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Manufacturing Engineer

Ritchie Engineering
Minneapolis, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/19/2025

This is Where Tradition Becomes Legend

Ritchie Engineering Co., Inc. is a family-owned company that has been innovating HVAC & Refrigeration tools and test equipment for more than 75 years. From idea conception through development, production, and shipment; every team member plays a crucial role ensuring the quality, reliability, and efficiency of these American-made products.

What We Offer :

Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your loved ones :

Benefits

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan : 100% company match with no vesting schedule on up to 4% of your contributions
  • Health Insurance : Two Medical Plans, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account options to suit your needs
  • Company Paid Insurance : Short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance at no additional cost
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) : We value work life balance and offer a generous PTO plan for exempt employees. You will start with 52 hours during the first 6 months, with the accrual increasing to 160 hours annually after 6 months. The accrual rate will continue to increase with tenure up to 202 hours annually after 20 years of service.
  • Holiday Pay : In addition to PTO, all employees receive up to 80 hours of paid holidays annually
  • Telemedicine : 24 / 7 access to healthcare professionals for you and your family
  • Tobacco Cessation Program : Support to help you quit and maintain a healthier lifestyle
  • Referral program : Earn rewards for helping the team grow

Compensation

  • As you evaluate your career options, we recognize that salary is a key consideration. For this role, the pay range is $70,000 - $100, 000, with individual compensation determined by your unique skills, experience level, and other relevant factors
  • Schedule :

  • Enjoy a 4-day work week, 10-hours a day (Monday-Thursday Between 6 : 00am and 6 : 00pm).
  • Additional hours may be required during busier times

    What You Will be Doing :

    Develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing systems in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. Recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls.

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Design, develop, and optimize manufacturing processes, production flow, and assembly methods
  • Prepare and maintain facility and equipment layouts for efficient workflow
  • Perform cost, quality, and efficiency analysis for products and processes
  • Develop and revise CAD drawings, including flat patterns, fixtures, jigs, and weldments
  • Create and maintain fixtures and jigs to support production line efficiency and quality
  • Generate engineering change notices (ECNs) For Products and process improvements
  • Write and implement work instructions and procedures for machine setups, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting
  • Identify and mitigate high-risk equipment and tooling issues through repair or replacement strategies
  • Evaluate and improve new product designs for manufacturability and efficiency
  • Set up and optimize production lines, ensuring effective layout, workflow, and tool selection
  • Address ergonomic and efficiency improvements in production processes
  • Troubleshoot and resolve equipment or tooling issues with cost-effective solutions
  • Represent manufacturing on cross-functional teams and train employees on best practices
  • What You Will Bring :

    Required :

  • Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field
  • 3 years of manufacturing engineering experience
  • Strong initiative, ability to work independently, and desire to learn
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Compliance with ISO procedures and ability to create process documentation as required
  • Proficiency in reading and writing in English
  • Highly organized, self-motivated and can work independently
  • Must be highly self-motivated, work with minimal supervision and be able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Preferred :

  • Proficient with CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and manufacturing process design
  • Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with DBWorks or Enterprise PDM
  • Expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design verification testing and understanding of PDFEA / DFMEA principles
  • Engineering Change Management experience
  • Knowledge of designing injection-molded, cast, forged, machined, sheet metal, and extruded parts
  • Project management experience, including the gate process for new product development (NPD) launches
  • Where and How You Will Work

    On-site Engagement and Collaboration :

    This role works on-site in Bloomington, MN, where your direct contributions will make a real impact. Being in person will allow you to collaborate closely with others, build meaningful relationships, and play a key role in our company success. A hybrid schedule may be considered for this role depending on performance and experience.

    Physical Requirements :

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Required to sit, stand, walk, handle or feel objects, tools and controls
  • Vision required to inspect products and documents in detail
  • Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch
  • Must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds; some workstations require lifting and / or moving up to 60 pounds
  • Work Environment :

    The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment, may work near moving equipment, and exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise.

    This document is an outline of the primary tasks assigned and may be changed at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. All team members are expected to assist Ritchie Engineering in achieving its goals even if such tasks are beyond the scope of this outline. The job description does not constitute an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.

    Salary : $70,000 - $100,000

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