Mfg Engineering Tech at Amsted Rail in Greenville, South Carolina

Job Description:

Amsted Rail has an immediate opening for a Manufacturing Engineering Technician at its Greenville, SC facility!

Amsted Rail is the world’s leading provider of fully integrated bogie systems for the heavy haul freight market, with facilities spanning 40 locations across 10 countries and 6 continents. Through their state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, Amsted Rail is redefining industry standards for innovation and technology, providing customers worldwide with unmatched performance and reliability for the long haul. 

This position assists the Manufacturing Engineering team with design, development, testing and implementation of new manufacturing technology and processes. The technician is responsible for supporting, troubleshooting, resolving, and preventing production issues that affect Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost within internal processes. 

Main responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned, per business needs):

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  Safety: Exhibit safe work habits in all manufacturing processes, following training. Identify safety risks in manufacturing processes and develop preventative actions, with oversight.


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  Process Maintenance: Provide support and basic trouble shooting for current operations, with oversight. Ensure that assigned manufacturing processes meet the design specifications, in a repeatable and controlled manner.


• Collaborate with the Production teams in assigned areas to ensure team members have the proper tools, equipment and fixtures to perform their jobs in a manner that supports good ergonomics.


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  Analysis: Use Excel and/or Minitab to organize and analyze large data sets for specifically assigned goals. Analysis may require application of Lean SixSigma tools to verify problems and solutions.


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  Maintainability: Assist in maintenance plan development, with oversight. Recommend Preventive Maintenance (PM) actions to mitigate failures and ensure safety of equipment. Hands-on participation in scheduled maintenance activities for capital equipment, with oversight.


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  Value Stream Mapping: Collaborate to understand product value streams, supporting Lean manufacturing scope. Assist in design of process layouts to improve material flow and material presentation.


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  Continuous Improvement: Assist in implementation of new manufacturing processes and technology. Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas, with oversight. Participate in lean improvement activities as assigned (5S Blitz, Kaizen, etc).

• Engineering degree or currently pursuing an Engineering degree (mechanical, industrial or manufacturing). 
  Alternatively, the employee may have a combination of 10+ years of manufacturing experience and an approved plan to seek a degree in an engineering discipline.
  
  


• Position requires an associate degree in an engineering discipline or a more advanced technical degree.


• Completed more than 50% of academic classwork toward engineering degree (mechanical, industrial or manufacturing), including proficiency in drafting/modeling.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask throughout the day.


• Strong communication skills in English.


• Proficiency in Microsoft software such as Excel and Word.


• Proficiency in 3D modeling software, preferably SolidWorks.

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company!  As an Amsted Rail employee, you are an owner.  Our commitment to employee’s professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success; for employee’s personal fulfillment, we invest in everyone’s growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs. 

Amsted Rail is an industry leader that can offer more than a chance to succeed. Through our competitive wages, outstanding benefits, and internal development and advancement opportunities, you will have the chance to create a career of which you can be proud, whether inside Amsted Rail or within one of our other five businesses within Amsted Industries. 

Benefits include being an employee-owner participating in our ESOP program and benefiting from an additional full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) matching.

Visit our website at www.amstedrail.com. You will be impressed!

Please apply at www.amstedrail.com/careers.

Amsted Rail’s commitment to Affirmative Action:

Amsted Rail is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

To review our EEO Policies or to request assistance please go to www.amstedrail.com/careers/ and select EEO Compliance/Statements.  To learn more about us, please visit us online at www.amstedrail.com.