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About this Manufacturing Process Engineer role at Bürkert

Bürkert · Onsite · Huntersville

Where would you like to shape the success of your future career: At a worldwide leading manufacturer of process measuring and control technology? In a family- owned company that values its more than 3,700 employees in more than 30 countries and sees them all as individuals? In a team that breaks new ground with courage and passion? 

Did you answer „Yes“ three times? Then it is time for us to make your acquaintance. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manage efficiency of CNC machine systems and standard components.
  • Drive spindle time optimization across turning, milling, and multi-axis machining cells.
  • Conduct time studies, cycle time analysis, capacity modeling to identify improvement opportunities
  • Continuously improve machine scheduling practices using SAP.
  • Tool presetting, tool life management, and structured tool building
  • Define and enforce setup standards.
  • Analyze and reduce machine downtime.  
  • Partner with CNC programmers on CAM strategy improvements.
  • Lead root cause analysis on scrap, rework, and non-conformances originating in machining.
  • Develop and execute a structured improvement roadmap between audit cycles
  • Lead and facilitate improvement workshops.
  • Ensure annual instruction plans are current and compliant.
  • Author and maintain Factory Standards, work instructions, BOPs, control plans, and process flow documentation for all manufacturing processes
  • Ensure SAP routing data accurately reflects current process times, sequences, and resource assignments.
  • Maintain digital machine handbooks (SI08) for production CNC equipment
  • Establish structured filing practices on the production drive.
  • Support welding process development
  • Contribute to process improvements in secondary operations

    REQUIREMENTS:

    * Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline is required.

    * 3 - 8 years of progressive experience in a precision CNC machining environment, including hands-on work with turning, milling, and multi-axis machining of close-tolerance components in metals (stainless steel, brass, aluminum) and/or engineered plastics.

    • Experience in machining process improvement
    • Direct experience with SAP production modules.
    • Hands-on experience with tool management systems.
    • Experience leading Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping sessions, and 5S programs in a machining or fabrication environment.
    • CAD/CAM proficiency with Siemens NX, Mastercam, or equivalent software.
    • Familiarity with GD&T precision measurement techniques, and CMM-based inspection processes as they apply to machined components.
    • OEE measurement and analysis.
    • Experience with Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen event facilitation, 5S/6S workplace organization, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED).
    • Experience with DMAIC methodology, statistical process control (SPC) and control charts, Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and structured root cause analysis.
    • Experience with Factory Standards, BOP’s, control plans, and process documentation
    • Required Leadership behaviors: Practitioner mindset, Independent and balanced perspective, ownership, willingness to learn adjacent processes and grow the role over time

    In return, we offer you exciting and challenging responsibilities, diverse perspectives with a high degree of individual freedom and a corporate culture that encourages you to use it.

    Curious? Then we look forward to receiving your application.

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    About Bürkert

    Our products and systems are invisible and indispensable at the same time. Without knowing it, we all encounter valves, sensors, controllers and customized systems made by Burkert every day: from beer, juice or dairy products to cosmetics and medicine products. Anyone who gives free flow to ideas and always thinks that little bit further than others, needs not only a great passion for innovation, but above all courage. This quality still characterizes our company today and makes our successes possible. Thanks to our financial independence, we can consistently pursue our strategic goals, even in uncertain times, and this creates a secure basis for the jobs in our company.

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