Manufacturing Engineer

Nortek; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD

401(k) Plan with company contributions

Job summary

Nortek Data Center Cooling Oklahoma is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead manufacturing process improvements and lean initiatives for HVAC coil fabrication, sheet metal, welding and assembly. You will design efficient layouts, support new product introductions, and drive cost reductions while enabling safe, high‑quality production in a fast‑paced environment.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a track record of lean transformation in manufacturing;

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and coordinating new program launch activities.
• Experience in coordinating special projects, purchase, and justification of capital equipment.
• Experience in creating process flows and work standards.
• Experience in performing manufacturing cost calculations and managing cost reduction projects.
• Hands‑on capabilities of prototyping, fabricating metal parts, and testing is also required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement best practices for manufacturing HVAC coils, sheet metal fabrication, welding, and assembly processes.
• Collaborates with Design Engineering and support departments to introduce new products and influence design for ease of manufacturing.
• Manage projects consisting of relocating existing equipment in a cross‑functional team environment.
• Develop optimized workstation layouts to support lean assembly processes and improved ergonomics for production operations.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Project coordination

Process improvement

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company. Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.

At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day! We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.

Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions.

Other Benefits:

• Making NexGen Products - Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers
• Airconditioned work environment

• Benefits start day one
• 401K match
• First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)

Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.

Nortek Data Center Cooling builds the systems that keep modern data centers running — from liquid cooling to large‑scale air solutions. Our work supports some of the world’s most demanding AI and hyperscale environments, and we solve those challenges with engineering depth and practical execution.

We keep things simple here. We communicate early, stay close to the details, and follow through. When issues come up, we address them directly, not with layers of process. Customers count on us because we do what we say and we keep projects moving.

Our culture is hands‑on and collaborative. People take ownership, move quickly, and help each other. If you like working with teammates who are straightforward and accountable, you’ll feel at home.

With the backing of Madison Air, we have the scale, stability, and manufacturing footprint to support complex, high‑growth programs.

Job Summary

Developsand implementsbest practices related tolean, cost efficient,and state‑of‑the art manufacturing processes. Leadsprojects inthemanufacturing environment fromtheconcept phasethroughproductionimplementation.Exhibits skills for being a strong, team‑oriented, employee able prioritize and perform multiple tasks as required.Identifies and develops solutions for improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost by utilizing strong problem‑solving skills.Develops and implementsmanufacturingbest practices for Nortek Air Solutions OklahomaFacilities.

Primary Job Functions:

• Developandimplement best practices formanufacturingHVAC coils,sheet metalfabrication,welding, andassembly processes.

• Collaborates with Design Engineeringand support departmentsto successfully introduce new products and influencethe design of products for ease of manufacturing.

• Manage projectsconsisting of relocating existingequipment in a cross‑functional teamenvironment.

• Developoptimizedworkstation layouts to support lean assembly processes, as well as

improved ergonomics forproduction operations.

• Support development of lean logistics flowand material presentationthroughout the facility.
• Foster continuous improvement process with leading principles ofSafety, Quality,Productivity, andCost.
• Generates capital equipment requests, along with required support documentation.
• Drive manufacturing cost reduction initiatives to meet production cost targets.
• Develop manufacturing routings andperformtimestudiesforproductionmanagement and standard cost efforts.
• Design requiredweldand assembly fixturesto facilitate repeatability and ease of assembly,byutilizingAutoCADdesign software.
• Select most efficient and cost effective tools for assembly processes.
• Support operations management to resolve productionandquality problems,via root cause analysis.
• Generate project status reports and review with Director of Operations.
• Developproductioncapacity,staffingmodels, and standard production playbooks.
• Developoperator standard work andoperator work instructions.
• Conduct ContinuousImprovement workshops to educate associates on the fundamentals of Lean manufacturing.
• Improveproductivity and promote Lean culture throughout the organization.
• Conduct training and understanding oftheNortek Production Systems.
• Responsible for the roll‑out of the Nortek Production System Level 1‑4meeting/communicationprocess.
• Work closely with the Director of Operations in planning and execution ofOklahoma business strategy.
• Monitor and informsthe Director of Operations on issues related to production efficiency.
• Improvesafetyissues related to ergonomicand standardworkpractices.
• Increase equipment availability by implementing Total Productive Maintenance program.
• Optimize the facility layout, line balancing,and process flow to improve production efficiency.
• Implementworkplace organization (5S)andvisual managementprocesses to streamlineoperations.
• Set up Kanban pull systemsfor material flow within the production facilities.
• Analyze and improve flow,presentation, and handling of materialbetweenprocesses.
• Perform Value Stream Mapping of processes to identify and eliminate non-value add activities.
• Promoteone-pieceflow andstandardized workwithinOklahoma facilities.
• Establish process flows, cell layout, staffingplanning, material flow and best practices for new and existing processes.
• Readand understands fabrication and assembly drawings andcansynthesize to others.
• Exhibita solid understanding ofdimensionaltolerances and their interactions with other components.
• Act as a subject matter expert onthe requiredmanufacturingsteps to producecompleted units. (fabricationtoassembly)
• Compilevarioustraining materialsand effectively teach others a given process or technique.
• Assistin the coordination of new product introductions, confirming that new tooling and production documentation are in place.

Knowledge,Skills,and Abilities:

• Experience in planning and coordinating new program launch activities
• Experience in coordinating special projects, purchase,and justification of capital equipment.
• Experience in creating process flows andwork standards.
• Experience in performing manufacturing cost calculations and managing cost reduction projects.
• Hands‑on capabilities of prototyping, fabricating metal parts, and testing is also required.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering discipline.
• A minimum5-yearrecord of successful lean transformation projects in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Strong mathematical, analytical and overall computer skills.
• The ability to workcollaborativelywithin a team environment.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to read and evaluate mechanical drawings and technical specifications.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, AutoCAD drawing software.