Product Engineer

Role details

AWT is a leading manufacturer of custom labels, flexible packaging, and precision converting solutions servicing Healthcare, Consumer Brand, and Technology clients worldwide. AWT employs nearly 650 associates and operates facilities in Minneapolis, MN (Headquarters), South Elgin, IL, Hauppauge, NY, Grand Blanc, MI, Anaheim, CA, Ottawa and Toronto, Canada, Winston-Salem and Garner, NC. AWT is the trusted partner for leading brands, delivering comprehensive, innovative, and sustainable solutions with exceptional quality, expertise, and responsiveness. More information about AWT can be found at

www.awtlabelpack.com

AWT offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, FSA, 401k with match, holidays and paid time off.

AWT is searchign for a Produt Engineer in our Grand Blanc, Michigan location

Required Job Duties

Sales / Customer Support

• Technical resource for customer facing interactions
• Accurate product costing (estimating) and meeting quote TAT goals
• Participate with Sales team in customer interactions, support customer PTR’s and trouble-shooting as needed
• Identify and propose customer cost savings and new product opportunities
• Develop and submit supplier initiated change requests “SCR”. Manage change control process until SCR is approved and reassigned to the mfg. engineer
• Fulfill sample production and PTR requests from sales to support growth efforts

Technical / R & D Resource

• Technical reviews for application related topics e.g., understanding specifications, customer requirements, material recommendations, construction methods
• Product launch and production support e.g.; Part setup and standards, BOM/MOM,
• PTR support, tooling and plates, re-tools, work instructions, troubleshooting.
• Develop internal costs savings ideas from: Equipment, new materials, new construction or design, new technological drivers, industry benchmarks
• Propose product improvement opportunities while maintaining or increasing performance (e.g., adhesive, lacquers, ink technology)

Growth Support

• Maintain status tracking for key customer SCR initiatives
• Key customer interface for technical issues including on site visits to the customer
• Provide cost estimates for quote opportunities and contract extensions
• Evaluate and support implementation of new production equipment
• New product development/application, hardware and systems

Process Leadership

• Process lead for selected Engineering team processes with responsibility for process execution, process improvements and metrics reporting

Responsibilities

• Oversee or execute engineering standard work through product lifecycle: product costing (estimating), launch, re-launch, standard setting, VAVE, SCR/ECR processing, quality issue resolution, scrap reduction, department 5S, quality system LPAs.
• Technical support: Serve as a key technical resource internally and externally. Major areas of support include material recommendation, product design, costing, product usage, production troubleshooting, customer issue resolution. Interact with customers when necessary. On-site technical support at the customer when needed.
• Product or Process R&D projects: Typical projects include raw material investigation and qualification, cost savings initiatives, in-sourcing, new product development, product line optimization, process improvement, CAPEX evaluation/implementation. Support or lead assigned projects.

Key Competencies, Knowledge and Skills

• Expert in label and die cut materials, manufacturing and end use applications
• Understanding, interpreting and developing technical specifications
• Strong, autonomous and resourceful problem solver that is resourceful in leveraging internal and external knowledge sources
• Strong data-driven analytical skills
• Learning and use of IT software for analytics and engineering: Spreadsheets, Databases, CAD, Statistics.
• STEM degree related to Company’s products and/or manufacturing
• Achieving goals and objectives in a timely manner
• Organized, efficiently and effectively utilizes resources
• Ability to maintain and balance multiple priorities with flexibility to adapt to change
• Project management training and exhibited skills
• Attention to detail and end-product accuracy
• Exhibits passion, motivation and ambition
• Self-motivated with high energy with a strong sense of urgency and customer focus
• Collaborative team player and able to provide independent opinion to improve solutions and create new options for consideration
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Other requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Five or more years of engineering experience in related product environment