• Manufacturing Engineer - Entry Level

    TriMas Corporation (Auburn, IN)


    + Ensure performance goals are met for quality, on-time delivery to the customer, equipment throughput, equipment uptime and scrap.

    + Identify and implement performance improvement projects to drive continuous improvement of equipment, labor and other key resources.

    + Develop and manage external relationships with mold suppliers, assembly equipment suppliers and local fabricators to achieve overall performance objectives.

    + Assess issues and define/implement improvements to the Stamping, Assembly and Molding processes.

    + Participate in design of new equipment with corporate technical team and various vendors.

    + Lead with outside vendors and corporate technical team members the commissioning of new equipment, ensuring the design specification is achieved.

    + Develop and implement well-managed process for equipment changeovers to optimize uptime and ensure performance objectives are achieved. Continuously explore opportunities to reduce equipment changeover times.

    + Develop and document procedures related to operation of & equipment maintenance. Train team members to effectively use the procedures in their day-to-day roles.

    + Conduct safety compliance audits and implement corrective action as required.

    + Ensure the operation meets environmental regulations and operating certificates; implement corrective actions as required.

    + Work with Process Technicians in their daily tasks to meet company objectives.

    Key Working Relationships:

    + Internal: Production operators, shift supervisors, maintenance engineers, tool room engineers, quality staff, plant manager, Corporate technical team

    + External: Customers, Suppliers including tool builders and automation equipment manufacturers located both in the U.S. and globally

    Physical Demands/Work Environment:

    + At the Rieke manufacturing facilities, we operate three shifts per day. There are multiple molding machines, steel stamping/forming and several assembly cells with multiple pieces of equipment per cell.

    + There will be occasional travel to other Rieke manufacturing facilities and suppliers.

    + There will be occasional work on multiple shifts to lead training, implementation of new processes, performance improvements, or in support of operations.