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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

II-VI Incorporated
Granby, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 1/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/7/2025

Seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in the East Granby, CT facility where we produce fiber and fiber-based components for industrial, telecommunications, scientific, medical, sensor and defense markets.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement improvements to manufacturing processes to maximize productivity and efficiency while ensuring day-to-day manufacturing flow
  • Monitor process yields, pareto root cause and implement corrective actions in conjunction with Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Support employee involvement in a continuous improvement culture while maintaining compliance to manufacturing policies, controls, workmanship standards, and procedures. Implement these improved processes, methods, and workflow optimization to realize cost savings.
  • Establish equipment maintenance schedules and assure preventive maintenance and calibration is maintained
  • Interact with engineering and supply chain to manage supplier requirements and schedules to maintain delivery commitments
  • Work with the Engineering team to help determine optimized designs and manage introduction of new products into production (NPI). This will include participation in validation activities such as IQ, OQ PQ.
  • Develop / write work instruction and execute training plans to enable continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes.
  • Coordinate and qualify Engineering Changes to assure minimum delays or interruptions to production
  • Meet safety, workmanship, cost, and customer delivery expectations with emphasis on quality standards.
  • Ensure a safe work environment and cultivate safe behaviors.

Education & Experience

  • Bachelors degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or related engineering degree
  • 5 years of hands-on experience in a high-tech continuous improvement-oriented manufacturing environment or experience in high-volume production environment
  • Fiber optic experience strongly preferred
  • Skills

  • Knowledge of 5S and Lean practices. Green belt, black belt or other Six-Sigma LEAN certification highly desired.
  • Mastery of the MS Office Suite including using Excel for data analysis and charting and experience using PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of JMP, Minitab or other statistical analysis software
  • Expertise in yield data analysis and process FMEA
  • Demonstrated experience developing process documentation and establishing process capability using SPC
  • Experience with Oracle, Agile and ISO 13485 desired.
  • Ability to analyze manufacturing cost structures utilizing BOMs and routings into a computerized ERP system
  • Strong degree of self-motivation and direction required using discretion and judgment on a regular basis.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and be an effective team member
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, along with comfortable presenting in front of groups of people.
  • Strong interpersonal, teaming, and problem-solving skills
  • Safety Requirements

    All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

    Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

    Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and / or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

    Culture Commitment

    Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp. :

    I ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust

    C ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

    A ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

    R espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

    E nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

    Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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