Production Engineer

We're seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Production Engineer to join our team! The Production Engineer will produce sales drawings, manufacturing documentation, work tickets, and associated technical documentation for the fabrication and production of Admix product lines. The Production Engineer possesses proficiencies in communication, organization, and sound mechanical design principles. This position requires a self-driven individual who thrives as a collaborative team player, fostering a supportive and respectful work environment while demonstrating a proactive mindset and excelling both in working effectively with others and independently. A strong mechanical aptitude and a love for solving abstract technical problems is desired.

Production Engineer Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, and mechanical assembly.
• Proficiency in interpretation and application of ANSI geometric tolerancing and dimensioning (GD&T) including ASME Y14.5M to convey design intent to production.
• Ability to read, interpret, and speak to information contained in technical documentation such as specifications, drawings, and contracts.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools such as Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Proficiency with work within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Possesses good communication and organizational skills to manage workloads, prioritize deadlines, and work within a team.
• Understanding of properties of materials and how they affect good mechanical design.
• Possesses a strong mechanical aptitude and utilizes root cause analysis in troubleshooting complex technical problems.
• Possesses understanding of and able to apply engineering principles such as torque, bending moments, torsional stresses, in engineering analysis problems.

Production Engineer Responsibilities:

• Order processing of standard and non-standard work tickets. Non-standard to include not fully configured products that require design work and new fabrication drawings. Projects to include Belt Drives, Mechanical Seals, Custom Impellers, Custom Mixing System Solutions, and other Special Requests.
• Produce customer drawings for sales quotes and approval drawings.
• Utilization of ERP system for order processing including item maintenance, BOM and manufacturing template, updating product configurators for product lines.
• Generate IOM's (Information and Operation Manual) for customer orders via Madcap Flare software.
• Support Marketing with trade show layouts and order release activities.
• Review Aftermarket orders for rebuilding and support of legacy mixers documentation needs.
• Process trial unit orders for both sanitary and chemical markets, including maintaining manufacturing templates (work tickets).
• Maintain established running log of engineering requests for workflow tracking and reporting.
• Provide drawings as necessary for external sourcing of components and assemblies.
• Generate innovative design solutions and generate detailed drawings with bills of materials to convey design intent to production.
• Select materials to meet environmental, mechanical, and specification requirements.
• Maximize product quality while meeting cost and manufacturability goals.
• Research and implement leading-edge technologies, products, scientific advancements, and trends in designs.
• Identify and escalate project issues and risks to management.
• Coordinate pre-production project release activities to ensure smooth project transitions into production.
• Support ECO projects aimed at upgrading or enhancing a feature, correcting design problems, or addressing obsolescence.
• Implement Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
  • Minimize parts in inventory
  • Standardize parts and raw materials
  • Create modular assemblies
  • Redesign for ease of assembly and joining
  • Minimize reorientation (manual interaction) of parts during assembly and machining
  • Streamline number of production operations and processes
  • Critique and redefine acceptable finishes of manufactured goods to facilitate production

Production Engineer Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline required
• Experience in Autodesk inventor and/or Solidworks
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong organizational skills

Admix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Admix does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Admix participates in E-Verify.