Job description:

Job Summary

We have an exciting opening for a Lead Engineer / Designer who will not only lead our Engineering Department but will also be very hands-on in the design / drafting process.

Essential Functions:

- Create manufacturing drawings based off customer specs using Auto CAD and Inventor software.

- Will lead a team of design engineers who also create technical drawings for manufacturing of our rubber and polyurethane components.

- Checks manufacturing drawings for accuracy and supplies feedback to engineering staff

- Provides insight to engineering team on real-world use and application of our products.

- Delegates various engineering related tasks to the engineering team to create a fully rounded training experience.

- Fields customer requests and questions on the application of our products in the field.

- Creates custom proposal drawings in CAD for customers to visualize what our parts will look like and fit into their equipment.

- Travels with direct sales and distributors on an as needed basis to gather technical information for design purposes and for troubleshooting applications on customer sites.

- Reviews all orders as they come in to ensure all the technical information is accurate prior to going into design or manufacturing.

- Identifies existing parts already in our ERP system that can be used on new orders to reduce the redundancy of designing the same part multiple times.

- Make recommendations to internal staff and outside customers on the best products to use in various applications.

- Drives research and development within the engineering group to create new products and / processes.

- Help trainees become acclimated to the company culture, processes, and procedures.

- Works in parallel with the production team to ensure our designs are creating the most cost-effective components by reducing production times and requirements for new tooling.

- Will oversee high priority and / or large-scale projects to ensure we meet our KPI’s and on time deliveries.

- Provides weekly updates to the production staff on the status of various orders currently in engineering and estimated completion dates.

Education (Preferred)

-Bachelors or graduates’ degree in business, computer science, engineering or equivalent experience in a manufacturing setting with an understanding of manufacturing processes and process improvement.

-Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and ERP software (JobBoss -preferred)

-Demonstrated critical thinking and cross-functional team collaboration and development.

Expected Hours of Work: Full time 1st Shift, Monday - Friday with occasional travel as required and occasional overnight stays as needed.

$10,000.00 Sign on Bonus after 1 year of Service

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Milltown, WI 54858 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Milltown, WI 54858: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: In person