Manufacturing Engineer, Crankshaft

Ford Motor Company is seeking a passionate and detailed engineer to join their team as a Manufacturing Process Engineer at their Lima Engine Plant. This role focuses on developing and implementing manufacturing systems for crankshafts and related components, ensuring efficiency and quality in production processes.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of Crankshafts and related Round Parts manufacturing systems for new powertrain programs in Ohio
• Utilize machining process knowledge, particularly steel and iron metal cutting and grinding to deliver an efficient and optimized process regarding quality, costs, timing, and footprint
• Support equipment installation, power on, run capability, and equipment handover to the powertrain plants
• Initiate bids, evaluate, recap bids for equipment purchase; work with Purchasing to write and place orders
• Work with OEMs, suppliers, Product, and Plant engineering teams to resolve engineering and program delivery issues
• Interface and coordinate project related items such as facilities, safety, ergonomics, material handling & kitting, tooling, and gauging
• Support discrete event simulation for constraint analysis; work with Industrial Engineers (IE) to assess and improve throughput
• Travel up to 50% in support of assigned projects in collaboration with OEMs, Tooling, Gauging, and related equipment suppliers

Skills

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• 1+ years of engineering and manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge of GD&T; reading engineering drawings
• Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a cross functional team
• Strong organization skills with the ability to handle complex projects with multiple objectives
• Familiarity of Lean Manufacturing Principles and Six Sigma
• Proven record of customer focused work

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

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