Manufacturing Engineer — Automation & Lean Excellence

IRISS, Inc.

Bradenton (FL)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

31 hours ago

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Job summary

IRISS, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support its Operations and Manufacturing Engineering team in Bradenton, Florida.

The role oversees development, improvement, and sustainment of safe, capable manufacturing and assembly processes, emphasizing automation, line balancing, throughput, productivity, and process quality. The engineer collaborates with operators, Team Leads, Production, Planning, Quality, Maintenance, and suppliers to deliver measurable improvements and ensure

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, mechanical, industrial, or related engineering discipline.
Typically 3–7 years hands-on manufacturing engineering experience.
Experience with sheet metal fabrication, assembly, tooling, fixtures, time studies, and line balancing.
Experience with punch, press brake, stud insertion, and spot welding preferred.
Lean, Six Sigma, CAD, and capital project execution knowledge.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain manufacturing methods, flows, routings, setup instructions, standard work, tooling requirements, and labor and machine time standards.
Conduct time studies and process observations to establish cycle times, identify waste, and improve repeatability, ergonomics, and productivity.
Design fixtures, jigs, gauges, workstations, and material handling aids; coordinate fabrication, trials, operator training, and release to production.
Support new product introduction and engineering changes through manufacturability reviews, process trials, tooling readiness, and controlled updates to production documentation.
Evaluate and implement automation for punch, press brake, stud insertion, and spot-welding operations; coordinate trials and ensure safety and reliability before handover.
Balance work across manufacturing and assembly operations using demand, takt time, cycle times, staffing, and capacity; identify bottlenecks and redesign layouts for better flow.
Lead Lean initiatives, 5S, standard work, and continuous improvement projects with clear targets and follow-up.