Advanced Manufacturing Engineer: Lead High-Volume Assembly

GE Appliances; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Appliances, a Haier company, seeks a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to lead capital equipment and process improvements for high-volume dishwasher manufacturing in Louisville, KY. The role emphasizes safety, quality, throughput, and labor efficiency, with collaboration across engineering, operations, and suppliers.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on manufacturing experience, strong project execution, and a track record in high‑volume production environments, including automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing, process engineering, or equipment engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital equipment projects from concept through specification, supplier selection, design review, installation, qualification, and launch.
• Develop and improve assembly and metal fabrication processes to support safety, quality, throughput, and labor efficiency goals.
• Partner with product engineering to ensure Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles are incorporated into product and process design.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, EHS, quality, and industrial engineering teams to implement robust, safe, and efficient manufacturing solutions.
• Design manufacturing equipment and workstations with consideration for ergonomics, material flow, model mix, line balancing, standard work, and in‑line quality.
• Support new product introductions by ensuring manufacturing readiness, process capability, and successful integration into the production environment.
• Work with automation and robotics engineers and external suppliers to develop cost‑effective automation solutions.
• Drive equipment reliability and process robustness to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and minimize downtime.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including control plans, work instructions, and process standards.
• Train operators, technicians, and maintenance personnel on equipment operation, troubleshooting, and basic maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership and clear program updates to cross‑functional teams and plant leadership.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and support the development of standard methodologies across manufacturing engineering activities.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Project execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean manufacturing

DFMA

AutoCAD

Creo/SolidWorks

OEE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

GE Appliances, a Haier company, seeks a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to lead capital equipment and process improvements for high-volume dishwasher manufacturing in Louisville, KY. The role emphasizes safety, quality, throughput, and labor efficiency, with collaboration across engineering, operations, and suppliers.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on manufacturing experience, strong project execution, and a track record in high‑volume production environments, including automation