What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Processes Specialist position at Columbia Helicopters?
Manufacturing Engineer
The Manufacturing Engineer at Columbia Helicopters is responsible for the development and implementation of internal manufacturing methods and outsourced supplier production processes. This includes the creation of new designs, frozen planning, and processes to efficiently produce parts. The Manufacturing Manager investigates requirements for equipment, tooling, materials, and methods of manufacturing, including make or buy decisions. This position is responsible for creating and maintaining accurate bills of materials and manufacturing routers for all products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Confers with management, Design Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Suppliers, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to address engineering-related production problems and to facilitate production processes and the production of new parts.
- Interprets engineering drawings. Facilitates correction of errors on drawings and documents all relevant information identified during manufacturing and maintenance operations.
- Authors Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and change Engineering Drawings to revise data and support manufacturing and maintenance operations.
- Investigates reports of defective, damaged or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, systems or equipment to determine nature of problem and potential solutions for submittal to the Material Review Board (MRB).
- Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised parts including establishing goals, training staff, and evaluating results.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or Aeronautical Engineering or 5-10 years of equivalent manufacturing experience.
- 2 to 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably within an Aviation/Aerospace field.
- Understanding of engineering drawings, engineering specifications, maintenance manuals, structural repair manuals, and parts catalogs.
- Understanding of rudimentary engineering processes (requirements evaluations and analysis).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
- Familiar with SolidWorks and Product Data Management Software.
- Strong organization skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present ideas, concepts, and proposals to a wide range of internal and external audiences at all levels, both technical and non-technical.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual origin, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
