Description

Steiner eOptics is a world-class leader in advanced optics and imaging technologies. Our products improve situational awareness and assessment for day and night environments. Steiner eOptics’ superior technology and performance enable our Military, Law Enforcement and Commercial users to quickly detect, identify and target their objectives.

Steiner eOptics’ superior technology, performance, and support enable our users to more quickly and accurately detect, identify, and target their objectives. The future of Optics is eOptics®.

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

As a member of the operations team at Steiner eOptics, the Manufacturing Engineer position offers an exciting opportunity to execute our vision of creating and maintaining a robust supply chain featuring highly capable systems and processes.  This role performs a variety of engineering functions during design and optimization of methods and workflows utilized to source, manufacture and distribute market leading electro-optical products and devices.  The Manufacturing Engineer position collaborates with product development, sales, engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance and supply chain resources to develop cost effective solutions for sourcing, manufacturing, packaging and movement of component parts and finished goods.  This position seeks to continuously improve operational performance in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and cost throughout entire supply chain.                                       

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

        Ensure strict adherence to Steiner eOptics safety policies and procedures.

        Create and maintain manufacturing systems and processes which ensure products offered for sale by Steiner eOptics consistently meet or exceed customer expectations and applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.

        Define and develop manufacturing processes and systems throughout supply chain which reliably meet or exceed capability index and quality assurance standards established by the Company.  

        Define and develop manufacturing and material handling processes throughout supply chain which reliably meet or exceed capacity requirements of the organization.  

        Support organizational compliance with ISO 9001:2015 certification.

        Create and document current and future state value stream maps of critical processes deployed throughout enterprise in order to identify and quantify opportunities for continuous improvement.

        Act as subject matter expert for organization in elimination of waste through application of LEAN principles to include defining value, mapping value streams, creating flow, establishing pull and pursuing perfection.   

        Facilitate and lead cross-functional Kaizen events for organization.

        Apply line balancing techniques to optimize labor utilization.

        Create, implement and document reliable root cause solutions.

        Analyze data streams and apply statistical techniques to identify natural versus unnatural sources of variation.  Implement methods and procedures to effectively manage variability throughout manufacturing and supply chain operations.  

        Continuously pursue identification, quantification and reduction of variability about nominal.  Facilitate design and implementation of processes and controls necessary to ensure reliable delivery of conforming products.

        Champion data-driven decision making throughout organization.

        Create and maintain written assembly instructions and procedures.  

        Create and maintain cross-functional workflow documents for critical processes.

        Document and maintain accurate work center identification, cycle times and labor content utilizing ERP routers as system of record.

        Create and submit capital investment requests for approval.

        Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

        Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering discipline.

        Minimum 5 years experience working as Manufacturing Engineer.  

        Excellent communication and collaboration skills required.

        Working knowledge of ISO 9001 standards.

        Working knowledge in operation of common Quality Assurance tools.

        Competent using Microsoft Office applications. (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

        Adherence to Company safety policies and procedures required.

        Ability to pass drug screen.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

        SolidWorks experience preferred.

        PDM Enterprise experience preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

        Frequently requires handling and repetitive motions of materials and materials weighing up to 25 pounds

        Frequently sitting in a cubicle environment with occasional walking/standing

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

        There are no direct reports for this position

WORK ENVIRONMENT

        This position is in an office, cubicle environment with close access to an assembly environment

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

        Full Time

        Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM

TRAVEL

        Less than 10% of the time is required for travel