Associate Engineer

**Your Career Begins at Timken**
If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

**Purpose and Scope**

Provide manufacturing process expertise to the plant that focuses on developing and/or modifying plant production processes, production equipment, tooling, gauging, and in-process product designs for the purposes of maximizing production capacity, minimizing manufacturing costs, improving customer delivery, improving product quality, and/or eliminating safety concerns. Support continuous improvement projects throughout the manufacturing process and procure the methods and technologies practical for the operation. This position will assist the plant in all areas of manufacturing requiring close contact and coordination with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

**Responsibilities**

Process and Equipment Design
- Use broad knowledge of manufacturing processes, production equipment, and functionality to recommend and oversee process changes and improvements.
- Demonstrated expertise in two or more complex manufacturing processes.
- Support efforts in the install of and the upgrades to, the latest, most value-added equipment, controls, and technology.
- Perform and direct standard statistical analysis of manufacturing processes (e.g.: capability studies) and equipment performance (e.g.: mean time between failures) to determine potential areas of problems and improvements.
- Define, identify, design, implement and document modifications to manufacturing processes and the associated production equipment which maximize production capacity, minimize manufacturing costs, improve product quality and eliminate safety concerns.

Process Improvements
- Perform and direct standard statistical analysis of process items (e.g.: tool life averages, abrasives usage, machine attainment, scrap, customer complaints, etc.) to determine areas for improvement and cost savings.
- Utilize manufacturing knowledge and expertise to help make decisions concerning operative staffing, process flow, and process layout.

Manufacturing and General Plant Support
- Provide general process support to the plant as required. Areas of support could include, but not limited to, fluid systems, equipment and line layouts, abrasives usage and tooling.
- Provide general administrative support to the Engineering and Facilities Manager. Areas of support could include, but not limited to, quality control, cost analysis, business planning, and capital budgeting.
- Interface with internal customers concerning product quality, delivery and service. Assist manufacturing associates in team problem solving and elimination of customer complaints and processing issues.

Operation and Maintenance Support
- Assist the Maintenance Department in developing Preventive Maintenance (PM) procedures and programs.
- Assist Operation and Maintenance associates in diagnosing equipment failures and corrective actions.

**Technical/Functional Skills**
- Strong technical and analytical skills demonstrated through project work resulting in significant process, quality, and cost improvements.
- Ability to compile, analyze and interpret data to drive improvement and identify good practices.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Self-starter, detail-oriented, organized, able to manage multiple projects.
- Ability to demonstrate agility and adaptability to support various manufacturing areas.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability/willingness to deliver training to individuals and groups.
- Additional computer skills preferred for 2D and 3D CAD software (SolidEdge/AutoCAD).
- Intermediate English: Written and Verbal skills required to interact with various Corporate resources.

**Education / Experience**
- Preferred - Bachelor Degree in Engineer with 1+ years’ experience in Manufacturing enviroment.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.