Manufacturing Engineer (on-site) - Franklin, WI - API Heat Transfer Inc

As a global leader in the design and manufacture of a wide range of specialty heat exchangers and heat transfer solutions, API Heat Transfer has a legacy of industry-leading performance that can be traced back more than 130 years. Throughout our history, we have built a corporate culture based on reliability and superior performance – from our innovative technologies to the people behind them. 

What We Offer You:

• Be part of leading-edge technology for the heat transfer industry
• Ability to impact customers across multiple industries
• Full health & welfare benefits, 401(k), PTO, and developmental opportunities!

What You Will Do:

The Manufacturing Engineer will plan, design, arrange, change and optimize manufacturing processes in production, maintenance, engineering, and sales.

• Developing, evaluating, improving, and documenting manufacturing processes. Developing and implementing process control techniques and procedures into manufacturing environments. Analyzing manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and safety. Work closely with manufacturing department to develop, coordinate and implement technical training for employees.

• Providing support to production colleagues, while ensuring all production equipment and tooling is operating correctly. Providing engineering support in production department to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.

• Developing and executing process improvements and capital appropriations that support cost reductions, new product development, quality & safety improvements. Conferring with vendors in determining tooling and equipment specifications and arranging equipment, parts, or material purchases to support product requirements. Collaborating with Sales, Application, and Design engineering regarding new product tooling and design to ensure that we develop methods and equipment that support the customers’ requirements and manufacturability in production. Designing and developing manufacturing processes and tooling/equipment for enhancements, product changes.

• Supporting Sales and Application Engineering by providing time studies and gathering equipment/tooling requirements for new programs and changes to existing programs.

• Creating and maintaining accurate documentation of tooling drawings, equipment requirements, and associated plant layouts. 

What You Brin

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; mechanical engineering preferred.
• At lest three years' of design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing initiatives with an emphasis in continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain detail-oriented focus while balancing several simultaneous duties and initiatives.
• Must be able to independently manage workload and continuously promote a reduced stress environment.
• Familiarity with Metal Fabrication, Welding, and Heat Treatment knowledge preferred.
• CAB furnace experience a plus.