The Engineering Intern will be responsible for designing, creating, and continuously improving manufacturing processes with the operations group. This role will also support the manufacturing operation with technical expertise and guidance regarding technology, processes, equipment, and continuous improvement.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and recommend improvements in manufacturing methods via new processes and modifications, minimization of costs, and effective application of production capabilities.
• Implement process improvements through time studies, process mapping, value-stream mapping, spaghetti diagram and workload balancing with cross-functional team collaboration.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to analyze and plan workforce utilization, space requirements, material routing and handling methods, manufacturing processes and methods, machine and tool design applications, workflow and new technology and layout designs of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency, safety, and quality.
• Support planning of facility production with quantitative tools such as load tables or other analysis tools to determine equipment loads, line balance, man/machine requirements, and areas of improvement.
• Estimate production times, capacity requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions and meet completion dates and technical specifications.
• Develop proposals, evaluate new development programs, and recommend changes in parts specifications, manufacturing processes, and production methods and/or objectives to improve quality, productivity, manufacturability, and safety as required.
• Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
• Oversee transition of new product introductions from engineering to manufacturing including capacity analysis, process robustness, and process validations.
• Develop and maintain the manufacturing process work instructions and assembly tooling initiated by product design or method improvement changes.
• Specify new equipment and design required fixtures, jigs, and tooling needed to meet production and quality requirements.
• Research, organize, analyze, and maintain records of technical information from a variety of sources.

To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required; AutoCad Inventor a plus
• Knowledge and understanding of nesting software for material optimization preferred
• Ability to collaborate and facilitate cross functional teams to influence and manage change in a heavy manufacturing, multi-shift work environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and managerial skills
• Foster healthy relationship with shop floor team members with a “go and see” attitude toward shop floor issue support
• Champion “design for manufacturability” opportunities with Product Engineering
• Proficient with reading and understanding engineering drawing and schematics
• Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in manufacturing
• Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals
• Understanding and use of ERP System (Oracle a plus) regarding work routings, standards, costing, and scheduling

NOTE: This position is responsible for certain internal control responsibilities. These internal control responsibilities are verbally communicated to the incumbent and periodic feedback is provided as it relates to the performance of these internal control responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of injury in an office environment and occasionally a manufacturing shop plant environment. Duties include a typical office setting including extensive computer work, sitting, or standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Astec does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, a person’s veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or executive order.