MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SCORECARD

FUNCTION: 

Manufacturing engineers support and take technical ownership of one or more production areas (CNC Machining, Fabrication & Welding, Powdercoat, Anodizing, Assembly, Wire Harnesses). Technical ownership is demonstrated foremost by designing and improving processes to facilitate growth but can only be sustained by building relationships with production team members. Successful manufacturing engineers at Protomet are curious and relentless problem solvers with an entrepreneurial mindset who spend the majority of the workday on the manufacturing floor, not at a desk.

OUTCOMES:

• Find one 2 second improvement (fix what bugs you) every day and share with the rest of the engineering team via photo or video.
• Own the production handoff phase of new projects.
• Identify, purchase and implement one significant piece of technology or equipment per year
• Advocate for manufacturability during the design, prototype, and production handoff phases of new projects. Document any issues or improvements in writing and send to the design team within 3 days of each pre-production build
• Plan and implement 6+ improvement or process design projects per year that each require 40+ hours of work
• Film operations in all cells or lines in your production area, analyze for improvements and rank each by payoff within the first 6 months on the job
• Implement top 50% of improvements in each cell/line in the first 12 months
• Follow through on >90% of justified requests and small projects that can be completed in less than an hour after only being asked one time
• Diagnose quality issues and design processes to prevent repeat occurrences
• Ensure work instructions (video or text) are in place for new projects
• Respond to all communication from external customers within 4 work hours
• Visit customers’ facilities or host them for a tour (with approval) at least 4 times a year
• Research, book and attend two industry Expos, Conferences or Training Opportunities every year.