POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:                          Mfg. Engineer

REPORTS TO:                    Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Manager

DIRECT REPORTS:           N/A

PEERS:                                 Manufacturing Engineers, Design Engineers, other engineering

RELATIONSHIPS:              Customer Service, Applications Engineers, Design Engineering, Machine Shops, Sales Managers, Shift Supervisors, Operators and Management

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Dynapar Mfg. Engineer will actively support the Gurnee manufacturing facility through new, improved manufacturing or expanded manufacturing methods, cost savings ideas, Quality improvements, and implementation of the Danaher Business System tools. 

BUSINESS BACKGROUND:

Recognized as one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Companies (and #1 in its category, Precision Equipment), The Danaher Corporation is a $14 billion publicly-traded company (NYSE: DHR) that designs, manufactures, and markets industrial and consumer products.  The company focuses on the advantages of strong brand names, proprietary technology, and leading market positions.

The Company has grown faster than our competitors and we plan to keep exceeding industry growth rates through share gains, aggressive new product development, international expansion, and acquisitions.

Danaher obtains competitive advantage through excellence across multiple disciplines including; general management, manufacturing, marketing, finance, human resources and business development.  Their significant investment in leadership identification and development is preplanned, long term, and approved and funded at the Executive Board level.  In summary, Danaher seeks senior executives who are leaders, strategic, creative, highly intelligent, courageous, and great developers of managers.

Danaher associates, located in 30 countries around the world, are active participants in the powerful management process called the Danaher Business System (DBS). This cohesive and pervasive philosophy begins with outstanding people and superior market-driven and customer-driven plans. The Danaher Business System provides the tools and methodology to continuously advance quality, delivery, customer service, and reduce cost.

The Danaher Sensors and Controls Group manufactures and markets products that sense, measure and control temperature, position, quantity, time, level and flow in the Process Automation and Factory Automation Markets. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Trouble shoot existing manufacturing processes, fixtures, tooling or equipment.
• Design, build or procure improved fixtures, tooling or equipment.
• Work with manufacturing associates to promote and implement continuous improvement programs.
• Develop data and information for the justification of new or replacement equipment and the subsequent preparation of capital expenditure requests.
• Develop detailed analysis and effective recommendations for improvement of assembly processes with respect to Quality, Delivery and Cost improvements for assigned cells within the Value Stream.
• Develop and implement standardized work practices on the manufacturing floor.

 FIRST SIX MONTHS DELIVERABLES:

• Complete Danaher immersion process.
• Show impact on PPM results in mfg. cells that are assigned.
• Implement three new cost savings ideas for the plant.
• Help support new product launch action items for the plant.

CAREER PROGRESSIONS / PROMOTABLE TO:

Career path opportunities include larger/more complex Engineering or Quality Manager positions.  Future positions could be in the Sensors and Controls Group or elsewhere in Danaher.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: