Manufacturing Engineer

Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

To strengthen our team in Allentown,

we are looking for you as a(n) Manufacturing Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Provide training of all employees on the assigned process trains to ensure safe, quality, timely production to meet customer demand
• Ensure all process changes, upgrades and issues (ie breakdowns) are communicated to the affected employees.
• Ensure appropriate EHS&S practices/policies are followed
• Work with support groups to safely satisfy customer demand.
• Develop and maintain complete, current and accurate EOI's, JSA's, and other Standard Work documents.
• Perform continual optimization of process train through the use of six-sigma, 5S, Lean, WOS and other tools / programs to improve yield, quality and reduce cost. Evaluate operator suggestions for improved operation and execution of operator suggestions that make operational and economic sense. Ensure sustainment of any improvement activities.
• Comply with and enforce all company systems and procedures including management of change, relevant external certification programs, safety code of conduct, plant and department rules, safety SOP's, emergency action manuals, etc.
• Coordination with Engineering and Maintenance to maintain equipment, improve uptime and realize investments.
• Equipment and process troubleshooting
• Coordinate with maintenance and contractors to perform defined repairs and process changes.
• Maintain Epicor BOM's and routings
• Design fixtures & tooling
• Document and improve cell / department flow
• Create drawings and process documentation, standards and specifications
• Support quality systems in adherence to ISO 13485
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Mechanical Preferred
• 1-3 years experience
• Tape Industry Experience Preferred
• Ability to troubleshoot, problem solve and perform statistical data analysis.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Have a good mechanical aptitude to conduct root cause analysis / incident investigation and troubleshoot for quality and equipment issues
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Have strong time management skills.
  
  

Contact Person: Contessa Hernandez

We are looking forward to your online application!

Reference Code: 28019

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

A minimum requirement for this US-based position is the ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent unrestricted basis. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for any type of US permanent residency (e.g., for a green card).

WACKER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.