Manufacturing Engineer I

Description:

MAJOR PURPOSE:
Plans, coordinates, and performs manufacturing engineering work for a project
or process. Operates in a team environment within either the enterprise
product delivery process or the enterprise order fullment process. At this
level, projects are of limited scope and responsibility; work plans and
decisions are made within established guidelines and may be reviewed by
supervisors and/or managers. May assign coordinate and review portions of the
work for support personnel and contractors.

MAJOR DUTIES: Description of the major duties performed in this job.

* Provides support and basic trouble shooting for current operations.
Investigates, gathers and analyze data for specifically assigned, recurring
tasks.

* Establishes routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, methods
documentation, quality plans and labor standards for revisions to current
operations and/or new parts or programs of limited scope.

* Identifies and implements cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic
improvement ideas of limited scope.

* Works with electronic tools to perform engineering functions.

* Develops and implements plans of limited scope to support lean
manufacturing through the Deere Production System. Designs operations
layouts to improve material flow and material presentation.

* Participates in team studies related to capacity, energy, productivity and
efficiency.

* Implements new manufacturing processes and technology.

* Modifies existing performance pay plans; assists in development of baseline
data for new wage performance pay plans.