PRODUCTION ENGINEER SR

Job Summary

Applies extensive knowledge of principles, theories, concepts and industry practices to the planning, directing and coordination of manufacturing and repair processes.Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Develops solutions to a variety of complex and unusual problems that require independent judgment and ingenuity referring to policies and procedures for guidance. Work is accomplished under general direction and completed work is reviewed for results.
• Provides technical leadership and support to shop floor personnel by resolving issues relating to processes, technical publication interpretation and customer requirements.
• Reviews, proposes and implements changes to bills-of-materials and planning documents.
• Develops and implements systems to enable accurate cost analysis, material usage and labor hour requirements for each product line in order to provide data for the RFQ process and BOM development.
• Reviews technical publications for the revision of planning and evaluate in-house capability to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul tasks.
• Researches and gathers repair data for products we repair globally. Processes Material Master creations, changes and deletions.
• Researches, creates, and inputs the Engineering data in SAP to drive repairs in the SAP MRO system. Works closely with repair teams in the US, Singapore and Wales.
• Reviews and evaluates product requests from customer for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, quality standards, and specifications. Coordinates the design to meet customer requirements and discusses proposal with customer representatives, engineers, and other personnel.
• Confers with management in planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods. May provide tooling specifications and designs as required.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Estimates production time, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions. Evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods.
• Works closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production Control, Tooling and Quality to exchange information.

Performs other duties as required. These duties may include assignments in job classifications and departments other than the primary assignment.