Manufacturing Engineer

Dover Precision Components is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer for our Inpro/Seal business. We are a world leader in the design and manufacture of  permanent bearing protection and complete shaft sealing solutions for a variety of rotating equipment across multiple industries. 

We offer competitive pay and benefits, and the ability to be a key contributor at our ISO certified manufacturing facility located in Rock Island, Illinois.  This is a bonus- eligible, salaried role with paid overtime!  

WHAT YOU’LL DO

In this role, you will direct a wide variety of manufacturing engineering activities to develop and improve standards for industrial processes, materials, and products to ensure all customer requirements are met in a cost- efficient manner. Including:

• Project Management - Design, lead, and implement process improvement projects in a team setting.
• Research new machinery or technology to advance improvements with production.
• Tooling research, quoting, planning location in turret and tool block holders for new machinery.
• Confer with other manufacturing engineers to share knowledge and corrective actions to enhance/improve overall company quality and profitability.
• Operate computer aided design equipment to design and develop tooling and fixtures (SolidWorks).
• Advise production supervisors of engineering or manufacturing concerns.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering Manager to assure compliance with company standards.
• Implement quality standard setup processes, eliminate need for special tooling, utilize existing machine technology where feasible, and conduct pre-launch review of all new jobs. 
• Eliminate safety hazards through sound manufacturing engineering practices.
• Support R&D by offering design changes, including tooling research, and process development. Program product lines to include the use of live tooling, as needed, using CAD software.
• Make core changes to the speeds, feeds and tool paths of established programming to improve productivity. Review tool path data to identify optimization opportunities and make changes.
• Introduce live tooling to cells to enhance lead-time and reduce wait time in the plant.
• Reprogram/Level load work to operate on an advanced 5 axis machine, decreasing Lead-Time and improving on time delivery – could require up to 2-5 new programs to be written.
• Reprogram machines to be ran on a new more efficient Doosan CNC. 
• Recognize the needs of moving manual operations to more efficient VMC or CNC operations.
• Update programming to improve tooling or research tooling to improve programs.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or equivalent work experience (5+ years’) in manufacturing engineering roles.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, and process improvement recommendations and implementations.

• Mechanical troubleshooting skills and experience.
• Strong communication skills and ability to proactively manage cross-functional relationships.
• Demonstrated strong sense of urgency and ability to work in a changing and fast-paced environment.
• Strong technical skills such as CNC machining and CAD/CAM technologies and tools.  

DOVER PRECISION COMPONENTS

Dover Precision Components ‘DPC’ (‘the Company’) is part of Dover Corporation’s (‘the Parent Company’) Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.

WE DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS​

Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative Customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.

BUILDING POTENTIAL. SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE. BOOSTING FUTURES.

We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are.

Work Arrangement : Onsite

Pay Range: $85,789 - $93,525 annually

Bonus Eligible: This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan.

We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position.  Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

Benefits: Our total rewards package for eligible team members also includes: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; medical, dental and vision insurance; wellness programs; health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts; company paid short-term disability and long-term disability; company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental employee and dependent life insurance; optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance; adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance; commuter benefits; parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence; paid time off, including 11 paid holidays per calendar year, 15 paid vacation days beginning at 120 hours annually, 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws; tuition assistance, wellness reimbursement; business travel services; employee discounts; and an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services. Eligibility for benefits is governed by applicable plan documents and policies.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact hr@doverprecision.comfor assistance with an accommodation. Kindly specify Job Requisition Number / Job Title and Location in response.

This position may be located in: Rock Island

Sub Division : Inpro/Seal LLC

Job Requisition ID : 60771

Job Function : Operations and Manufacturing

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