Manufacturing Engineer

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

This role is a supporting function of the Holland Assembly Operations group.The primary scope of the role includes both daily production support and assembly process continuous improvement.

General Responsibilities:

• Creation & maintenance of operator work instructions in Visual Factory Software
• Create & implement standard work to drive consistency in processes
• Evaluate and improve manufacturing productivity utilizing time studies & creating playbooks to yield well-balanced work cells
• Ability to lead Continuous Improvement Events (Kaizens)
• Daily operations support - production floor presence with drive to "remove operator struggles"
• Ability to generate and maintain PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) - assigning quality risk levels to each step in a process
• Work cross-functionally to support quality system improvements, i.e. best build practices & error proofing
• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods by analyzing and planning work force utilization, space requirements and workflow
• Collaborate with management, engineers and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other items to facilitate effective production processes
• Coordinate implementation of product design changes into production
• Collaborate with planning and design staff regarding product design and necessary tooling for efficient production and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency using AutoCAD
• Confer with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of manufacturing equipment
• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions
• Analyze manufacturing capacity to support production requirements
• Partners with maintenance, designers, and external vendors to design and build tooling and fixtures needed to support manufacturing

Required Experience and Education:

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Basic CAD capability
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Mechanical aptitude with hands on capability
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering OR related field
• Entry - 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing and 8 wastes
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, with emphasis on MS Excel
• Demonstrated knowledge and competence in high mix assembly operation preferred
• SAP experience preferred
  
  

Required Interpersonal & Behavior Skills:

• Ability to problem-solve
• Ability to concentrate on tasks, make decisions and work calmly and effectively in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment
• Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation
• Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information
• Consistent attendance either onsite or remotely as needed by the business
• Ability to take direction and accept supervision
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and prioritize work, be detail-oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in varied situations

Required Physical Demands:

• Mustregularly lift and/or moved up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move40 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Regularly required tostand, use hands to grip, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to walk, talk and hear

Environmental Exposures:

• Occasionally works in outside weather conditions to test products or walk between buildings. Noise level has potential of exceeding 85 dba. Hearing protection is provided

Safety Requirements:

• Must be able to wear safety glasses, steel toed shoes and hearing protection

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $77,200 - 115,800 Annualized

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Tennant Co. reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualifications of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Total Compensation = Base Salary + Benefits

Benefits = A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, disability, life insurance, paid time off, and voluntary benefits!

Begin your journey with us. Let's reinvent how the world cleans.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, military service, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information (including family medical history), marital status, gender identity or expression, parental status, political or any other non-merit based factors protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.