Manufacturing Engineer

Amsted Rail is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer for our Granite City, IL Foundry!

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for all aspects of foundry technology development and process improvement. A successful applicant will be a self-driven engineer who takes on problems as opportunities, leverages their own talents, and communicates with the team to drive everyday improvement from the floor up. Applicants with experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment are preferred.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities for improvements in capital equipment and develop business cases for purchase/integration.
• Identify and select appropriate machinery, tools, and equipment for manufacturing processes.
• Analyze and plan workflow, equipment placement and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Develop custom designs for equipment and guarding to support production activities.
• Coordinating and overseeing maintenance and repairs to buildings and grounds.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair services and make sure that manufacturer’s procedures and instructions are followed in order to keep production equipment operational.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, equipment malfunctions, and other challenges to maintain production efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives throughout the foundry to improve safety, assure quality, and remove operating cost.
• Lead process and machine optimization/standardization.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Provide engineering support for predictive and preventative maintenance activities.
• Manage projects:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and requirements.
• Create necessary drawings and documentation to assure successful project implementation.
• Determine the necessary resources, materials, manpower, and cost requirement for successful project execution.
• Monitor and control project costs, ensuring that the project stays within the allocated budget.
• Facilitate clear and effective communication among project team members and stakeholders.
• Regularly monitor progress, identifying deviations from the plan and taking corrective actions as necessary.
• Coordinate the project’s finalization, including handover, documentation, spare parts, PMs, and evaluation of project outcomes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering. Strong mechanical aptitude. Highly organized and excellent communication skills. Proficiency in AutoCAD.

Preferred Experience:

• Project management experience
• 3D Modeling experience
• Industrial experience

WORKING FOR AMSTED:

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company! As an Amsted Rail employee, you are an owner. Our commitment to employee’s professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success; for employee’s personal fulfillment, we invest in everyone’s growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs.

Amsted Rail is an industry leader that can offer more than a chance to succeed. Through our competitive wages, outstanding benefits, and internal development and advancement opportunities, you will have the chance to create a career of which you can be proud, whether inside Amsted Rail or within one of our other five businesses within Amsted Industries.

Benefits include being an employee-owner participating in our ESOP program and benefiting from an additional full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) with employer matching.

**Visit our website at**www.amstedrail.com. You will be impressed.

Amsted Rail’s commitment to Affirmative Action:

Amsted Rail is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To review our EEO Policies or to request assistance please go to www.amstedrail.com/careers/ and select EEO Compliance/Statements. To learn more about us, please visit us online at www.amstedrail.com.

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)

You should be proficient in:

• Blueprint Reading
• CAD Software
• High School / GED
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Bachelor's Degree

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• CAD Software