Kennedy Valve-Product Design Engineer

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

Environment:  Protect Our Communities – Keep It Clean

Leadership:  I am Always On Stage – First Manage My Own Words & Behaviors

Accountability:  Lead Myself Well – Own It, Correct It, Learn From It, Move On

Excellence:  Always Working To Be Better – Value & Add Value

Trust:  The Speed Of Trust – Build, Don’t Break

Teamwork:  Help Each Other Be Great – Win Together

Communication:  Clear, Candid, & Constructive – Right Words, Right Time, Right Way

WHY KENNEDY VALVE?

Kennedy Valve offers great wages and robust benefits packages, as well as stability and a sense of team!

• Highly Competitive Salary $80,480-$99,416
• Two weeks’ vacation, prorated for the first year of employment.
• 12 Paid Holidays and Paid Sick Leave
• Retirement: 401(k) & Roth IRA – 100% match on first 2% of employee contribution, 50% match on next 2%
• Educational Reimbursement after one year of service
• Employer-paid life insurance with the option to supplement
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental plan options

SUMMARY

The Product Engineer is responsible for providing engineering knowledge, support and maintaining all applicable data and systems relating to product specifications. This position requires continuous involvement in the areas of product development, testing, maintaining, and enhancing current designs. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a team environment interacting daily with sales personnel, engineering, and manufacturing. An equally important part of this role is the continuous and direct involvement with shop floor operations and the products manufactured by Kennedy Valve.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• On a routine basis, the engineer is required to work on the shop floor and with shop floor personnel, in various areas and includes assembling, testing, and painting products (production work).

• This role also requires the use of hand and power tools to disassemble various products in order to ensure proper fit, form, function and retrieve and measurements needed to produce drawings.
• Many products and assembled systems require 3rd party inspection, and it is the engineer’s role to assist in the assembly process and ensure that said systems meet the requirements, including specific types of testing (I.e. Holiday Free Paint).
• Tasked in developing product drawings that are suitably geared toward and in line with current manufacturing processes and lean efforts.
• Travel may be required for product related field issues and/or agency testing

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
• Have extensive valve or mechanical construction experience.
• Interpretation drawings including individual parts, assembly, customer site drawings and sketches.
• Solid knowledge and experience in the use of CAD systems (3D modeling and 2D drawings)
• Familiarity with reading plans and specifications is desired.

REQUIRED TRAITS

• Team player
• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail.

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.

Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

Kennedy Valve Co. is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to perform substance abuse testing. McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.