Manufacturing Engineer

Pretred is a globally recognized, industry leading, sustainability products manufacturing company looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team onsite in Aurora, CO. We value our team members like family and truly believe in a sustainable future.

Role Highlights:

• New manufacturing facility located in Aurora, CO (relocation available for qualified candidates)
  
• Competitive Salary, Stock Options, Medical / Dental Benefits, PTO, and much more
  
• Outstanding Career Opportunity to Join an established Start-Up Manufacturer, bringing first-ofits-kind products into existence

• Responsible for developing requirements for new capital equipment and tooling
• Drive and implement safety and OSHA standards throughout the facility
• Creating RFQ’s, working with vendors, and coordinating with Operations for installation of capital equipment
• Coordinate with automation vendors on new and existing projects
• Base level troubleshooting of automation systems, PLC’s, and electronics
• Responsible for production process development, ergonomic workstation design, work cell layout, and balancing labor at stations.
• Provide mechanical engineering expertise to lead design and development of new tooling and fixtures to aid production
• Create 3D models, and 2D engineering drawings, in SolidWorks
• Coordinate with the Engineering Team, and external fabricators and vendors to manufacture custom tooling and equipment
• Work with Operations to plan new facilities and floor layouts
• Support Quality systems, and drive root cause for non-conformance into actionable production improvements
• Identify issues in the production floor based on worker feedback, and independent assessment.
  Develop these findings into actionable solutions.
• Responsible for problem solving and resolution of issues as directed or required. Supports Team during crisis management
• Drive lean concepts (5S, Kanban, TPM etc.) throughout the organization
• Implement process improvements, including automation, to improve overall efficiencies

Role Reporting:

•  The Manufacturing Engineering role will be reporting to the Director of Engineering

Required Experience:

• 7-10 Years Experience
• Bachelor's Degree in related fields of Engineering or Manufacturing
• Understanding of how to design for an environment with large equipment and tooling
• Have created workflows and SOP’s for manufacturing environments
• Experience leading the Design, Fabrication, and Installation of new tools, fixtures and equipment
• Strong Knowledge of Industrial Safety Standards and requirements
• Experience working with automation equipment, troubleshooting PLC’s
• Skilled problem-solver
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Advanced skills in SolidWorks, and proficiency with Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic startup
• Great attitude and team player!

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience working with crumb rubber, or tire processing
• Experience with compression molding manufacturing or concrete batch plants
• Solidworks PDM

Compensation:

• Pay scale varies on experience ($90k - $115k)
• Stock options
• Medical/Dental
• PTO

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