Are you looking for a dynamic, hands-on learning experience in the field of manufacturing engineering? Join Ohio Gratings as a Manufacturing Engineer Co-op and immerse yourself in a stimulating environment where you'll contribute to real-world projects and process improvements. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to grow your skills in a new product development setting with a focus on process development, documentation, and innovation.
As a faith-based organization rooted in biblical principles, we strive to reflect these values in our work, relationships, and decision-making. We expect all associates to learn, embrace, and actively model our core values through their actions, choices, and collaboration with others. This commitment is essential to sustaining our culture and achieving shared success.
What You'll Gain:
- Real-World Experience: Dive into exciting projects, participate in team meetings, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Professional Growth: Develop your engineering skills while working on the mechanical design of fixtures and tools, and support new product development.
- Collaborative Environment: Work closely with a dedicated team, interact with various departments, and gain insights into different facets of the manufacturing process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Innovate and Design: Manage the mechanical design of manufacturing fixtures and tools from concept to implementation using our Process Improvement Team Request system.
- Support and Improve: Assist project improvement teams with engineering support and help refine Ohio Gratings' manufacturing processes.
- Document and Revise: Maintain and update manufacturing and tooling prints, document manufacturing processes, and recommend improvements.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure product quality by initiating corrective actions and researching new equipment and process technologies.
- Collaborate: Work with operations and support personnel, provide input on cost and lead time balance, and contribute to design reviews.
- Implement Lean Practices: Design and implement lean process plans for new products, and recommend methods to enhance quality and reduce costs.
- Contribute to Documentation: Generate assembly instructions and support manufacturing capabilities expansion.
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Available to work full-time (40-hour weeks) for the Co-op Term.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Detail-oriented with a passion for learning and process improvement.
Why Ohio Gratings?
At Ohio Gratings, we value our co-op students and provide them with meaningful, hands-on experiences that will enhance their career development. Join us and be part of a forward-thinking team that supports innovation and continuous improvement.
