The Manufacturing Engineer (M.E) will be responsible for define, design, and follow the building of equipment to support the shop activities. This role will support shop floor personnel from a technical standpoint and drive productivity/manufacturability/cost-out improvements for the business. At the same time M.E. will work to develop procedure, work instruction, methods to support the production as well.
Avenza Aero Alliance is a provider of LM2500/LM6000 (Aero derivative gas turbines) overhaul services.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide technical support in the disassembly, repairs and assembly processes for the shop floor
- Define, design, and follow the execution of equipment/devices/machines starting by drafting technical specification till to the commissioning in the workshop. The M.E. will work strictly with:
Lines leaders/shop leader: to know and satisfy the needs of the shop.
EHS: to be compliant with internal and by Law requirement.
Quality team: to respect the product high quality level.
Lean team: to develop solutions in line with the lean concept.
Finance dept: to define the expenses and business cases where needed.
Product engineer dept: to know the product.
Sourcing Dept: to discuss the requirement asked for the bid phase.
- Develop Work instructions, methods, processes and procedures to give detailed information to the shop. i.e.: Handling, and lifting procedures, assembly, and disassembly procedures, etc. …collaborating with ops and cross-functions team (see previous point)
- Define hours to apply to the shop floor operation routings according to the operation to perform.
- Lead analysis and perform metrics and KPI to monitor shop floor performances in terms of efficiency/ productivity (hours analysis applied on the routings: for instance planned Vs actuals)
- Provide leadership/mentorship for team to lead shop floor improvement projects to resolution
- Share best practices across shop floor to drive consistency, ensure our processes are continuously improving
- Understand and collect the shop depts needs to create the investment plan.
- Track the expense for the fixtures among the depts to respect the budget defined year over year.
- Service Routings Analysis to define equipment/fixture/methods to perform the activities in shopfloor
- Purchase commercial equipment/device to support production.
- Support process improvement initiatives (like AWO, Committee) to reduce waste, cycle time, improve EHS/Quality/Ergonomics.
- Develop a strong partnership with internal and external teams to build continuous process improvement
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to drive a strong culture in Quality and Safety
- Hold self and team accountable to Aero Alliance Compliance and Integrity standards
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma) or equivalent knowledge or work experience in a manufacturing environment
Excellent analytical skills
Proficient skills in PC, Microsoft Office, Excel, Access
Use of CAD tooling
Oracle or other ERP system experience
Fluent in English and Italian
Be a Solution-oriented problem solver
Desired Characteristics
Be flexible in a dynamic environment.
Working experience in FEM
Strong attention to details and quality.
Customer-focused mindset
Experience with Gas Turbines engines, preferably aircraft or aero derivatives
Ability to interact with all levels and functions of the organization
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs and projects
Lean Manufacturing experience driving process improvements
Lean, DMS and problem solving processes Knowledge
Six Sigma certification a plus
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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