Kennedy Valve- Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Machining

Minimum of 3–5 years developing and troubleshooting CNC programs in a production machining environment, ideally within a heavy manufacturing or industrial setting (metal machining, casting, or similar preferred).

Demonstrated hands-on experience programming and proving out CNC turning and machining centers.  Experience across Mazak, Okuma, Haas, and/or Fanuc controls is strongly preferred.

Proficiency programming in CAMWorks (SolidWorks-integrated CAM) for program development; experience with comparable CAM packages will be considered.

Demonstrated experience designing workholding and fixtures for machining operations.

Experience with machining process design, method selection, and capital equipment evaluation and justification.

Proficiency with SolidWorks for fixture and tooling design; the role operates in a SolidWorks/CAMWorks environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Standing on the production floor or sitting at a desk for long periods of time and walking throughout the facility as required.

Exposed to elements, such as cold, heat, noise, dust, odors, fumes, etc.

Work time is spent primarily inside the main entrance building, with rounding on the manufacturing floor and KV grounds; occasional tasks and interactions outdoors.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

The Manufacturing Engineer – CNC Machining owns the machining process end to end for Kennedy Valve’s waterworks and fire protection product lines.

This is a hands-on engineering role centered on CNC program development, program troubleshooting, workholding and fixture design, extended to the process engineering and capital equipment decisions that make those processes fast, repeatable, and cost-effective.

The core of the work is building, proving, and optimizing the programs, workholding, and machining processes that convert castings into finished valve and hydrant components on Mazak, Okuma, Haas, and Fanuc-controlled equipment.

Develop, prove out, and optimize CNC programs for turning and machining centers, targeting cycle time, tool life, and part quality.

Troubleshoot and correct CNC program, tooling, and process issues on the floor to restore and sustain production.

Design and specify workholding, fixtures, and tooling to improve accuracy, throughput, and setup time.

Kennedy Valve, a member of the McWane family of companies, is a gray and ductile iron foundry and computerized machining and assembly company. We have been an active community partner in Elmira, New York, for over 125 years.

People providing peace of mind water solutions.

To save lives, resources, and property by supplying the best waterworks and fire protection products in the world.

Our culture is important to us and forms the foundation for everything we do. Successful Team Members will embrace and perform in accordance with our following core values:

Safety

:  People First – Step Up