Architectural Millwork Industrial Engineer - APPLY IN PERSON (Houston, TX 77084)

3V Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

3V Company seeks a hands-on Industrial Engineer to improve manufacturing processes, increase CNC utilization, and support automation in custom millwork and fixtures. You will work with Engineering, Production, and Project Management to reduce labor, improve quality, and develop repeatable methods.

The ideal candidate will have CNC manufacturing knowledge, practical shop-floor experience, and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, process engineering, or CNC manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of CNC routers, machining centers, tooling, fixturing, and nesting strategies.
• Experience in custom millwork, architectural woodwork, cabinetry, fixtures, furniture, or similar manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to read and create shop and production drawings.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach.
• Ability to work effectively with production personnel, engineers, project managers, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to reduce labor, waste, and production time while improving quality.
• Develop and standardize efficient manufacturing processes, procedures, and work instructions.
• Lead Value Engineering (VE) initiatives focused on labor reduction, material efficiency, and process improvement.
• Identify opportunities to automate or standardize repetitive manual processes.
• Serve as a technical resource for CNC manufacturing processes and capabilities.
• Develop CNC strategies that improve machine utilization and reduce manual fabrication.
• Collaborate with programmers, operators, and engineers to improve tooling, fixturing, and machining processes.
• Research new equipment, technologies, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
• Review designs and shop drawings to identify opportunities for improved manufacturability.
• Create and maintain shop drawings, production details, fixtures, templates, and process documentation.
• Work with Engineering, Production, and Project Management to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Support production standards, material flow, and shop layout improvements.
• Maintain a regular presence on the production floor and identify improvement opportunities.
• Work directly with shop personnel to troubleshoot and improve fabrication processes.
• Identify bottlenecks, delays, and inefficiencies and develop practical solutions.
• Ensure manufacturing methods meet project requirements, company standards, and applicable AWI requirements.

Skills

CNC knowledge

Process engineering

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering

Bachelors in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CNC routers

Machining centers

Fixturing

Nesting strategies

Job description

Position Summary3V Company is seeking a motivated, hands-on Industrial Engineer to improve manufacturing processes, increase efficiency, and support automation within our custom millwork and fixture operations.The ideal candidate will have strong CNC manufacturing knowledge, engineering skills, and a practical shop-floor approach. This role will work closely with Engineering, Production, and Project Management to reduce labor, improve quality, increase CNC utilization, and develop repeatable manufacturing methods.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to reduce labor, waste, and production time while improving quality.
• Develop and standardize efficient manufacturing processes, procedures, and work instructions.
• Lead Value Engineering (VE) initiatives focused on labor reduction, material efficiency, and process improvement.
• Identify opportunities to automate or standardize repetitive manual processes.

CNC & Manufacturing

• Serve as a technical resource for CNC manufacturing processes and capabilities.
• Develop CNC strategies that improve machine utilization and reduce manual fabrication.
• Collaborate with programmers, operators, and engineers to improve tooling, fixturing, and machining processes.
• Research new equipment, technologies, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
• Review designs and shop drawings to identify opportunities for improved manufacturability.
• Create and maintain shop drawings, production details, fixtures, templates, and process documentation.
• Work with Engineering, Production, and Project Management to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Support production standards, material flow, and shop layout improvements.
• Maintain a regular presence on the production floor and identify improvement opportunities.
• Work directly with shop personnel to troubleshoot and improve fabrication processes.
• Identify bottlenecks, delays, and inefficiencies and develop practical solutions.
• Ensure manufacturing methods meet project requirements, company standards, and applicable AWI requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, process engineering, or CNC manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of CNC routers, machining centers, tooling, fixturing, and nesting strategies.
• Experience in custom millwork, architectural woodwork, cabinetry, fixtures, furniture, or similar manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to read and create shop and production drawings.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands‑on approach.
• Ability to work effectively with production personnel, engineers, project managers, and leadership.

What Success Looks Like at 3VThe right candidate will not simply measure existing processes. They will continually challenge them.When they see a craftsman drilling a repetitive pattern by hand, they ask, "How can we engineer this into the CNC process next time?"When they see a process repeated from project to project, they ask, "How can we standardize it?"When they see work requiring exceptional skill, they ask, "How can we reduce complexity and make this easier to manufacture?"They view every project as an opportunity to improve the next one.

3V Company | 17105 Groschke Road #100 | Houston, TX 77084