Manufacturing Engineer - Steel Plant

Company Overview

When you feel connected to your work, you feel more engaged. At Haworth, you can pursue a career that offers you ample opportunity to build your portfolio and expand your skillset in an exciting and inclusive environment. Join a company that values innovation, inspiration, and you!

HAWORTH is a global leader in office furniture and architectural interiors. As a valued member of our team, you can make your mark on the world and reach your full potential within a culture of connectivity.

Why Haworth?

Culture of Innovation: Join a company that values innovation and empowers its employees to think outside the box.
Global Impact: Contribute to the global success of a company that is redefining workspaces worldwide.
Career Growth: This isn't just a job; it's a career journey. We provide opportunities for professional development and growth.

HAWORTH is a global leader in office furniture and architectural interiors. As a valued member of our team, you can make your mark on the world and reach your full potential within a culture of connectivity. Since its inception in 1948, our company has revolved around inspiration, originality, advancement, and the people who drive it. At Haworth, you’ll find a family-owned business with a global point of view, and a set of values that define our business behavior, inform our decisions, and communicate our brand. 

Here at Haworth, our members enjoy benefits from their first day of employment including:

• 4 weeks paid time off and an option to purchase an additional week
• Priority Health Insurance
• Newly renovated on-site gym open 24 hours
• 401k Benefit -  If you contribute 6% of your annual salary, Haworth will contribute up to 7%
• Annual bonus programs
• Company provided Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time 
• Zero waste to landfill company which provides personal on-site recycling drop-off

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Steel Plant in Holland, MI. We are looking for an entry level to mid level manufacturing engineer.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will:

Assures highest quality, least costly manufacturing processes.  Under direction of more senior engineer, designs, develops, installs, and documents new and/or existing processes, equipment, and tooling.  Ensures performance (business, profit, and manufacturing) to specification.  Conducts cost reduction activities to determine material, labor, and overhead costs.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and/or develop new processes and tooling or improvements to existing processes or tooling, utilizing engineering principles, complying with corporate policies on health, safety, and environmental equipment in regards to codes, standards, and regulations.  
• Analyzes best practices and processes to minimize labor, material, and overhead costs and assure manufacturability to increase market share and profitability; provides recommendations.
• Complete “make versus buy” feasibility studies and manufacturing cost analysis; electronically transmits data to Accounting, Specials Engineering, and Product Engineering for completion of financial analysis to assure best use of materials and methods in balancing manufacturing and future quality cots.  Works with Finance to determine labor, material, and overhead costs to justify equipment and process improvements.
• Assists with development of engineering detail and documentation (including drawings, Engineering Change Orders [ECOs], Requests for Expenditure [RFEs] and International Organization of Standardization [ISO]) to support tooling quotations, manufacturing processes, and cost analysis to assure all required Haworth Quality System documentation is in place and current.
• Utilizes statistical techniques, tolerance analysis, process potential studies, and other engineering techniques to assure new tooling and equipment meet specifications before quality acceptance.
• Troubleshoots process and production issues on daily basis to determine processing issues and develop/implement best manufacturing solutions.  Assists with material, print, equipment, and process issues to ensure customer orders are correct and on time.
• Works with Maintenance department members, line leaders, operators, and quality personnel to understand and fix issues with equipment, processes or materials (internal and external) supplied to process.
• Maintains and implements quality/reliability plans for major projects.  Monitors test progress to assure compliance to specified parameters.
• Participates in and executes quality deliverables for New Product Introduction (NPI) budgets, Failure Mode Effective Analysis (FEMA) design reviews, gauging, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), and reliability goals to ensure all possible design and manufacturability issues are addressed to assure quality product.
• Maintains up-to-date, state-of-the-art knowledge in areas of manufacturing engineering methods and processes to ensure safest, most efficient production environment possible.
• Utilizes Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to develop and design fixtures, tooling, equipment, and plant layouts.  
• Assists with assembly and installation of tooling and or equipment, using power and hand tools.  

Do you have these required qualifications?

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Manufacturing/Industrial Technology, or similar field of study. (in lieu of degree, 2 years of additional work experience is required for every 1 year of education not completed)
• Working knowledge of CAD (design) systems, analysis procedures; word processing and spread sheet applications
• Ability to climb/bend/balance in manufacturing environment and lift/move objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Current and continuing right to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Ability to work and commute onsite daily to our plant in Holland, MI (relocation assistance is not provided)

Do you have these preferred qualifications?

• Experience in engineering role 
• Experience with AutoCAD
• ERP experience, especially SAP
• Experience working in lean manufacturing

Ideally, you have also demonstrated the following:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent ability to prioritize your work
• Experience working cross-functionally to ensure products and materials produced meet functional requirements over life of product
• Ability to multi-task and work in development-oriented team environment

Haworth Values

At Haworth, we have a strong set of values that guide our business and help us align with our customers.

We listen to our Customers. We rely on our Members. We honor Integrity. We embrace Continuous Learning. We lead with Design. We create Value. We work to make the World better.

Join the Haworth family. Apply for this job, or learn more about the many possibilities at Haworth, at https://Careers.Haworth.com.

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