Manufacturing Engineer

Manpower Engineering; Florida; On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Vision plan

Health Savings Account

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join their Production team, supporting injection molding operations. The role emphasizes hands-on, plant-floor execution, structured problem-solving, and leading continuous improvement to boost safety, quality, delivery, cost, and OEE.

The ideal candidate has a hands-on mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a drive to lead improvements across molding processes, automation, equipment reliability, and new equipment validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automation Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of hands-on manufacturing, process, automation, or continuous-improvement engineering experience, including direct support of injection molding or a comparable high-volume automated manufacturing operation.
• Proven results improving OEE, scrap, cycle time, downtime, equipment reliability, labor productivity, manufacturing cost, or automation performance.
• Working knowledge of injection molding machines, molds, thermoplastic materials, dryers, grinders, chillers/temperature controllers, conveyors, robots, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Demonstrated project-management capability including scope definition, schedule management, cost/budget tracking, supplier coordination, risk management, implementation, validation, and project closeout.

Responsibilities

• Act as the project manager for assigned manufacturing, automation, equipment, and continuous-improvement projects from concept through closeout, including scope, milestones, resources, risks, acceptance criteria, and status communication.
• Investigate recurring and high-impact production losses directly at the equipment using data and structured root-cause methods, then drive permanent corrective actions that sustain results across shifts.
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives using Lean principles to eliminate waste and improve flow, throughput, quality, and consistency.
• Optimize injection molding process performance by reducing scrap, improving process stability, and tightening cycle time while protecting product quality, process capability, mold protection, equipment reliability, and safety.
• Coordinate automation and mechanical improvements (robots, part handling, sensors/vision, automated inspection, guarding, and secondary operations) and support new equipment validation, testing, and release to production.

Skills

OEE improvement

Lean manufacturing

Root-cause analysis

Project management

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Injection molding machines

Molds

Robots

Vision sensors

Thermoplastic materials

Job description

Our client, Manufacturing is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join their team. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be part of the Production department supporting the injection molding operations team. The ideal candidate will have a hands-on, plant-floor mindset, strong structured problem-solving skills, and the drive to lead continuous improvement that measurably improves safety, quality, delivery, cost, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Job Title:Manufacturing Engineer

Pay Range:$95000 - $110000

What's the Job?

• Act as the project manager for assigned manufacturing, automation, equipment, and continuous-improvement projects from concept through closeout, including scope, milestones, resources, risks, acceptance criteria, and status communication.
• Investigate recurring and high-impact production losses directly at the equipment using data and structured root-cause methods, then drive permanent corrective actions that sustain results across shifts.
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives using Lean principles (e.g., Kaizen, SMED, 5S, value-stream analysis, standard work, mistake-proofing) to eliminate waste and improve flow, throughput, quality, and consistency.
• Optimize injection molding process performance by reducing scrap, improving process stability, and tightening cycle time while protecting product quality, process capability, mold protection, equipment reliability, and safety.
• Coordinate automation and mechanical improvements (robots, part handling, sensors/vision, automated inspection, guarding, and secondary operations) and support new equipment validation, testing, and release to production.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automation Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of hands-on manufacturing, process, automation, or continuous-improvement engineering experience, including direct support of injection molding or a comparable high-volume automated manufacturing operation.
• Proven results improving OEE, scrap, cycle time, downtime, equipment reliability, labor productivity, manufacturing cost, or automation performance.
• Working knowledge of injection molding machines, molds, thermoplastic materials, dryers, grinders, chillers/temperature controllers, conveyors, robots, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Demonstrated project-management capability including scope definition, schedule management, cost/budget tracking, supplier coordination, risk management, implementation, validation, and project closeout.

What's in it for me?

• Own meaningful, plant-floor engineering projects that directly improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and OEE.
• Use structured problem-solving and Lean methods to eliminate recurring losses and build sustainable standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Process Technicians, Maintenance, Tooling, Quality, Safety, Materials, Scheduling, Purchasing, Finance, Controls/IT, suppliers, and automation integrators.
• Lead technical improvements across molding processes, automation, equipment reliability, and new equipment validation through release to production.
• Work in an environment where you’ll spend approximately 60%-75% of your time in active manufacturing areas, with occasional off-shift support as needed.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.