Manufacturing Engineer

PURPOSE:

Manufacturing Process Engineer will monitor equipment usage and identify opportunities for improvement, increasing productivity while maintaining product quality.

KEY OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze existing systems and processes and identify value-added and non-value-added activities to solve design challenges
• Optimize process yield and productivity thru continuous improvement programs

• Conceive, design, develop, and test innovative solutions based on analysis and organizational objectives
• Evaluate new and existing processes, equipment, and materials as an input for scheduling methods, performance metrics, and financial standards

• Generate and update work instructions for production processes as required

• Manage and conduct employee training for productivity improvement projects
• Identify opportunities for preventing waste and inefficiency during production
• Research and test design ideas to determine feasibility, utilizing lean manufacturing, kaizen, Six Sigma, and root-cause analysis to formulate and support innovation, corrective actions, and improvements
• Design and develop robust manufacturing concepts to simplify and improve processes and ensure best practices
• Perform structural and thermal analyses of components and assemblies, build prototypes, evaluate performance, identify issues, and make improvements
• Create and maintain required documentation for manufacturing processes, including flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, time and motion studies, standard work, cycle time analysis, and line balancing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain insights and direction

• Collaborate with Operations, Packaging Engineer and others to resolve customer quality issues related to manufacturing process issues
• Comply with all government and environment regulations
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCES:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years’ related experience
• Experience using CAD or CAM software
• Strong knowledge of blending and packaging manufacturing and equipment.
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCES:

• Lubricant and/or grease production

COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstration of Calumet Values – Safety, Environment & Social Responsibility, Teamwork, Ownership, Passion for Customers, and Excellence
• Delivers Results – Attentive to detail and demonstrated ability to deliver on accountabilities to help the business and the team be successful.  Track record of high-performance.
• Drive– Positive energy, ambitious, courageous, flexible but decisive, with the ability to take on continuous and complex business challenges in a fast-paced environment.  Persistence to drive to solutions despite obstacles and/or competing priorities.
• Influencing & Engagement Skills – Ability to proactively engage and influence others at all levels, at times without formal authority.  Confidence and ability to have critical conversations, if necessary.
• Judgment/Decision-Making – Smart, with the ability to think through issues and make wise decisions, often without all facts and information or high levels of direction.
• Problem-Solving & Opportunity Identification – Strong analytical skills. Ability to frame clear problem statements and use objective information and data to help solve complex business challenges and generate options and solutions for business leaders. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to contribute value to the business.

• Teamwork/Collaboration – A great team player with a great attitude, good customer service orientation, and focused on delivering outstanding results to their clients and the business, overall.
• Travel – Ability to travel up to 50%, based on business needs.

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer including disability and veteran. All offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.