Manufacturing Engineer

NIC Global is a single-source manufacturer providing turn-key mechanical and electromechanical assembly, expert sheet metal fabrication, and global sourcing of metal and plastic components. We provide products to great customers such as Philips, PACCAR (Kenworth & Peterbilt), Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Physio Controls, and Leviton to name a few. Our growing company employs over 600 people in Washington, Tennessee, Ohio, and Texas.

Come work with us and experience our fun atmosphere that provides a great place to work and grow your career. Employees are celebrated through quarterly employee appreciation events, holiday parties, cook outs, company gifts, and various other employee events and recognition programs. We feel that great companies value their employees, and those employees are vital to the overall success of the entire organization.

In addition to an outstanding company culture, NIC Global offers other great benefits including:

Eligible for insurance 1st of the month after 30 days, including:

• Choice of two health insurance plans
• Employer paid employee dental Insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability plans
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Life Insurance
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Federal health and dependent care savings accounts (FSA)

Eligible after 6 months:

• 401(k) plan, with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement

Other benefits include PTO accrual of 80 hours in the 1st year, increasing with length of service milestones and 80 hours of holiday pay per year.

JOB SUMMARY

Evaluates manufacturing processes by develop, designing and conducting research methods to improve manufacturing methods using knowledge of product design; materials
and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES

• Maximizes efficiencies by analyzing layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and workforce utilization.
• Typical duties involve evaluating and solving problems as they occur; recommending and implementing improvements as needed relating to the production process.
• Works closely with supervisors, leads, and production personnel to understand and improve processes.
• Works in cooperation with others to develop specific equipment and tooling concepts.
• Submits drawings for machining and fabrication of equipment and tooling designs.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements.
• May design and develop "right-sized" equipment for integration within manufacturing processes in order to reduce waste, lead time, inventory, and material handling to ultimately increase efficiency in the overall value stream.
• This job description reflects the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be required, based upon business needs, at any time with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university or an equivalent combination of formal education, on-the-job training, and/or work experience.
• Experience with robotic weld/robotics a strong plus.
• Six Sigma certified helpful.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing background.
• Strong analytical, communication, and MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint) skills; proficient in design software (Solid Works and Autocad).
• A high level of creativity and latitude is required.
• Sheet metal experience and Inventory Control knowledge/experience desired.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to lift 25lbs with or without accommodations.