Bodine Electric Company Hiring for Manufacturing Engineer Full Time

Who are we?

Bodine Electric Company is the leader in design and manufacturing of fractional horsepower gear motors for the power transmission and motion control industry. For over 117 years, Bodine’s passion has been delivering high performance solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) with the most demanding applications.

Our commitment to quality begins with strict adherence to ISO standards by our highly trained engineering professionals. Our corporate headquarters in Northfield, Illinois is home to our design engineering teams, research and development labs, our sales support and marketing team, and our electronics products manufacturing. Our Suzhou, China facility supports engineering design, component manufacturing, stator winding and Asian sourcing.

Peosta, Iowa is the home of our main component manufacturing operations, winding, final assembly, and shipping operations where we utilize the industry’s latest CNC machines, and assembly technologies. Operations are supported by a manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, and customer service teams.

We offer thousands of standard and custom designed AC, Brushless DC and Permanent Magnet DC drive solutions to support some of the following markets: Healthcare, Oil and Gas Production, Packaging, Recreation, Warehouse Handling, Agriculture, Transportation, Construction and Printing.

Job Specifications

The Manufacturing Engineer develops procedures and specifies equipment required to manufacture the products of the company. They develop and document manufacturing processes while developing and implementing stat process control techniques such as SPC, process capability and design of experiments (DOE). Manufacturing Engineers justify and coordinate the acquisition and installation of capital equipment and analyze manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and throughput. They work closely with Design Engineering to achieve cost effective product designs while estimating staffing requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decisions. They develop technical training for employees and create and maintain accurate documentation of tool and fixture drawings. Manufacturing Engineers provide engineering support in the production department to trouble shoot and resolve technical problems as well as coordinate work with tool room personnel, assigned technicians, and outside vendors.

Skill Set

· B.S. degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.

· Familiarity with basic manufacturing performance metrics such as productivity, throughput, conversion cost, scrap and yield measurements.

· Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing techniques such as cellular layouts, one-piece flow, statistics, and value stream mapping, SMED, Kanban.

· A demonstrated ability for problem solving and root cause analysis.

· Experience with the justification and acquisition of capital equipment.

· Familiarity with capacity planning and the determination of human resource and capital equipment requirements.

· Knowledge of industrial safety systems and regulations such as OSHA workplace regulations.

· Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and other process documentation.

· Must be able to lead the activities of other employees to achieve company goals

· Good written and verbal communication skills required.

Benefits

· Competitive pay

· Medical, dental, vision, life & disability

· 401(k) with company match

· 12 paid holidays

· Vacation after 30 days

· Opportunities for advancement

· Climate controlled facility

Please visit www.bodine-electric.com/careersfor more information or call 563-690-5915!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Manufacturing facility

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Peosta, IA 52068: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Lean manufacturing: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location