Engineer

Short Description This role provides technical leadership and operational excellence support to manufacturing, ensuring safe execution of work while meeting engineering, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. Serves as both a subject matter expert in welding and fabrication, industrial processes and can function as a driver of LEAN manufacturing transformation. Function Description Schedule: M-F, 7-3 (time flexible), may have OT but very unlikely Size of current team: Team of 2 supporting 61 manufacturing employees Responsibilities Key Responsibilities – Standard Work Engineering & Technical Leadership Serve as manufacturing SME for structural welding, fabrication, and integrated production systemsPartner with design engineering to ensure manufacturability (DFM) and efficient product designLead structured root cause analysis and resolution of production issuesReview and approve ECO/ECR changes to ensure manufacturing readiness and workflow integrity Cost & Productivity Improvement Lead initiatives to reduce cost, improve labor efficiency, and minimize scrapOptimize facility layout and material flow to support scalable, high-efficiency operationsSupport benchmarking and continuous improvement LEAN Manufacturing & Operational Excellence Support deployment of LEAN principles (6S, Standard Work, Visual Management) across operations, certification is not required, must have an understanding and applies practice is requiredDrive value stream optimization focused on flow, waste reduction, and SQDC performance Manufacturing Systems, Tooling & Automation Design and implement tooling, jigs, fixtures, and material handling solutions to improve safety and throughput, most time will be spent reviewing drawings for manufacturingPartner with controls and engineering teams on system performance, troubleshooting, and upgrades Standard Work & Process Control Review, update, or create new routers defining process steps, sequence of operations, work instructions, & labor hour estimatesDevelop, implement, and sustain Standard Work across manufacturing operations Conduct time studies and maintain accurate routing and process data Reinforce process discipline through documentation, control, and continuous improvement Collaboration & Culture Coach and train teams process discipline and problem-solving methodologiesPartner cross-functionally across engineering, operations, and supply chainReinforce safety, quality, and accountability as foundational priorities Requirements Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, Welding Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experienceMinimum 5 years of manufacturing experience with welding & machiningMinimum 2 years of experience working with:AutoCAD and engineering 3D modeling software (e.g., SolidWorks)LEAN principles (Standard Work, 6S, Visual Management)Proven experience in facility layout, material flow design, and process optimizationAbility to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, including weld symbols and GD&TProficiency in Microsoft Office toolsAbility to read and understand WPS’s and PQR’s If interested in learning more, please forward updated CV to edgar@ips.jobs