Great opportunity for a driven engineer looking to grow in the manufacturing environment – particularly our Wood Fabrication and upcoming Seating department! As a Manufacturing Engineer with Safco Products, you will be a change driver; leading process improvement initiatives that will yield major efficiencies and cost savings for the company. Full exposure to the entire business, working inter-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Safety, etc.

This full-time position reports directly to the Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Manager and is located at Safco Product’s manufacturing plant in Milford, Iowa.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifies opportunities and implements changes to improve products and reduce costs using knowledge of processes, tooling and production equipment, quality control standards, product design, materials and parts.
• Determine root causes of failures using detailed observation and statistical methods, recommend/implement changes in designs, tolerance, or processing methods.
• Provides technical expertise or support related to manufacturing in our Wood departments.
• Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
• Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials or processes.
• Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
• Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
• Communicate manufacturing capabilities or other information to facilitate production processes.
• Develop / revise documentation (eg: work instructions & BOMs) for new and existing products.
• Other duties, as assigned.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering and/or related field
• Must have 5-10 years of related experience working in manufacturing.
• Strong experience with AutoCAD, Solid Works required.
• Ability to read and understand blue prints (drawings).
• Experience in gathering and implementing labor standards.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Must be able to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Must be able to efficiently organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exhibit high attention to detail and exercise sound judgment in decisions.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Prior work experience in Wood Fabrication or Sewing/Upholstery.
• Prior work experience with JDE/Oracle in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjust focus
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY:

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota, Liberty Diversified International (LDI) is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products.

Since 1918, our values – Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence – have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior solutions and service for our customers. The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco.

Safco® offers an array of furniture solutions to create top-notch spaces everyone will be talking about. The team delivers a memorable experience because they truly care about how and where people work. To create work spaces that energize and inspire people, they use market knowledge and employee know-how to spread workspace product innovation. Safco® is committed to excellence in serving our customers for the long-term and building strong relationships.

As part of the Liberty Diversified International (LDI) family of companies, Safco's headquarters are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota with manufacturing and distribution centers in Iowa, Virginia, California and Georgia. The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco.

Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class