Engineer II

Job Purpose

Coordinates, organizes, supervises, and directs all methods and engineering activities involved with manufacturing parts from routings through to shipping. Sustains production in a continuous improvement environment, including sustaining engineering, impact on process improvements, maintenance, and expansions. Responsible for keeping the shop running efficiently and for improving the efficiency and profitability of the production process.

Req ID

10889BR

Work Location Options

Patterson, GA

City

Patterson

State : Georgia

Company Description

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive cradle-to-grave railway solutions - whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet all their rail needs. Forging the bridge between ideas and success, our talented and innovative team members work together to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. As part of a vibrant, global network of business operations, each and every member of our team is important to our success. With headquarters in Albertville, Ala., more than 7,000 dedicated employees serve customers through a network of close to 150 locations around the world. For more information, visit www.progressrail.com and follow @Progress_Rail on Twitter and YouTube.

Key Job Elements

Duties and responsibilities (Note : duties / qualifications required will depend on assigned division)

• Establishes and coordinates required tooling activities or reviews and evaluates proposals for new manufacturing processes;
• Leads continuous improvement efforts through joint operations, engineering, and maintenance teams; develops long-range plans for improvements of processes and manufacturing activities;
• Provides electrical controls engineering and technical support to manufacturing operations;
• Assures maximum reliability of equipment, processes, and procedures;
• Participates in new development programs; drives employee ideas or continuous improvement projects to help streamline processes; tests and evaluates new material sources, manufacturing methods, or design changes to existing products to enhance plant productivity;
• Assists in developing training materials, work instructions, quality manuals, and other documentation to train employees on equipment and best practices;
• Investigates equipment and process failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and to make recommendations for improvement;
• Reviews predictive maintenance data and develops action plans; assists in maintaining equipment and managing / improving the spare parts program; improves shop floor productivity;
• Works with design engineering and quality assurance to develop procedures to ensure high quality parts meet customer expectations;
• Creates routings for parts that are release through design engineering to ensure smooth flow through the shop floor;
• Procures all required items (gauges, stands, tools, cabinets, hoists, etc.) for operations;
• Coordinates activities of sub-contractors and service sub-contractors and service reps;
• Maintains a high level of personal and professional knowledge of related technologies and manufacturing systems;
• Assists in expansion efforts relating to facility, products, and equipment;
• Performs additional job-related duties as assigned.

Essential and Physical Activities Functions

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of a Manufacturing Engineer.

Education / Training

Qualifications and Experience

Benefits

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability / Vets

Job Category

Engineering

PRS Facility Location

Patterson, GA Locomotive - 131

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