Manufacturing Engineer

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation; Catoosa (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelvion is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize manufacturing processes, equipment, and capital projects that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You will lead projects from problem definition to handoff to Operations, with emphasis on engineered-to-order environments such as heat exchangers and pressure vessels.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in heavy fabrication, strong CAD skills, and a track record of leading capital projects from concept through

Qualifications

• Experience in heat exchanger manufacturing, pressure vessel, or engineered-to-order environments.
• Proficiency with CAD/layout software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks).
• Demonstrated leadership of manufacturing or capital projects from concept to implementation.
• Experience with layouts, process flows, capacity analysis, and production optimization.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, improve, and standardize manufacturing processes to enhance safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and cost.
• Analyze existing processes to cut cycle time, labor hours, material handling, and waste.
• Design concepts, process flows, workstation layouts, tooling, fixtures, and material handling solutions.
• Establish standard work, routings, labor standards, work instructions, and process docs.
• Lead capacity analysis, time studies, line balancing, bottleneck analysis for production needs.
• Support floor layout development and new/modified production areas.
• Provide technical support to Operations, Quality, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance.
• Manage projects from concept through implementation and hand-off to Operations.
• Develop and monitor schedules and action-item trackers to meet commitments.
• Support new product introductions and Design-for-Manufacturability reviews.

Skills

Heat exchanger

CAD software

Project management

Process optimization

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Industrial/Mechanical Eng

PMP certification

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing, improving, and implementing manufacturing processes, equipment, and capital projects that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and overall operational performance.

This position requires a strong combination of manufacturing engineering expertise and project management capability. The Manufacturing Engineer will lead projects from initial problem definition and concept development through business justification, implementation, validation, and handoff to Operations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in heat exchanger, pressure vessel, heavy fabrication, or similar engineered-to-order manufacturing environments. Direct heat exchanger manufacturing experience is preferred but not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Develop, improve, and standardize manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and cost.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to reduce cycle time, labor hours, material handling, rework, and other forms of waste.
• Develop manufacturing concepts, process flows, workstation layouts, tooling, fixtures, and material handling solutions.
• Establish and maintain standard work, manufacturing routings, labor standards, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Perform capacity analysis, time studies, line balancing, and bottleneck analysis to support production requirements.
• Support manufacturing floor layout development and implementation of new or modified production areas.
• Provide technical support to Operations, Quality, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and other functions.
• Lead manufacturing engineering and capital projects from concept through implementation and operational hand off.
• Develop and manage project schedules and action-item trackers to ensure commitments are completed on time.
• Support new product introduction and design-for-manufacturability reviews.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure Kelvion's Standard of Excellence, which includes quality, is incorporated into every product we produce.

• Follow all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Global Code of Business Principles, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Vision and Values, Operational Framework

REQUIREMENTS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES)

• Experience in heat exchanger, pressure vessel, heavy fabrication, or engineered-to-order manufacturing (Preferred).
• Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar CAD/layout software.
• Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing or capital projects from concept through implementation.
• Experience with manufacturing layouts, process flows, capacity analysis, and production optimization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with production employees, technical teams, suppliers, and senior leadership.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (required levels)

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering or related industrial experience.
• PMP certification or formal project management training is a plus.
• Strong project management skills with experience managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing or improving manufacturing processes in a production environment.