We are currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our growing team in Kalamazoo, MI. Our ideal applicant has a strong technical background, aptitude for project management, and natural talent for influencing others.
In this role, you will provide technical support for both standard product production and new product development for all business segments. Responsibilities include equipment procurement, tooling technical support, production facility layout management, production capacity analysis, process improvement, project management, warranty investigation, time studies, production tool development, and maintenance.
Benefits:Landscape Forms takes pride in offering a competitive benefits package, including, but not limited to, insurance benefits (available on your first day), 401(k) plans, family and parental leave, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, quarterly bonuses, and paid time off.
How You Contribute:
Support manufacturing objectives: develop, implement, and maintain area/product-specific work instructions, time studies, PFMEAs, preventative maintenance, and other related standard work and lean production tools
Manage capital projects to improve production processes, equipment, and tooling
Conduct area capacity analysis and ensure all implemented processes and equipment support optimal cost, quality, and safety.
Collaborate with engineers, manufacturing team members, designers, suppliers, tool builders, and associates to support new product launches through the PDL system, and to support Applications requests
Prepare cost justification, quotes and proposals for new products, new equipment, and capital projects
Additional responsibilities within the ME role:
Write and maintain product-specific CAM programs for area equipment
Document best-practices and maintain an organized program database
Create controlled documents for program-specific operator visuals and instructions as needed
Provide program time estimates and project quoting assistance for Studio 431 and Applications work
Criteria forSuccess:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent skill level
Advanced knowledge of SolidWorks CAD software.
Experience in metal fabrication, cellular manufacturing, and a base knowledge of the properties of materials used in site furniture such as steel, concrete, aluminum, wood, and plastics.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
Knowledgeable in the use of common quality system tools such as PFMEA, Gage R&R, capability studies, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, standard deviation, and the use of a CMM.
History of achievement with an emphasis on customer service and problem-solving.
Track record of success developingmanufacturing tooling and designing lean manufacturing processes.
Who We Are: Landscape Forms is the industry leader in integrated solutions of high-design site furniture and advanced LED lighting. For more than 50 years we have produced site furnishings that help designers and other clients achieve beautiful, functional environments that enhance the experience of outdoor space. Our secret is simple. Design, Culture and Craft drive everything we do.
Landscape Forms’ culture takes its roots from our company’s unique history. For over 50 years, we have shaped our values based on the Power of Design and a Belief in People.
We believe in the “Design of Everything” as artful problem solving – more than the design of our products, design is creative thinking and problem solving that takes place throughout the organization.
We believe that People (both individually and collectively) are the core to our company’s personality, our ability to be leaders in our industry and our personal feeling of belonging to something bigger - an organization we believe in and where we can do our best work.
We believe culture should embrace Innovation, Accountability, Trust, Inclusion, Pride, and Safety.
