Production Engineer

Generant Company Inc • Full-time • Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States • $65k - $85k / year • 2d ago

Description

ABOUT GENERANT:

Generant was founded in the early 1930’s and is headquartered in Butler, NJ. We design and manufacture valves and pressure regulators for a wide variety of industries with a strong position in the Industrial Gases and Cryogenics, Medical Gases and Equipment, Energy, and Chemicals markets.

Generant is 100% employee owned. We look for dedicated and talented people who accept the responsibilities of thinking like owners and embrace our mission as stated in our Quality Policy:

Our Goal is to provide our customers, suppliers and employees true value. We believe this can only be accomplished through a strong commitment to continuous improvement in the quality of our products, services and working environment.

Our ideal candidates:

Are people who are personally motivated to produce high-quality work
Are lifelong learners – driven to continually improve
Are well organized
Enjoy working in a team environment

Job Summary:

The Production Engineer is responsible for deploying new product lines into our production environment and supporting production through tooling optimization and maintenance. They will work with the members of the Engineering department, the Riverdale Assembly Manager, and others in the Production environment to design, develop, and maintain Generant production processes. The Production Engineer will provide technical expertise and be very knowledgeable in all aspects of our valve production environment. They will have a role in Generant product development efforts as the project moves toward Release to Production and will be the primary product line supervisor for the initial launch production launch period for all products.

Essential Functions:

General knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles.
General knowledge of tools and use methods.
Participate in design review meetings for products and processes.
Manage time appropriately to perform job responsibilities in a timely manner.
Develop ability to manage many production projects simultaneously.
Identify and purchase components required for production fixture maintenance.
Respect the Quality Management System as production processes are maintained or revised. This will include some end customer communication for critical processes.
Identify and execute process improvements for production processes while ensuring that all production documentation and training is updated appropriately.
Guide and assist other engineering and production personnel who have been tasked with projects in the production environment.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Technical expertise in the area of design and manufacturing.
Ability to effectively use certain computer programs including, but not limited to, Solidworks, Excel, and Word.
Sufficient knowledge of Generant internal systems and QMS.

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must demonstrate the following competences.
Problem solving, customer service, oral communication, written communication, teamwork.
Adaptability, dependability, initiative, work ethic.

Education/Experience:

Bachelors Degree in an Engineering specialty
2 Years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Language Skills:

Fluent in English
Ability to communicate effectively, both in written and oral formats.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to use mathematics in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to use measurement instruments.
Presents numerical data effectively

Reasoning Ability:

High level of creativity.
Advanced problem solving skills.

Physical Demands:

Ability to be physically active from light to medium type of work. 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands.
Ability required by this job includes depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Must be capable of lifting at least 10 lbs.

Work Environment:

Work environment will be in multiple settings: office, labs, and manufacturing.

BENEFITS:

Along with our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), we offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, 401k plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), employer paid Life & AD&D insurance plus a wide variety of voluntary plans.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.