**POSITION DESCRIPTION** **JOB TITLE: Manufacturing Engineer** **REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager** **FLSA: Exempt** **RELATIONSHIPS: Other Manufacturing Engineers, Sustainment Engineers, Quality Engineers, Design Engineers, Team Leaders, Quality, FBSL, Buyer/Planners, any other internal departments as required, Suppliers, Customers** **LOCATION: Elizabethtown** **POSITION SUMMARY:** Manufacturing Engineers own and drive the efficiency and uptime of Elizabethtown manufacturing processes. They closely collaborate with other members of the Elizabethtown operations and engineering teams to identify, prioritize and execute actions and countermeasures. They support product development projects through collaborating with global R&D to develop optimal manufacturing processes for new products. They increase and constantly update the technical capability of the Elizabethtown operations team, and drive automation and digitalization in Elizabethtown manufacturing. **RESPONSIBILITIES:** 1. Ownership of efficiency and uptime of manufacturing processes in assigned area of responsibility 2. Responsibility for achievement of internal quality and productivity targets 3. Indirect leadership of relevant resources 4. Monitoring and analysis of all production cells and their processes, using all available data sources, to identify issues and improvement opportunities within assigned area of responsibility 5. Close collaboration with the Elizabethtown operations team to identify priorities in terms of quality and efficiency optimization 6. Based on (d) and (e) above, defining actions to optimize, and owning their implementation; collaboration with other departments where necessary to achieve this 7. Close collaboration with the Elizabethtown Operations and Industrial Engineering teams to optimize equipment uptime through leading/facilitating competent maintenance and repair, and providing level 2 support 8. Driving problem solving process when quality issues arise, defining and implementing countermeasures 9. Support the introduction of new products, especially where new processes and/or equipment are required 10. Responsibility for implementation and sustainment of predictive maintenance plans 11. Responsibility to ensure and enforce documentation of all process changes 12. Responsibility to ensure training and creation of training documentation for manufacturing employees 13. Support visualization and 5S in all cells 14. Collaboration with engineering teams to identify project priorities in terms of new product development and VAVE 15. Contribution to industrial engineering projects, including work orders, product requirement specifications, operations resource management, relevant project planning and on-time delivery 16. Research for available technologies and best practices to ensure team capabilities and technologies used are up to date with latest possibilities (with particular focus to IIOT-related opportunities) 17. Responsibility for compliance of cell equipment with occupational health and safety standards, and optimization of equipment for lowest-possible safety risks 18. Drive continuous improvement through application and teaching of the Fortive Business System 19. Any other tasks considered necessary or appropriate by the direct supervisor **QUALIFICATIONS** + 4-year engineering degree from an accredited university + Lean experience preferred + Experience working in multi-discipline team framework with formal project planning. + Solid modeling experience creating parts/fixtures in 3D **SPECIAL SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS/REQUISITES :** + US Citizenship + Solidworks or other relevant 3D CAD experience + Ability to work in team framework. + Experience in a manufacturing environment. **Fortive Corporation Overview** Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions. We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions. We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. Fortive: For you, for us, for growth. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.