Hands-on technician to assist manufacturing engineers with addressing equipment, tooling, and programming needs to reduce costs and improve part process on fans, wheels, blower packages, and corresponding parts. Additionally, to provide support to troubleshooting production equipment, continuous improvement projects, and confirming rates/operations in routings, maintaining records in the ERP system. Will report to Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor.

Job Description:
Under technical direction, troubleshoot and analyze manufacturing problems and implement corrective actions for high-quality, efficient manufacturing solutions.
Support workflow analysis, work methods, and plant and department layouts for improved product flow in production.
Assist production and new product development in troubleshooting CNC lathe machines and fiber optic laser programming.
Help identify required tools, jigs, fixtures, or other new or special equipment required for new production or improvements to existing production lines.
Assist with the installation and debugging of production equipment.
Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes to raise product quality and profitability.
Update and maintain visual and written work guidelines.
Update and maintain manufacturing routings.
Assist in the development of manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes.
Perform time studies and monitor or measure manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality.
Utilize the ERP system to retrieve and maintain production information.
Perform other manufacturing tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:
Associate degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering technology. Must have good mechanical aptitude for general machinery.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
2+ years of CNC lathe programming
Ability to develop data-driven solutions in a manufacturing environment.
Proficient in Solidworks or similar 3D modeling packages.
Experience with manufacturing data analysis.
ERP system experience desirable
Strong Excel skills desirable
Experience with fiber optic laser programming desirable.