Machining Engineer - Senior – Weekend Night Shift (On-Site) 3 days per week, 12 hours per day

Core Responsibilities And Activities

• Provide senior technical leadership and hands-on support for SMC CNC machining operations during weekend nightshift, ensuring safe, stable, and efficient production aligned to plant KPIs across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain reliable operation of CNC machining lines by monitoring OEE, cycle times, and line balance; implementing tooling, fixture, and process improvements to enhance performance and availability.
• Deliver rapid technical problem resolution for machining and production interruptions, leading structured problem-solving activities and supporting quality containment, rework, and compliance with QMS, calibration, and traceability standards.
• Promote safety, health, and environmental excellence through proactive risk identification, compliance with LOTO, PPE, and machine guarding standards, and promotion of near-miss reporting, JSAs, and risk assessments.
• Coach, guide, and support operators, technicians, and less-experienced engineers; may oversee exempt employees, hourly associates, student workers, or interns during shift operations.
• Demonstrate cost, productivity, and machining optimization through review and improvement of tooling, cutting data, CNC programs, consumables, and machining processes; support approved cost-reduction efforts and productivity projects.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and HSE teams; lead small cross-functional teams, communicate effectively across all organizational levels, and support customer visits, audits, and plant tours.
• Apply strong hands-on CNC machining expertise, including cutting tools, cutting data, tool life optimization, blueprint and GD&T interpretation, precision metrology, fixture setup, and tooling management.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring robust machining capability and readiness for production.

Requirements

• Strong manufacturing and machining expertise to interpret drawings, select materials and tooling, program machines, and implement equipment and process changes that improve quality, cost, and operational performance.
• Commitment to health, safety, and compliance by applying machine guarding standards, dimensional metrology, and safe work practices to create a reliable, injury-free manufacturing environment.
• Process discipline and technical rigor to design measurement systems, document standardized manufacturing procedures, and ensure consistent execution across equipment, processes, and stakeholders.
• Effective collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills to work cross-functionally, leverage diverse perspectives, make sound decisions, and drive continuous improvement results.

Qualifications

• College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.