Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Making and maintaining manufacturing processes for all production stages.
• Defining standard work methods and production sequences.
• Establishing repeatable processes that support quality and efficiency objectives.
• Evaluating manufacturability of new products and engineering changes.
• Supporting implementation of new materials, components, and production technologies.
• Participating in New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.
• Developing manufacturing plans for new vehicle platforms and options.
• Verifying production readiness before release to manufacturing.
• Safeguarding tooling, documentation, and training before launch.
• Creating and maintaining manufacturing work instructions, visual aids, standard operating procedures, process maps, and documentation.
• Achieving alignment of documentation with engineering requirements and released MBOMs.
• Maintaining revision control in support of ECO implementation.
• Leading Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Identifying opportunities to improve labor efficiency, production flow, material handling, throughput, and quality performance.
• Conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Supporting Kaizen and continuous improvement projects.
• Performing time studies and labor analysis.
• Supporting takt time calculations and line balancing.
• Identifying production bottlenecks and capacity constraints.
• Recommend improvements to workflow and resource utilization.
• Supporting achievement of production throughput goals.
• Designing and implementing manufacturing fixtures, jigs, templates, and assembly aids.
• Improving ergonomics and repeatability through tooling solutions.
• Supporting procurement and validation of manufacturing equipment.
• Maintaining tooling standards and documentation.
• Participating in ECO reviews.
• Evaluating manufacturing impacts of engineering changes.
• Developing implementation plans for approved changes.
• Updating work instructions, routings, and production documentation.
• Verifying successful implementation on the production floor.
• Partnering with Quality to improve first pass yield, defect reduction, rework reduction, and process capability.
• Supporting investigations involving recurring quality issues.
• Implementing process controls to prevent quality escapes.
• Partnering with ERP Operations to ensure accurate manufacturing routings, BOM accuracy, and production reporting integrity.
• Supporting development of manufacturing KPIs and reporting systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience supporting production operations.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes and work instructions.
• Experience with ERP-based manufacturing systems.
• Prior experience in RV manufacturing, Automotive manufacturing, Aerospace manufacturing, or Specialty vehicle manufacturing is preferred.
• Leverage of Lean Manufacturing experience is preferred.