Manufacturing Engineer

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.; Williamsburg (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to partner with production, operations, and design engineering.

The role focuses on solving production challenges and deploying practical improvements on the shop floor to boost safety, quality, and productivity. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in a similar environment, familiarity with Lean practices and CAD/3D modeling, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of manufacturing engineering experience in fabrication, welding, assembly, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience improving manufacturing processes through Lean principles, tooling and fixture design, CAD/3D modeling, and manufacturing systems.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with production teams to solve manufacturing challenges.
• Design tooling, fixtures, and processes that improve safety, quality, and productivity.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
• Support new product launches and ensure products are designed for manufacturability.
• Design and implement process improvements throughout manufacturing.
• Recommend new equipment and manufacturing technologies that support continuous improvement.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to build better products and better processes.

Skills

Lean principles

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD/3D modeling

Job description

Do you enjoy being on the production floor solving problems, improving processes, and working directly with the people building the product?

At Kinze Manufacturing, we're looking for a Manufacturing Engineer who thrives in a hands‑on manufacturing environment. In this role, you'll partner with production, operations, and design engineering to identify opportunities, eliminate waste, improve quality, and develop practical solutions that make manufacturing safer, more efficient, and more productive.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with production teams to solve manufacturing challenges.
• Design tooling, fixtures, and processes that improve safety, quality, and productivity.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
• Support new product launches and ensure products are designed for manufacturability.
• Design and implement process improvements throughout manufacturing.
• Recommend new equipment and manufacturing technologies that support continuous improvement.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to build better products and better processes.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing engineering experience in a fabrication, welding, assembly, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience improving manufacturing processes through Lean principles, tooling and fixture design, CAD/3D modeling, and manufacturing systems.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Enjoys working on the production floor alongside manufacturing teams.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship from Kinze Manufacturing.

At Kinze, you'll see the impact of your work every day from the ideas you develop to the products rolling off the production line. If you're the type of engineer who would rather be improving a manufacturing process than sitting behind a desk all day, we'd love to hear from you.