Job Description:

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries.   ITW, with approximately 18 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 8 major segments with businesses in 56 countries that employ approximately 51,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 10,000 active patents.

Division Description: 

ITW Deltar Fasteners serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners totaling approximately $200M in revenues. Units include:  Frankfort, IL;  Chippewa Falls, WI and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI. 

The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering.  In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhance our customers’ competitive advantage by:

• Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA.
• Exchanging product, process and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.
• Continually improving processes, material and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value.

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Lead Manufacturing Engineer and will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating manufacturing processes in the facility:  Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project management of automation and related equipment, from concept development through successful production deployment.
• Assist maintenance and production teams with troubleshooting of automation equipment.
• Identify and proactively implement continuous improvements.
• Repurposing and modification of existing automation equipment.
• Analyzes and plans space requirements, workflow and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with management, engineering support, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Represent Manufacturing Engineering in cross-functional design review meetings.
• Estimate production times and related costs to develop financial justifications needed for management decisions.
• Must be able to communicate with all levels of facility personnel and outside vendors. 
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Position Skills and Experience Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• BSME or equivalent
• 1 – 5 years’ experience in Manufacturing Engineering or closely related field preferred
• Familiar with vision systems, robotics, and programmable logic controllers
• Broad knowledge of instrumentation and software technology and design
• Familiarity with plastic products and their applications acquired through 1-5 years’ experience with focus on Automation preferred.
• Must have a mindset/focus dealing with high-speed automated inline manufacturing targeting zero ppm.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
• Computer Skills (MS Office, SharePoint, Power Bi a plus)
• Must expect a small amount of travel.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.