Manufacturing Engineer II

Dentsply Sirona, Inc•Johnson City, TN

About The Position

This position works closely with the manufacturing shop floor to identify needs, develop plans, and implement actions that contribute to the advancement of technology and product quality of manufactured goods. The person in this role will also be responsible for driving successful base business improvements (Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost), through the use of Lean, Six Sigma, and other Continuous Improvement methods. We offer competitive wages and a full menu of benefits including health (3 options), dental (provided), vision, life (provided) + extra life, short-term and long-term disability (provided), 401k (retirement) with company matching, 10 holidays and paid time off.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Engineering or similar discipline; or equivalent work and education experience.
2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
Experience with capital project development/implementation.
Demonstrated success with cost savings initiatives through lean implementation.
Experience with time and motion studies, costing systems, and line balancing.
Experience with automation and associated software controls.
Strategic thinking skills, and ability to effectively translate strategy into operating methodology and results.
Strong project management skills and planning and organizing skills.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a team mentality.
Superb problem identification and solving skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
Ability to analyze, evaluate and estimate.
Ability to multi-task.

Nice To Haves

APICS
Lean Kaizen
5S/6S
Six Sigma

Responsibilities

Demonstrates initiative to develop and implement improvement plans based on analysis of manufacturing operations relative to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost using lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other team-based problem-solving methods.
Performs value analysis on new process and/or new equipment to determine return on investment (ROI).
Prepares, proposes and manages implementation of capital and/or expense projects; including, team definition, project facilitation, task and time line management, and budget management.
Analyzes the process capability of new and existing equipment and processes.
Develops and implement plans to improve reliability and repeatability.
Assesses and implements process flow and plant layout solutions to maximize the utilization of space and labor/workflow.
Implements corrective actions as identified through divisional CAPA system, production monitoring, scrap trends, and rework trends.
Develops and manages software programs associated with shop floor gauging and data collection.
Develops, executes, and supports validation process.
Provides support for development of BOMs and Routes in ERP system.
Conducts studies of time and motion to determine production capacities and product costing, as well as to develop solutions to improve labor safety and productivity.
Provides guidance on design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Complies with the complaint handling process.
Depending on the needs of the company, the employee may be entrusted with and asked to perform other tasks related to his/her competence.