ManufacturingEngineer-1stShift

**New Flyer** is North America's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, recognized for its commitment to innovation and sustainability in public transportation. As part of the NFI Group, our mission is to deliver advanced mobility solutions under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. We are currently seeking a skilled **Manufacturing Engineer for 1st Shift** to join our dynamic team in this pivotal role. **POSITION GOAL:** Support all manufacturing engineering activities within assigned manufacturing cell(s) including implementing and facilitating lean manufacturing initiatives, implementing ECO’s, assigning inventory locations, conducting contract reviews, creating shop floor instructions, evaluating standards and completing capital and facility upgrades. **Essential Functions:** * Provide manufacturing engineering support and services within assigned manufacturing cell(s). * Work effectively as a cell team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued. * Maintain current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks on the manufacturing cell log. * Represent manufacturing engineering within assigned cells at the daily cell meetings and weekly plant metrics meetings. * Design or specify any equipment/tooling/racking required to support manufacturing. * Review relevant engineering change Notices (ECNs) within assigned cells or assigned option groups and support all aspects of production implementation. * Assign default locators to all parts within assigned manufacturing cells and review order quantities. * Create shop floor instructions and hot sheets and train the necessary personnel on those standards. * Update and maintain layouts (plant & cell layouts and inventory, housekeeping, emergency, & security maps etc.) * Specify and facilitate capital and equipment upgrades, installations or modifications. * Implement and facilitate lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, set-up redu