manufacturing engineer - machining (75-90K)

Detroit, MI

Company Description

Onward Technologies Inc is a Global Engineering and Design Services company with offices in North America, Europe & Asia. We are a team of 1700+ engineers providing high end design, consulting and professional services in the mechanical engineering domain. To know more about us please visit - http://www.onwardgroup.com. 

Job Description

JOB TITLE: manufacturing Engineer (Machining)
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Manufacturing Engineering Manager
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: Engineering Technician


Provide daily technical support for operations/production, maintenance, and quality. Provide leadership and direction in troubleshooting techniques. Participate in DCP team meetings, and other continuous or corrective improvement meetings identified by operations, maintenance, and quality. Maintain control of production process and process documentation.

*1. Provide technical support for production floor as identified by operations (business
case pian’s, top 5 systemic issues, top 5 scrap , top 5 tooling ect...)
*2. Provide technical reports on corrective actions and implementations for systemic
issues /top 5. Publish reports via lessons learned, DCP AIR, power point, ect..
*3. Responsible for change management on Continuous improvements, or any other
process related Change; ECCR’s,ECN’s,PRR’s,IECR’s ect...
*4. Ensure all appropriate; picture process sheets, check sheets, Start up, change over
documentation, tooling sheets and all other essential process related documentation is in place, correct and up to date located in appropriate process books line side.
*5. Ensure efficient and timely transfer of process knowledge and coordinate the
training of production team members and engineering technicians on new processes and equipment.
*6. Support engineering technician with assistance and guidance to maintain

production process, continuous improvement implementation, engineering pm’s, troubleshooting techniques, CNC programming, CNC programming record keeping per company's procedure, tool testing and training.

*7. Provide technical service with a team approach with regard to achieving plant
Goals, supporting metrics and setting and achieving training plans
*8. Participate in APQP process for new product launch as assigned.
*9. Work in a safe manner and report unsafe Working conditions, equipment or
practices to department supervisor follow up with RFS as necessary.
ALL safety issues number one priority.
*10. Conduct routine process audits to ensure process are maintained with in
documented baseline parameters.
*11. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel



*1. 3-5 Years related engineering in a manufacturing environment.
*2. Bachelor of Science Degree (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering)
*3. Generate, follow and explain detailed proposals and operating 
procedures (i.e. assembly instructions, inspection procedures, capital proposals).
*4. Read and interpret complex engineering drawings and have a good
understanding of geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
*5. Analyze and correct Complex product and/or process issues using
independent judgment. 
*6. Plan, organize, and implement multiple concurrent tasks and

*7. Candidate must have experience in Shafts (i.e. Axle Shafts)
*7. Excellent analytical skills .Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
*8. Complete understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Tools.
*9. Leadership, communication and problem solving skills.
*10. Good Computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, data base) 
*11. Understand CNC equipment and programming for various interfaces (Mazatrol,
Fanuc , Lathes, HMC)