Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support daily manufacturing operations by monitoring process performance and responding to process issues.
• Develop, document, and maintain work instructions, process flows, routings, and standard work.
• Analyze production data to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Implement process changes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Aid in new product or process introductions, including process setup and trials.
• Drive and actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify and eliminate waste, reduce scrap, and minimize labor inefficiencies.
• Champion kaizen events and monitor improvement metrics.
• Conduct operator training sessions and update documentation to sustain process improvements.
• Lead capital project initiatives, overseeing equipment selection, justification, installation, and startup.
• Develop and support capital requests with ROI analyses and technical specifications.
• Cook up cross-functional collaboration for seamless equipment installation and commissioning.
• Support process validation, capability studies, and acceptance testing for new or modified equipment.
• Maintain and update documentation following capital project implementation.
• Ensure alignment with internal quality systems and customer requirements.
• Assist with non-conformance investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Integrate safety, ergonomics, and risk mitigation strategies into process design.
• Support internal audits and documentation reviews.
• Champion a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement throughout the shop floor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related field) required.
• 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
• Proficiency in manufacturing engineering, process improvement, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience with SolidWorks for design and documentation purposes.
• Strong analytical skills for process capability, cycle time analysis, and scrap reduction.
• Experience with capital equipment installation, commissioning, and process validation.
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze and improve manufacturing processes.
• Proven experience in sustaining process improvements.
• Strong working knowledge of efficiency metrics.