Manufacturing Engineer (Industrial Engineer)

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer (Industrial Engineer) ensures that Production Operations is ready at the scheduled start of production. This role focuses on process optimization, layout design, and continuous improvement within a heavy industrial forging and fastener manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Prepare standardized work instructions and floor layouts.

- Set up stations with proper tooling and equipment.

- Lead manufacturing improvements, complex process changes, and technology changes, including developing core teams and implementation plans.

- Coordinate and communicate technical information across all organizational levels, including vendors, project managers, production teams, and operations management.

- Develop departmental procedures to improve business and engineering transactions.

Minimal Requirements:

- Education:

- Bachelor or Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME,MET, ET) or Industrial Engineering (IE).

- Experience:

- 3–5 years of experience in production planning or manufacturing engineering within heavy equipment or industrial environments.

- Technical Skills:

- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and understand manufacturing process requirements (job sequence, workflow, fixture requirements, cell layouts).

- Strong project management skills (developing project plans, timelines).

- Practical knowledge of Lean principles and tools for waste reduction.

- Hands-on problem-solving and countermeasure implementation experience.

- Understanding machinery, welding, fabrication, assembly, and finishing.

- Knowledge of tooling and fixtures and their impact on dimensional.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Education:

- Bachelor’s or higher degree with experience in Engineering with a focus on manufacturing systems.

- Experience & Skills:

- Knowledge in advanced factory planning methods (value stream analysis, space/capacity analysis, technology implementation planning).

- Understanding developing technology roadmaps for automation.

- Ability to transfer technical and manufacturing knowledge between facilities.

- Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems.

- Exposure to forging processes and heavy industrial fastener manufacturing environments is a plus.