Lean Manufacturing Engineer - Onsite, Ponca City

Actalent; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a permanent, onsite role in Ponca City, OK. This position supports high-volume production with focus on process optimization, waste reduction, quality improvement, and plant-wide efficiency initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading improvement projects, time studies, SOPs, root cause analysis, and support for new product launches, leveraging Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement projects.
• Conduct time studies and labor analysis.
• Develop work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Perform root cause analysis.
• Support new product introductions.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering experience

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Process Improvement

PFMEA

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Time studies & labor analysis

Root cause analysis

Fabrication & metalworking

ERP/MRP

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a permanent, onsite role in Ponca City, OK. This position supports high-volume production with focus on process optimization, waste reduction, quality improvement, and plant-wide efficiency initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading improvement projects, time studies, SOPs, root cause analysis, and support for new product launches, leveraging Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.