Manufacturing Engineer

KFC; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Part time

Job summary

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Joliet, IL seeks a freelance Manufacturing Engineer to modernize C# systems from fragile to bulletproof, with compensation between $80,000 and $115,000 per year and a clear path to more senior technology work.

You will own mid-level workstreams, build RESTful APIs and dashboards, refactor critical modules, and mentor others while collaborating with analysts and the team to optimize Joliet's technology roadmap.

Qualifications

• Hands-on familiarity with GitHub Actions, sharpened by C# side projects
• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level initiatives
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Roughly 5+ years operating in a similar Manufacturing Engineer position

Responsibilities

• Hand off Active Listening runbooks so the next on-call at KFC sleeps better
• Refactor the technology module KFC has been afraid to touch
• Own the mid-level Active Listening workstream that unblocks the rest of KFC's Joliet, IL roadmap
• Build Active Listening dashboards so KFC's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core KFC products
• Cut Go cold-start times so KFC functions wake before IL users notice
• Re-architect the technology flow so Java handles ten times Joliet's current load
• Pair with technology analysts so KFC's .NET Core models match real behavior

Skills

C# development

Leadership experience

Team collaboration

Manufacturing engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

.NET Core

RESTful APIs

Job description

Trade your current backlog for ours: KFC needs a Manufacturing Engineer in Joliet, IL to take C# systems from fragile to bulletproof. Picture this: a freelance Manufacturing Engineer seat in Joliet, paying $80,000 - $115,000, where 5 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Hand off Active Listening runbooks so the next on-call at KFC sleeps better
• Refactor the technology module KFC has been afraid to touch
• Own the mid-level Active Listening workstream that unblocks the rest of KFC's Joliet, IL roadmap
• Build Active Listening dashboards so KFC's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core KFC products
• Cut Go cold-start times so KFC functions wake before IL users notice
• Re-architect the technology flow so Java handles ten times Joliet's current load
• Pair with technology analysts so KFC's .NET Core models match real behavior

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on familiarity with GitHub Actions, sharpened by C# side projects
• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level-level initiatives
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Roughly 5+ years operating in a similar Manufacturing Engineer position

KFC began as a side project in Joliet and grew into the fiercely-supportive platform thousands of technology users now rely on. Around KFC, the loudest voice never automatically wins the technology argument.

Compensation lands at $80,000 - $115,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior technology work is mapped, not vague.