National Guard Employment Network
National Guard Employment Network is hiring: Manufacturing Engineer - Fitchburg,
National Guard Employment Network, Fitchburg, MA, United States
Job Description
ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
Full-time
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide - including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive - we employ approximately 34,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion.
At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:
Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
Paid parental leave
401K eligibility
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
Paid vacation and Paid holidays
Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer will support our operations departments. This role will be responsible for all manufacturing processes in these areas. The other primary functions of this role will be the support of daily production issues, and process improvements through advanced manufacturing methods. The support of lean and six sigma initiatives along with cost improvement activities will be a primary function of the Manufacturing Engineer.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
New Products Development & Equipment Support
Provide manufacturing impact/constraints/perspectives on new product designs in design reviews or project meetings and work closely with product development engineers and business development / product managers to bring new products to market
Oversee, or in some cases perform, new product prototype tests on the production floor
Generate assembly and detail drawings for manufacturing equipment or mold prototypes for new products
Assist in troubleshooting and correcting manufacturing-related product development difficulties in product design, quality defects, maintenance, processes, equipment, and/or molds
Oversee, and interface with, vendors providing manufacturing equipment or tooling necessary to new product development
Support product development in anything needed as related to manufacturing
Existing Products Support for New Manufacturing Equipment
Oversee projects to design/acquire/build improved replacements or upgrades/retrofits for existing equipment or entirely new equipment designs/builds to improve productivity and quality on existing products (molding machines, dryers, blenders, robots, winders, conveyors, dies, molds, vision systems, inspection systems, custom automation, etc.)
Assist with production/plant floor changes and improvements decision making (generating "to scale" CAD layouts for fitting new equipment or for equipment moves, analyzing feasibility with time studies, etc.)
Existing Products Support for Existing Manufacturing Products/Equipment
Oversee or accomplish hands-on equipment redesigns, upgrades, or retrofits on existing equipment to help with productivity, quality, reduced downtime/maintenance, etc.
Assist Maintenance with troubleshooting and solving more technical problems and issues on existing equipment
Acquire production or maintenance supplies or custom parts that require more technical involvement for purchasing
Assist with changes or improvements to existing products/packaging that require technical assessment/analysis/involvement
Analyze failure modes of equipment and components in an effort to reduce future breakdowns/ downtime.
General
Recommends and implements improvements and/or modifications in sequence of operations, equipment utilization, and related matters.
Responsible for all phases of assigned engineering projects, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at the appropriate cost.
Implements equipment and/or process improvements to meet quality standards, performs feasibility studies and solves problems.
Under general direction, responsible for the completion of assigned complex or long-term engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
Reporting via email or by holding/hosting meetings as necessary to communicate and generate critical interactions with department/project leaders, co-workers, and management on all of the above categories and items of work responsibility
Create, manage, and continually update own detailed prioritized "To Do" list
Support health and safety initiatives.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, mechanical, or electrical engineering with 4 years of industrial/manufacturing experience OR GED/HS Diploma with 7+ years of industrial/manufacturing experience. Injection molding experience is a plus.
Proficiency with CAD mechanical design in 3D and 2D (SolidWorks preferred)
Experience with ladder logic PLC programming a plus (Allen Bradley and Automation Direct controllers/software preferred)
Experience with various controls (servo/stepper motor and motion, temperature, hydraulic proportional valves, etc.) a plus
Experience doing electrical systems/controls design, wiring, and debugging/troubleshooting a plus
Experience with basic machine shop fabrication (milling machine, saw, etc.) a plus
Experience in plastics manufacturing equipment such as extrusion, injection molding, tooling, mold design, material handling equipment, custom automation, etc. a plus
Experience in capital equipment requests, financials, and procurement is a plus
Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
Full-time
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide - including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive - we employ approximately 34,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion.
At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:
Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
Paid parental leave
401K eligibility
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
Paid vacation and Paid holidays
Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer will support our operations departments. This role will be responsible for all manufacturing processes in these areas. The other primary functions of this role will be the support of daily production issues, and process improvements through advanced manufacturing methods. The support of lean and six sigma initiatives along with cost improvement activities will be a primary function of the Manufacturing Engineer.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
New Products Development & Equipment Support
Provide manufacturing impact/constraints/perspectives on new product designs in design reviews or project meetings and work closely with product development engineers and business development / product managers to bring new products to market
Oversee, or in some cases perform, new product prototype tests on the production floor
Generate assembly and detail drawings for manufacturing equipment or mold prototypes for new products
Assist in troubleshooting and correcting manufacturing-related product development difficulties in product design, quality defects, maintenance, processes, equipment, and/or molds
Oversee, and interface with, vendors providing manufacturing equipment or tooling necessary to new product development
Support product development in anything needed as related to manufacturing
Existing Products Support for New Manufacturing Equipment
Oversee projects to design/acquire/build improved replacements or upgrades/retrofits for existing equipment or entirely new equipment designs/builds to improve productivity and quality on existing products (molding machines, dryers, blenders, robots, winders, conveyors, dies, molds, vision systems, inspection systems, custom automation, etc.)
Assist with production/plant floor changes and improvements decision making (generating "to scale" CAD layouts for fitting new equipment or for equipment moves, analyzing feasibility with time studies, etc.)
Existing Products Support for Existing Manufacturing Products/Equipment
Oversee or accomplish hands-on equipment redesigns, upgrades, or retrofits on existing equipment to help with productivity, quality, reduced downtime/maintenance, etc.
Assist Maintenance with troubleshooting and solving more technical problems and issues on existing equipment
Acquire production or maintenance supplies or custom parts that require more technical involvement for purchasing
Assist with changes or improvements to existing products/packaging that require technical assessment/analysis/involvement
Analyze failure modes of equipment and components in an effort to reduce future breakdowns/ downtime.
General
Recommends and implements improvements and/or modifications in sequence of operations, equipment utilization, and related matters.
Responsible for all phases of assigned engineering projects, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at the appropriate cost.
Implements equipment and/or process improvements to meet quality standards, performs feasibility studies and solves problems.
Under general direction, responsible for the completion of assigned complex or long-term engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
Reporting via email or by holding/hosting meetings as necessary to communicate and generate critical interactions with department/project leaders, co-workers, and management on all of the above categories and items of work responsibility
Create, manage, and continually update own detailed prioritized "To Do" list
Support health and safety initiatives.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, mechanical, or electrical engineering with 4 years of industrial/manufacturing experience OR GED/HS Diploma with 7+ years of industrial/manufacturing experience. Injection molding experience is a plus.
Proficiency with CAD mechanical design in 3D and 2D (SolidWorks preferred)
Experience with ladder logic PLC programming a plus (Allen Bradley and Automation Direct controllers/software preferred)
Experience with various controls (servo/stepper motor and motion, temperature, hydraulic proportional valves, etc.) a plus
Experience doing electrical systems/controls design, wiring, and debugging/troubleshooting a plus
Experience with basic machine shop fabrication (milling machine, saw, etc.) a plus
Experience in plastics manufacturing equipment such as extrusion, injection molding, tooling, mold design, material handling equipment, custom automation, etc. a plus
Experience in capital equipment requests, financials, and procurement is a plus
Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship