Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent; East Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation / Sick Leave

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for the East Peoria, IL area. You will troubleshoot processes, drive NPI support, and optimize shop-floor workflows to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost. This contract, onsite role pays $30–$45 per hour and emphasizes lean, Six Sigma, and automation initiatives.

You will collaborate with operations to implement standard work, routings, BOM/MBOM, tooling, and process controls while guiding continuous improvement across the value stream.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial, process engineering or related field.
• Experience in assembly manufacturing environments.
• Experience with vision systems, automation/robotics, and related tooling.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ability to learn new software systems (VPPA, MESA, Capp+, PINpoint).

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot day-to-day process problems and validate solutions.
• Identify root causes and implement corrective actions for safety, quality, and cost.
• Support NPI to ensure timely release of drawings.
• Develop and maintain shop floor processes, including routings, BOM/MBOM, and tooling.
• Analyze and recommend systems and training needs from shop floor feedback.
• Manage expense and capital needs for assembly areas and capacity.
• Improve value stream metrics through process improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to assembly value streams.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Automation/robotics

PFMEA

AutoCAD

Gauges

VPPA/MESA/Capp+/PINpoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing/industrial/process engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

DC tools

Job description

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will troubleshoot day-to-day process problems, implement creative solutions, and validate the effectiveness of changes. You will identify root causes and implement corrective actions to enhance safety, quality, velocity, and cost efficiency. You will also support the New Product Introduction process to ensure timely release and processing of engineering drawings, aligning assembly processes with manufacturing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day process problems, implementing and validating solutions.
• Identify root causes and implement corrective actions to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure timely release and processing of engineering drawings.
• Develop, implement, and maintain shop floor processes, including managing standard work, routings/work instructions, BOM/MBOM, ergonomic requirements, and tooling.
• Analyze and recommend systems, procedures, training, and equipment needs based on communication with shop floor users and Operations staff.
• Manage expense and capital requirements related to assembly areas, NPI, product capacity increases, equipment replacement, and continuous process improvement.
• Improve value stream metrics through process improvement activities.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to the value stream for assembly processes.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience as a manufacturing engineer in an assembly manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, process engineering, engineering technology, or a related field.
• Experience with vision systems, automation/robotics, AutoCAD, PFMEA, vision systems, DC tools, and gauges.
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing concepts including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, in-process validations (IPVs), Poka-Yoke design, and system/tooling controls.
• Ability to learn and manage new computer systems such as VPPA, MESA, Capp+, and PINpoint.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• CAD experience.
• Prior manufacturing engineering experience at assembly manufacturing companies.
• Exposure to manufacturing processes, with assembly experience being advantageous.
• Experience in process or industrial backgrounds.
• Experience working with gauges is a nice-to-have.

Work Environment

This role operates on the 1st shift.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of East Peoria, IL.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $45.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in East Peoria,IL. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Sep 8, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

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