Manufacturing Engineer College Co-Op

About the role

• Job Posting Title
• Manufacturing Engineer College Co-Op
• Legal Entity
• GKN Driveline North America Inc. (Delaware)

Job Description Summary

This position, through engineering projects, directly supports the entire production organization by leading set-up (change over) time reduction, continuous improvement efforts (Kaizen), capital project management, and cost reduction.

About the role

• Develop methods, tooling and techniques to continuously reduce the time and effort involved in setting-up, changing over and operations of manufacturing equipment.
• Modify manufacturing processes for safety improvement, quality improvement, cost reduction, or design changes.
• Achieve financial objectives by assisting in the preparation of the budget, scheduling expenditures, managing project budgets and initiating corrective actions.
• Manage capital projects, including: development of equipment specification, coordination of equipment runoffs, installation of equipment, and management of outside contractors.
• Updates and maintains equipment drawings for production and equipment, including layouts.
• Develop engineering solutions for repetitive equipment/process failures.
• Assist in identification of departmental training requirements and may provide the training for improvement of skill levels.
• Review, recommend and coordinate TPM, PM, Proactive Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance Programs to prevent equipment failures and maximize machinery uptime.
• Manage outside contractors involved in process/equipment improvement.
• Work closely with all levels of the organization to improve upon manufacturing machinery and process improvements.
• Lead Kaizen activities, and document results.
• Knows significant environmental aspects of the job and the related operational controls.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

Formal qualifications required

• Pursuing a B.S. Degree in Mechanical and/or Industrial Engineering, or related degree.
• Actively pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering full-time.
• Graduating preferably in 2027 or later.
• Interest in working in a manufacturing plant environment.
• Able to work a minimum of 25 hours a week.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Must AutoCAD/SolidWorks knowledge.
• Proficient in MS outlook, and excel Previous internship or Co-Op experience preferred.