Manufacturing Engineer

ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.1 billion in 2019. The company's seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW's approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company's decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. www.itw.com.

Division Description:

ITW Deltar Fasteners serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners totaling approximately $260M in revenues. Units include: Frankfort, IL; Chippewa Falls, WI and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI.

The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW's industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhance our customers' competitive advantage by…

• Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA.

• Exchanging product, process and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.

• Continually improving processes, material and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer

• Deltar Fasteners will report to the Technical Engineering Manager

• Deltar Fasteners and will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating manufacturing processes in the facility: Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project management of automation and related equipment, from concept development through successful production deployment.

• Assist maintenance and production teams with troubleshooting of automation equipment.

• Identify and proactively implement continuous improvements.

• Repurposing and modification of existing automation equipment.

• Analyzes and plans space requirements, workflow and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.

• Confers with management, engineering support, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.

• Represent Manufacturing Engineering in cross-functional design review meetings.

• Estimate production times and related costs to develop financial justifications needed for management decisions.

• Must be able to communicate with all levels of facility personnel and outside vendors.

• Other tasks and duties as assigned.