Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Engineer)
Job description
We are seeking a Product/Manufacturing/Quality Engineer for our Oak Creek, WI facility. In this role you will contribute to the control of the quality, configuration, and introduction of all manufactured product. Responsible for the assurance of customer requirements as it relates to product quality and function. Occasionally required to coordinate activities of departments both internal and external to OC operations.
Qualifications include:
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 0-3 years of engineering experience in an ISO certified environment.
- General knowledge of business operations including production planning, scheduling, MRP, ATP, and capacity planning. Thorough understanding of Product Data Management and its impact on Supply Chain Management. Educational exposure to  manufacturing concepts such as factory layout, line balancing, workflow analysis, employee training, cost analysis, etc.
- General knowledge and practical experience with mechanical design principles. Ability to develop, read, and comprehends complex mechanical drawings, electrical schematic, and all related tolerances.
- General knowledge gained from actual experience with mechanical fabrication processes (i.e. sheet metal fabrication and finishing principles including painting and plating, welding, die casting, turning, and stamping, as well as cabling assemblies).
- General knowledge and practical experience with UL/gUL/CE, JIS, NEMA, or other international standards and protocols. General knowledge of ISTA packaging compliance standards related to Drop and Vibration Testing.
- Demonstrated leadership, problem solving and process improvement ability. Excellent project management and organizational skills, strong self-initiative, and efficient multi-tasking abilities.
- Excellent computer skills including advanced knowledge and proficiency with latest version of SAP, AutoCad, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Access.
- Strong analytical and trouble shooting skills. Excellent communication skills, including training and presentation abilities.
Yaskawa is an equal opportunity employer. Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: a global environment with interactions to numerous cultures, career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan, educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses, and monetary rewards through Associate Recognition Programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division manufactures industrial control and automation products. It offers industrial AC drives, commercial HVAC drives, spindle drives and motors, servo systems and motion controllers, medium voltage switches, breakers, contactors, and low voltage industrial control products. The company’s products are used in air handler, blanking/shearing press, cartoner, clean room fan, compressor, conveyor, cooling tower fan, decanter centrifuge, engine dynamometer, extruder, grinder, injection molding, labeler, lathe, linear flying shear, machine tool, metalforming, mixer, pump, rotary knife, rotary placer, rotary table indexer, screw feeder, synch-belt, vibration feeder, water condenser chiller, and winding applications. It serves automotive, building automation, chemical/petrochemical, converting, food and beverage, machine tool, material handling, metal forming, packaging, pharmaceutical, plastics and rubber, and textile industries. Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives and Motion Division began operations in 1967 and is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois. Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives and Motion Division operates as a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation.