Manufacturing Engineer

Actalent; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering services is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Indianapolis. The role involves enhancing safety, quality, and cost initiatives, with a focus on hands-on work in a manufacturing environment. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing setting.

Benefits

Medical and dental benefits

Health savings account

Retirement savings plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition assistance programs

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing/process engineering role in an automotive environment.
• Experience with basic manufacturing processes such as assembly, testing, and injection molding.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement machine and process improvements related to safety, quality, and cost.
• Conduct internal trial builds and external run-offs.
• Support machine recovery work in difficult-to-solve issues.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Process improvement

CAD software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer - Seymour Indiana

Job Description

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be part of a team of approximately 48 engineers working under the guidance of a Group Leader. Your primary goal will be to enhance safety, quality, and cost initiatives by examining equipment, processes, and operations for productivity and process improvements. This role involves hands-on work, with 60-70% of your time spent on the manufacturing floor and the remainder in an office environment working on engineering documentation or design work.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement machine and process improvements related to safety, quality, and cost.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement countermeasures.
• Improve and update existing General Engineering Design and Process Planning Sheets.
• Prepare spare parts based on availability and mean time between failures.
• Initiate setup and process capability studies, establishing setup conditions for ongoing capability.
• Conduct internal trial builds and external run-offs in the U.S.A., Japan, etc.
• Complete work in a timely manner to meet established divisional goals.
• Support machine recovery work in difficult-to-solve issues (contingency planning).
• Interact with the design team to improve product design for lower cost and improved manufacturing.
• Develop process plans and capital acquisition proposals for presentation to the executive management team.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing/process engineering role in an automotive environment.
• Experience with CAD software (Solidworks preferred).
• Understanding of basic manufacturing processes such as assembly, testing, roll forming, bending, metal stamping, injection molding, welding (MAG, TIG, resistance, etc.), and plastic extrusion.
  
  

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous tool & die experience and communication with tooling suppliers.
• Experience with robotics.
• Experience with plastic injection molding.
• Hands-on abilities or hobbies such as working on cars, farming, or fabrication.
• Projects at school, internships, or similar experiences demonstrating a desire to learn and general curiosity.
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment is a large manufacturing plant with 2000 employees. The plant is climate-controlled and kept clean despite producing a lot of scrap. You will spend 60-70% of your time on the manufacturing floor and the remaining time in an office environment. This is a first-shift position, from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with a one-hour lunch break. Overtime is not common but may be required occasionally. The company offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs, including medical, dental, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation and holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, vehicle discounts, and more.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65000.00 - $87000.00/yr.

More information available.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Indianapolis,IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 30, 2025.

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 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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 due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

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