Senior Manufacturing Engineer Continuous Improvement

Position Summary

Position: Senior Manufacturing Engineer Continuous Improvement
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Location: Easley, SC

Areas Of Responsibilities

• Improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance across structural steel roll forming, punching, welding, and assembly operations.
• Develop standardized processes and lead Lean initiatives.
• Support new product introductions and partner with Operations to improve manufacturing performance.
• Serve as the manufacturing process owner.
• Provide a strong presence on the manufacturing floor.

Skills And Abilities

• Lead Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and drive waste elimination.
• Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), labor productivity, and manufacturing flow.
• Reduce setup times using SMED and standardized work.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Develop manufacturing routings, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and new product introductions.
• Optimize structural steel roll forming processes and improve equipment utilization.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Tool & Die, and Design Engineering to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Support capital equipment implementation and process validation.

Education And/Or Training

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Manufacturing Engineering Technology.
• 5–7 years of manufacturing engineering experience preferred; internships and co-op experience considered.
• Experience in structural steel, roll forming, metal fabrication, or heavy manufacturing preferred.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Kaizen
• 5S
• SMED
• Value Stream Mapping
• Root Cause Analysis
• Standard Work Development
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Autodesk Inventor
• Microsoft Excel
• ERP/MRP systems

Key Performance Indicators

• Safety improvements
• Scrap reduction
• OEE improvement
• Setup time reduction
• Manufacturing cost reduction
• On-time product launches
• Standardization of manufacturing processes
• Successful completion of continuous improvement projects

Work Environment

This role is based in an office setting, with most of the work conducted on the manufacturing floor supporting production and process improvements. Limited travel may be required for customer meetings or project site visits.

Physical Demands

This position involves sitting and standing for extended periods while working at a computer. Some tasks may require walking or standing on the production floor to review equipment or project builds. Must be able to work safely around moving equipment and wear required PPE. Occasionally lifting up to 35 pounds and frequent walking, standing, and bending.