Manufacturing Engineer

Hendrickson is a designer and manufacturer of suspension systems and components for heavy-duty trucks.

Primary focus will be the kitting lines and associated assembly in plant 1, Provide Industrial Engineering support to Plant 1, Plant 3 and New Products. Responsibility for Plant layout in both facilities.

* Assist product launch teams with Industrial Engineering support * Improve manufacturing capabilities and capacities * Validate routers for specified work centers * Analyze existing procedures & processes for improvements * Develop and maintain operator work instructions for Kitting/Distribution operations and assigned Assembly Cells. * Support Kitting and Packaging lines, Beam and Saddle Assembly/Kitting * Plant Layout * Define future technology requirements * Assist in defining long-range capital planning * Selection, justification and implementation of packaging equipment * Refinement of kitting process through material and methods optimization

* Bachelor’s degree required * 3-5 years kitting, assembly or distribution experience required * Ability to manage, prioritize and complete multiple tasks on a time bound schedule required. * Background in team approach to problem solving required * Working knowledge of labor and machining standards preferred * Working knowledge of plant layout & cell manufacturing preferred * Automotive/transportation industry experience preferred * Knowledge of TS16949 preferred * Experience with lean manufacturing environments required * AutoCad, Solid Edge, MSOffice, Mpact, or similar software/programming experience a plus * Capital equipment procurement background a plus * Machining experience a plus