Manufacturing Engineer

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Job description

Lighthouse Professional Services, a division of Staffing 360 Solutions group of companies, has been providing contract and direct hire talent to client companies, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations for over 50 years. Our offices are in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and we work with clients across the country. Our management and recruiting teams are led by experienced industry professionals. We invest in excellent working partnerships, powered by people.

We are currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Enfield, CT . Your day-to-day duties will consist of and may not be limited to:

· Plan, manage, and coordinate the implementation of manufacturing applications projects for the improvement of manufacturing software systems and architecture for human machine interfaced test systems.

· Direct the design and implementation of Industry 4.0 digitalization and AI efforts in manufacturing; including applications for new products being developed.

· Plan and execute the roll-out of the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in production.

· Review and determine project feasibility, developing project proposals for approval and managing and executing of the project work.

· Ensure adequate testing and debugging of software applications is executed and ensure software vendors to provide resolution quickly and effectively.

· Execute manufacturing operations simulations and analysis including technology study for manufacturing improvements.

· Work with cross-functional teams and specialists to ensure continuity of production, applications, and technological processes.

· Develop and author local standards and work instructions to streamline processes to comply with ISO, FDA, and corporate requirements.

· Support Computerized Software Validation Activities for all manufacturing related software.

· Estimate times, resource requirements, and related material and cost for projects and other decisions related to IT applications or digitalization projects.

· Develop innovative solutions that benefit production efficiency, quality output and reduces production cost.

· Improve process capability and production volume while maintaining and improving quality standards.

· Support operations with product line documentation; routing, work instructions, time studies, process FMEA's, engineering change orders, deviation requests.

· Observance and compliance to applicable corporate standards in the Quality Management System required as well.

REQUIREMENTS:

· Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) in Engineering from a four-year college or university, and up to five years of directly related Manufacturing Engineering experience and/or training.

· Knowledgeable in Industry 4.0, digitalization, and process support systems, e.g., ERP, MES.

· Must be familiar with ISO 9000 and specifically with computer software validation procedures.

· Experience in Lean Manufacturing (e.g. green belt practices, six sigma) and project management is required.

DETAILS:

Duration: Direct Hire

Location: Enfield, CT

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply immediately!

Please include a clean copy of your resume, salary expectations, and any references.

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Job Requirements:

• Maintain purchase orders to suppliers
• Prepare purchasing purchase orders and requisitions
• Create purchase orders of corresponding vendors/suppliers
• Generate purchase orders and tracks purchase orders
• Send purchase orders to vendors
• Perform cost/price analysis and negotiate cost/price with suppliers
• Resolving supplier invoice/purchase order discrepancies
• Considered for contracts/buyer job
• Track supplier performance to purchase orders and contracts
• Work late purchase orders for all suppliers
• Obtain acknowledgement of purchase orders from suppliers
• Resolve all discrepancies between suppliers and purchase orders
• Prepare and place purchase orders to suppliers
• Create purchase orders for special orders
• Create purchase orders from purchase order requirement report
• Place purchase requisitions and vendor orders
• Placing purchase orders with multiple vendors
• Comply with purchase contracts and the purchase price
• Issuing purchase orders as needed to supplier base
• Build purchase orders and approve purchase requests