Manufacturing Engineer

Insight Global; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support production operations on the shop floor and drive continuous improvement initiatives in Utah. The role focuses on solving real-time problems, reducing scrap, and increasing productivity across multiple product lines.

You will spend ~70% on the production floor and ~30% at a desk, collaborating with operators, line leads, and Value Stream managers to sustain smooth production flow and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment supporting production, process improvement, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience.
• Comfortable spending the majority of the day on the manufacturing floor.
• Hands-on manufacturing mindset with a passion for solving production problems. Plastic injection molding experience.
• Compression molding experience.
• CNC machining and/or CNC programming experience.
• Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Kaizen event leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Spend the majority of your time on the production floor supporting manufacturing operations and troubleshooting issues.
• Partner with production operators, line leads, production planners, and Value Stream Managers to maintain production flow.
• Identify root causes of production challenges and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, delivery performance, quality, and scrap reduction.
• Support injection molding and compression molding manufacturing processes.
• Assist with tooling and mold design concepts and provide recommendations for process improvements.
• Review engineering drawings, support project quoting activities, and maintain process documentation.
• Evaluate equipment, molds, tooling, and production processes to improve efficiency and performance.
• Lead or participate in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement projects.
• Support multiple product lines and a large portfolio of manufacturing part numbers while ensuring production goals are met.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CNC programming

CNC machining

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support continued business growth and increased production demand. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being on the manufacturing floor, solving problems in real time, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The Manufacturing Engineer will support production operations, improve manufacturing processes, reduce scrap, increase productivity, and work closely with production teams to keep operations running efficiently. The position is approximately 70% shop floor support and 30% desk work.

Responsibilities:

• Spend the majority of your time on the production floor supporting manufacturing operations and troubleshooting issues.
• Partner with production operators, line leads, production planners, and Value Stream Managers to maintain production flow.
• Identify root causes of production challenges and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, delivery performance, quality, and scrap reduction.
• Support injection molding and compression molding manufacturing processes.
• Assist with tooling and mold design concepts and provide recommendations for process improvements.
• Review engineering drawings, support project quoting activities, and maintain process documentation.
• Evaluate equipment, molds, tooling, and production processes to improve efficiency and performance.
• Lead or participate in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement projects.
• Support multiple product lines and a large portfolio of manufacturing part numbers while ensuring production goals are met.

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Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment supporting production, process improvement, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience.
• Comfortable spending the majority of the day on the manufacturing floor.
• Hands-on manufacturing mindset with a passion for solving production problems. Plastic injection molding experience.
• Compression molding experience.
• CNC machining and/or CNC programming experience.
• Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Kaizen event leadership experience.