Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer. This role is based out of our Greenwood, SC location.
The Lead Manufacturing Engineer will provide day to day support of the manufacturing team as well as longer-term strategic planning and project management.  Will be called upon to research and identify potential process and automation improvements and to prioritize department opportunities.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
•    Manage capital projects for production equipment.
•    Lead efforts to proactively identify process and factory automation improvements which deliver Safety, Quality, Productivity, and reduced Cost targets.
•    Drive factory automation through the development of design specifications, programs, simulations and test processes.  Provide start-up assistance for automation systems design in a manufacturing environment.
•    Provide day to day support for the manufacturing team, including troubleshooting for assembly, material, tooling, or engineering concerns.
•    Develop or purchase manufacturing equipment, fixtures, and tooling.
•    Identify, design, justify, quote and Implement Cost Reduction projects in line with change management process.
•    Lead multi-functional product development teams to ensure manufacturability of new designs and projects through the ProLaunch process and Preventative Maintenance Optimization process.
•    Analyzes equipment downtime to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs; applies technical knowledge to innovate, design and develop equipment, fixturing, procedures, processes, tooling and/or automation
•    Assesses process capabilities, identifies improvement opportunities and integrates new processes & equipment to maximize manufacturing throughput and velocity
•    Identify resource needs for the plant, assist in preparing budgets and major appropriation requests.
•    Provide engineering support as required for maintenance department, engineering and product testing labs.
•    Collaborates with Manufacturing and Product Engineering to implement new production processes, which meet engineering and quality specifications
Qualifications:
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE:
•    Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university.
•    Five years of engineering work experience in manufacturing.
•    Three years of experience with CAD modeling SolidWorks or Inventor.
Preferred Experience
•    Proven experience in mechanical design.
•    Proven automation experience.
Skills:
Position Criteria
•    Strong troubleshooting skills.
•    Demonstrated project management experience
•    Experience with MRP systems, MS Office, and AutoCAD
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Position requires clear communication with the production team, other functional groups including engineering and front-end resources, and plant management.
• The position requires very detailed writing skills.
• Strong soft skills required.
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