoCAD and Minitab (or other statistical package).

Please send us your application preferably in English if you believe that you are the right candidate.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Neapco recognizes that our team members are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to providing them with a safe, drug-free workplace fostering respect and ethical treatment. Unlawful discrimination in employment decisions based on race, color, religion, ethnic/national origin, age, sex, veteran status, disability, or any similar protected status is strictly prohibited.

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