Manufacturing Engineer

Senior; Bartlett (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Commission plan

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness benefits

401k with company match

Paid time off

Flexible hours

Tuition reimbursement

Community involvement

Job summary

Senior Flexonics is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide engineering leadership and production support across projects aimed at improving productivity, uptime, safety and quality. You will lead downtime reviews, develop solutions with maintenance, and drive APQP and standard work development for new product launches.

The role emphasizes hands-on production-system understanding, lean practices, and collaboration with engineering, quality, and operations teams to deliver cost-saving and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in Manufacturing engineering ( Automotive a plus).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.
• Six Sigma Training is a plus.
• Lean background is preferred.
• Hands-on approach with production systems experience.
• Strong project management, customer focus, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and production support activities to improve productivity and equipment uptime.
• Collaborate with maintenance to manage PMs and work orders; generate work instructions and manuals.
• Develop safety compliance measures including LOTO, interlocks, and safe programming for new and existing equipment.
• Support repairs, upgrades, and contractor work for equipment installations and moves.
• Provide leadership during new product introductions and APQP tasks; develop standard work documents.
• Assist quality, controls, welding, and design engineers on technology and process improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Lean

Six Sigma

Project management

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Maintenance support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Joining Senior Flexonics means not only a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team, but you will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, commission plan, and a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, employee recognition program, matching 401k plan, paid vacation, flexible hours, employee wellness activities, tuition reimbursement, and community involvement initiatives.

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer provides manufacturing and operations support to engineers by helping develop, improve, and launch projects that enhance productivity, uptime, safety, and quality.

Responsibilities

1. Engineering Leadership & Production Support

• Participate in daily downtime reviews and support troubleshooting.
• Assist with developing engineering solutions to improve productivity and equipment uptime.
• Lead interactions with maintenance, including PM and work order systems.
• Generate work instructions, operational manuals, and other controlled documents which perform work on the operations' floor.

2. Safety Support

• Join safety-related events and evaluations of new/existing equipment.
• Develop safety compliance including lifting devices, interlocks, LOTO, and safe programming, for new equipment, along with existing equipment.

3. Maintenance Support

• Assist with repairs, upgrades, and contractor work for equipment installs.
• Support equipment moves and integration projects.
• Train technicians on work instructions, manuals, and new equipment operations

4. New Product Launches

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership during new product introductions.
• Implement and close APQP tasks related to operations, equipment, installation etc.
• Implement and develop standard work documents
• Design and leadership for projects that target cost savings/operational improvement and other business objectives.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support quality, controls, welding, and design engineers on technology and process improvement projects.

Key Relationships

• Operations Group
• Advanced and Design Engineering
• Quality team (indirect role in problem solving)

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5’s experience in Manufacturing engineering. Automotive industry a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Six Sigma Training a plus
• Lean Background
• Hands‑on approach and understanding of production systems
• Project management, customer focus, problem solving, maintenance support.
• Collaboration, teamwork, communication.
• Impact & influence, motivation, results orientation, problem solving.

Additional Information

The expected salary range for this position is $70-85K per year. Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

In addition to base pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, Dependent Care FS, HSA or FSA, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (vacation, PTO, and holidays), short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP),Identity Theft Protection, ARAG.Benefits eligibility and details may vary based on position, employment status, and location.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This position does not offer H-1B visa sponsorship.

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor