Leedy Manufacturing is seeking an entry-level Manufacturing/Quality Engineer with a four-year engineering degree. This is a hands-on position for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with people, and being involved in the manufacturing process.
Approximately 60% of your time will be spent on the manufacturing floor and 40% in the office. You'll work directly with production employees, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and the parts we produce. This position includes hands-on metrology and dimensional inspection. The ME/QE is responsible for performing their own inspections using various measurement devices.
You'll work closely with our quality manager, a Ferris State University graduate with more than 30 years of manufacturing experience who is passionate about engineering and enjoys mentoring engineers who are excited to learn, solve problems, and grow their careers.
Don’t let our website fool you we are a leader in our industry. We'd much rather have you visit our facility, meet the team, and see what we do firsthand. The company has been around for 80 years.
The essential duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability
· Using a common sense approach to solving issues by assessing risk
· Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills
· Comfortable working on the manufacturing floor and interacting with employees at all levels
· Must have metrology experience
· Understanding of statistics, as applied in manufacturing
· Organized, detail oriented, and self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership
· Support and improve the quality management system
· Create and maintain control plans, inspection check sheets, work instructions, and other essential production documentation
· Perform dimensional inspections using the vast amount of in house measurement equipment
· Select appropriate inspection methods and verify conformance to part drawings, specifications and customer requirements
· Support production by troubleshooting quality and manufacturing issues on the plant floor
· Work directly with suppliers on quality concerns, corrective actions, and supplier part rejections
· Investigate customer quality/warranty issues and implement corrective actions
· Create production documentation for new product launches
· Review and update necessary documents for revision changes to drawings and specifications
· Identify opportunities to improve quality and manufacturing processes
Manufacturing Experience
Experience or heavy understanding with any of the following processes is a plus:
· Laser cutting
· Punch presses
· Roll forming
· Press brakes
· Welding
· Machining (turning, milling, gear cutting, grinding, etc.)
· Assembly
· Part processing (heat treat, powder coating, plating, etc.)
· Coil and sheet steel processing
· Electric motors and motor components
Traits
· Strong mechanical curiosity—you enjoy understanding how things work and aren't afraid to take things apart to learn how they work.
· Hands-on by nature. Whether it's working on your own vehicle, repairing equipment, fabricating projects, or building things in your free time, you love the thrill and satisfaction of creating things.
· Positive, approachable, and comfortable building strong working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, customers, and coworkers.
· Takes ownership of projects, works independently, and follows tasks through to completion.
· You think differently, you’re passionate, analytical, detail oriented, and driven to improve.
Qualifications
· Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Quality Engineering, or a related Engineering field is an absolute requirement.
· Recent graduates are encouraged to apply even if you don’t have the experience described in the advertisement.
· Manufacturing, internship, or co-op experience is a plus
· Coursework or experience in metrology, dimensional inspection, or quality engineering is preferred
· ERP experience is a plus
Job Type
Full-time
Schedule
· Monday-Friday
· 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Work Location
Currently located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with relocation to a new facility in nearby Wyoming, Michigan anticipated within the next year.
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a bachelors degree in engineering?
- What engineering degree do you have?
- Which college or university did you graduate from?
- What are your compensation requirements?
- Describe any manufacturing, internship, co-op, or engineering experience you have.
- What ERP system(s) have you used?
- Why are you interested in working at Leedy Manufacturing?
- Do you work on your own vehicle(s)? If yes, tell us about a repair or project you recently did. If not, tell us about another hands-on mechanical project you've completed.
- Excluding micrometers, height and bore gages have you used precision measuring equipment? If so, which types? What tolerance(s) were you working with?
Work Location: In person
