Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Grayhill designs and manufactures intuitive human interface solutions that make life simpler, safer and more efficient. Standard products include optical encoders, rotary switches, keypads, joysticks, displays, touchscreens and pushbuttons. These components are sold to thousands of customers around the globe. Grayhill also incorporates these standard products into control panels to support a range of major customers in the Healthcare, Agriculture, Construction Equipment and Military markets. Our headquarters are in LaGrange, IL with manufacturing facilities located in McCook and Carpentersville IL, Iola WI and Shenzhen China.

We offer opportunities for talented professionals seeking challenging careers with a proven industry leader.

Are You Ready to Grow With Us?

Summary Provide support to the development of new and revisions to existing products by acting as a liaison between Design Engineering and Production, identifying and resolving manufacturing problems and directing the tool room in the development of new and/or redesigned tools. Liaison to outlying facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods.
• Develop process routings with labor standards, for new products.
• Provide labor estimates for new program unit pricing.
• Recommend new product performance specifications to the Design Engineering group based on statistical analysis of like products.
• Work with the Planning group to understand product demand.
• Execute new product introduction process.
• Qualify processes and tooling using acceptable statistical methods.
• Create work instructions, production standards and production staffing requirements.
• Interface with other departments involved in manufacturing process.
• Act as a liaison to outlying Grayhill facilities.
• Research and resolve production issues.
• Evaluate and recommend potential new production equipment.
• Design tools and fixtures through the use of accepted CAD systems.
• Develop tooling estimates and NRE costs for new programs.
• Establish operating, maintenance and safety procedures for plant equipment and machinery.
• Research and implement continuous improvement projects.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma concepts.
• Develop production ergonomic stations to maximize efficiency.
• Interface with customers regarding quality issues and new opportunities.
• Develop time studies to verify accuracy of labor standards.
• Define DOE scope and structure.
• Analyze DOE responses and respond accordingly.
• Participate in DFMEAs to promote DFM practices.
• Investigate and respond to CCAs and ICAs.
• Source and specify appropriate equipment to facilitate data collection for SPC data interpretation.
• Perform system administrator duties for SPC data collection and analysis.
• Monitor quality data to drive improvements.
• Participate in seminars, meetings and training sessions as required to maintain a working knowledge of new developments, techniques and products in the industry.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university with an Engineering concentration and minimally four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Qualifications

ISO 9001 experience, Lean Six Sigma concepts, preferred. Master's degree, or significant progress towards, preferred.

What we have to offer:

• You will be at the forefront of challenging work. We solve complex problems with innovative solutions across all teams and in all roles. There is purpose in our work!
• Comprehensive Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision starting on day one.
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) match up to 4% of salary
• Hybrid work model allowing 4 days a month remote
• Collaboration Space featuring ping pong, foosball, board games, and more...
• Company paid holidays
• Optional gap insurance coverages
• Company paid disability and basic group life
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Catered company events - to pause and celebrate the wins!

We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, color, race, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin.

This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.