Manufacturing Engineer - ISG

This position requires that you must be a US Citizen for consideration and meet all Federal Contractor employee requirements.  Nomad GCS does not support the H1B Visa for this position.

Position:                Manufacturing Engineer l
Division:                Innovative Solutions Group (ISG)
Department:         Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
Status:                   Full-Time

Overview:   Nomad Global Communications Solutions is a leading provider of communication and response products serving a wide variety of customers. Our purpose is to be the solution when every minute matters. We seek a candidate that is motivated to learn and demonstrates a high degree of customer service while positively contributing to our team.

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and reviewing the procedures and equipment involved in the manufacturing process. A successful candidate will be able to adapt and innovate within the unique design challenges of Nomad’s industry and clientele.  All steps within the Manufacturing Engineer’s work portfolio must meet or exceed Nomad GCS’s standards of excellence.

Essential Functions/Responsibility

• Work closely with Director of Industrial Efficiencies.
• Research, develop, and recommend new tooling and equipment, providing ROIs and reports for purchasing.
• Research and develop new processes, including automation, to improve efficiency, quality, safety, and throughput.
• Plan factory layouts to optimize production. Efforts should result in improved integration of the facilities and systems to produce quality products with the optimum expenditure of capital.
• Analyze production processes, schedules, methods, and other data to provide management with comprehensive reports, enabling management to better understand future requirements needed for the expansion and improvement of the current manufacturing processes.
• Provide assessment of and recommendations for changes in current layouts, coordination and flow of goods and final products between different facilities.
• Review and calculate labor, material, and other production costs along with reviewing schedules and future production requirements to assist management in decision making.
• Perform process and capacity analyses by documenting product, resource and information flow in current operations using tools including value stream maps, process flow diagrams, time and motion studies, and CAD drawings.
• Analyze and plan workflow, equipment placement and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Evaluate quality control processes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure that the company’s manufacturing processes comply with applicable regulations (RVIA, SAE, OSHA). 
  
• Manage continuous improvements projects and Lean activities within the facility to improve overall workflow.
• Support problem-solving initiatives by running RCAs and helping to implement corrective actions.
• Train team members / Production staff on processes and procedures that you’ve developed.
• Develop new subcells including tooling, layouts, flow of inputs/outputs, SWIs and training for team for its proper use. Optimize existing subcells to improve efficiencies.
• Work well within a team environment.
• Demonstrate proven written & verbal communication skills.
• Be proficient in software packages such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Visio,) and CAD (ideally Solidworks).
• Understand the significance of the Nomad Core Values and learn and apply them to your work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Knowledge Desired

• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Knowledge of raw material, production processes (welding, machining, grinding/cutting), quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Previous knowledge and experience engineering designs using sheet metal, weldments, and simulations.
• Experience with using typical MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), 3D modeling (Solidworks preferred) and CAM (ie. CAMWorks, AutoPOL, ProNest, CypNest, CypCut, TubesT, MasterCAM).

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the Employee is regularly required to use hands and arms to touch, handle, feel, reach or operate objects, tools or controls.
• The Employee is required to be able to sit or stand for extended periods.
• The Employee is occasionally required to collaborate and work with Production on the manufacturing floor and therefore must be able to walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job which include close and distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The ability to distinguish colors is desired, but accommodations can be made for color-blindness.
• The Employee is required to be able to speak and hear.
• The Employee is occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment:

• The work environment is typically an indoor environmentally-controlled office setting with long periods of computer-related work. There are times when it will be required to work outside. Manufacturing conditions may exist in both of these environments.
• All Team Members must adhere to Nomad safety standards including proper application of PPE and cognizance of SDS protocols.
• The Employee will adhere to all Nomad security policies and procedures.
• The Employee is expected to maintain a professional image and demeanor on company property and/or while representing the company off-site. If working offsite, or in transit between sites, it is expected that all policies and safety requirements of those locations are upheld.

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required with BS in Manufacturing Engineering or similar field of study strongly desired. BS degree must be ABET accredited.
• 0 – 3 years minimum of verifiable work history in Manufacturing Engineering with additional preference given to Manufacturing Engineering in a custom manufacturing environment.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed may be substituted for the above requirements.
• Proficient in standard business software including ERP, CRM, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe.
• Experience with CAD software (SolidWorks preferred) and file management desired.
• Professional Engineer’s Licensure not a requirement but is beneficial.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing.

Nomad GCS is an equal opportunity employer, (EOE,) and voluntarily follows affirmative action guidelines.  As an equal opportunity employer, Nomad GCS does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable state and local laws.