Company Description
Whether you're just beginning your career or have years of experience—you've come to the right place! Working at Alto-Shaam means you’re a part of a passionate team working together towards one goal.
Since 1955, Alto-Shaam has pioneered industry-leading commercial foodservice equipment that anticipates and responds to our customers' needs. Our solutions help foodservice businesses like Sendik’s Food Market and Saz’s Hospitality Group enhance their menus while providing a greater return on their investment.
Our world-class products are made in a world-class facility. Alto-Shaam’s headquarters and manufacturing space is dynamic, clean and safe for all.
As a family company, we also take care of our people by providing market-leading benefits:
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Earn an annual bonus on your gross income, which has averaged 15% over the past five years
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Low to NO COST premiums for full coverage healthcare with wellness participation
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11 paid holidays and generous earned PTO
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Advancement opportunities to grow through our career ladders program
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Tuition assistance to pursue a degree or certification
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Fitness reimbursement for gym memberships, classes, or training sessions
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Biannual performance reviews with yearly merit increases
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Annual free lunch with the company president to celebrate your work anniversary
Job Description
The ideal candidate for a Manufacturing Engineer would be able to do the following:
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Evaluate and recommend digital transformation tools and technologies (data plateforms, visualization tools, IloT/sensor connectivity) needed to expand the virtual shop floor capability including visual dashboards and insight reports covering Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQSC) metrics
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Performs research, design, and continual development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods and workmanship standards with data on cycle/takt- time and labor standards.
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Designs, develops, and tests various tools, fixtures, and equipment recommended for manufacturing methods.
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Creates and maintains detailed work instructions to ensure standardized manufacturing processes.
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Identifies root cause and leads corrective action execution to improve quality and reduce scrap.
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Improves manufacturing efficiencies by championing continuous improvement projects and initiatives with a Lean Manufacturing mindset using a Kaizen approach, Gemba, and 6S practices.
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Collaborates with Management, Engineering, Quality, Production Control, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, capacities, and production schedules to facilitate efficient processing.
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Provides technical support to operations and provides relevant feedback to the Design team with a continuous improvement and Design for Manufacturability focus.
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Continually supports continuous improvement initiatives and established lean manufacturing systems.
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Provides training to production employees on procedures and workmanship standards.
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Understands and leads initiatives to instill safety and regulatory/standards compliance.
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Responsible for ensuring quality, minimizing total cost of ownership, sustaining production, and mitigating financial risk
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Total Cost of Ownership – As assigned, focus on product cost reduction activities in support of and defined by yearly cost metrics and targets.
Qualifications
For a candidate to be successful as a Manufacturing Engineer they must have:
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A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering discipline. Preferred 3-5 years of engineering experience in the sheet metal fabrication industry.
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Demonstrated mechanical/electrical skills and working knowledge of industrial engineering tools.
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Proficiency in reading engineering drawings, tolerances, schematics, BOMs, routings, and engineering tools.
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Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar and MS-Office (Word/Excel)
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Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and systematic problem solving.
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Understanding of Lean concepts and use of Lean tools
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Strong initative and high energy with excellent communication and time management skills.
Additional Information
We are looking for team-members that exemplify and live our High FIVE values:
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High Quality: Are you detailed-oriented and ensure the accuracy of your work?
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Family: Do you exceed expectations by being attentive and going above and beyond?
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Improve: Are you passionate about finding solutions to streamline and enhance the way you and your peers work?
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Voice: Are you a positive person who wants to make an impact on others?
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Empower: Are you a go-getter who takes initiative and pride in your work?
If you share our values, we want you to be a part of our Alto-Shaam family!
