Company Overview:

Pretred is a globally recognized, industry leading, sustainability products manufacturing company looking for a Materials and Test Engineer to join our team onsite in Aurora, CO. We value our team members like family and truly believe in a sustainable future.

Role Highlights:

· New manufacturing facility located in Aurora, CO (relocation available for qualified candidates)

· Competitive Salary, Stock Options, Medical / Dental Benefits, PTO, and much more

· Outstanding Career Opportunity to Join an established Start-Up Manufacturer, bringing first-of-its-kind products into existence

Required Experience:

· 7-10 Years Experience

· Understanding of how to design for an environment with large equipment and tooling

· Have created workflows and SOP’s for manufacturing environments

· Experience leading the Design, Fabrication, and Installation of new tools, fixtures and equipment

· Strong Knowledge of Industrial Safety Standards and requirements

· Experience working with automation equipment, troubleshooting PLC’s

· Skilled problem-solver

· Strong written and oral communication skills

· Advanced skills in SolidWorks, and proficiency with Word, Excel, and Power Point

· Bachelor's Degree in related fields of Engineering or Manufacturing

· Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic startup

· Great attitude and team player!

· PREFERRED SKILLS

· Experience working with crumb rubber, or tire processing

· Experience with compression molding manufacturing or concrete batch plants

· Solidworks PDM

Role Responsibilities:

· Responsible for developing requirements for new capital equipment and tooling

· Drive and implement safety and OSHA standards throughout the facility

· Creating RFQ’s, working with vendors, and coordinating with Operations for installation of capital equipment

· Coordinate with automation vendors on new and existing projects

· Base level troubleshooting of automation systems, PLC’s, and electronics

· Responsible for production process development, ergonomic workstation design, work cell layout, and balancing labor at stations.

· Provide mechanical engineering expertise to lead design and development of new tooling and fixtures to aid production

· Create 3D models, and 2D engineering drawings, in SolidWorks

· Coordinate with the Engineering Team, and external fabricators and vendors to manufacture custom tooling and equipment

· Work with Operations to plan new facilities and floor layouts

· Support Quality systems, and drive root cause for non-conformance into actionable production improvements

· Identify issues in the production floor based on worker feedback, and independent assessment. Develop these findings into actionable solutions.

· Responsible for problem solving and resolution of issues as directed or required. Supports Team during crisis management

· Drive lean concepts (5S, Kanban, TPM etc.) throughout the organization

· Implement process improvements, including automation, to improve overall efficiencies

Role Reporting:

· The Manufacturing Engineering role will be reporting to the Director of Engineering

Compensation:

· Pay scale varies on experience ($90k - $115k)

· Stock options

· Medical/Dental

· PTO