Manufacturing Engineer

Alpine, an ITW company, is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry's best service to truss manufacturers.  Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive.  We are also a leader in delivering software solutions to homebuilders to increase productivity and profitability.

ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.

This position is responsible for supporting production processes and daily operations for new and existing products for the assigned Business Unit to optimize efficiency and performance. This position will use the ITW toolbox to drive the attainment of safety, quality, cost, and delivery objectives. This individual will also be responsible for facilitating and implementing best practices and overall manufacturing process improvements focused on resolving production stoppages and tool design.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and maintenance related to manufacturing and production equipment, including responding quickly and efficiently to requests for support.

• Make recommendations to existing processes that will improve safety, quality, and productivity while reducing risk, cost, and scrap.

• Interface with Design Engineering on new product design and introduction, as well as product changes, to ensure cost effectiveness, manufacturing feasibility, and productivity are considered at every step of the process.

• Support hardware and software validations on production equipment prior to release to operations and ensure processes are followed to release through ECN.

• Responsible for the development of tool, jig, and fixture design and improve existing fixtures for poke-yoke or error-proofing and quality assurance.

• Provide guidance to manufacturing technicians, team leads, and operators.

• Act as a coach/trainer for critical manufacturing/assembly processes.

• Lead/Support 80/20 FTB (Front-To-Back) CI (Continuous Improvement) projects

• Manage external contractors and internal maintenance support resources as needed.

• Work independently with minimal supervision.

• Other duties as assigned.