Manufacturing Engineer - Barrel Machining

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a hands-on production support specialist to optimize Mazatrol programs and update tooling drawings. The role emphasizes practical improvements in efficiency and uptime across machining operations.

You will collaborate with production, quality, and maintenance to standardize methods, implement changeover reductions, and establish a preventive maintenance program for critical equipment and tooling.

Qualifications

• Experience operating Mill, Lathe, and Millturn machining equipment.
• Working knowledge of Mazatrol programming.
• Experience updating tooling drawings, prints, and shop documentation.
• Familiarity with Enovia as a PLM and Solumina MES.
• Knowledge of setup reduction and lean manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, and optimize Mazatrol programs for barrel machining operations
• Update tooling prints and manufacturing drawings to reflect current production requirements and approved changes
• Maintain and revise Solumina process instructions, routings, and related manufacturing documentation
• Identify and implement changeover reduction opportunities to improve uptime and throughput
• Establish and support a preventive maintenance (PM) program for equipment, tooling, and critical process elements
• Partner with production, quality, and maintenance teams to resolve process issues
• Help standardize manufacturing methods to improve repeatability, reduce variation, and support training
• Support engineering and process changes while maintaining documentation accuracy and shop-floor readiness

Skills

Mazatrol programming

changeover reduction

preventive maintenance

documentation accuracy

communication

cross-functional coordination

lean manufacturing

support production

repeatability improvement

Tools

Enovia

Solumina

Mazatrol

Job description

The role is centered on hands-on support and may include Mazatrol programming, tooling and PSF drawing updates, process documentation, changeover reduction, and the development of a preventive maintenance program.

This position is intended to strengthen day-to-day production support while driving practical improvements in efficiency, and capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, and optimize Mazatrol programs for barrel machining operations
• Update tooling prints and manufacturing drawings to reflect current production requirements and approved changes
• Maintain and revise Solumina process instructions, routings, and related manufacturing documentation
• Identify and implement changeover reduction opportunities to improve uptime and throughput
• Establish and support a preventive maintenance (PM) program for equipment, tooling, and critical process elements
• Partner with production, quality, and maintenance teams to resolve process issues
• Help standardize manufacturing methods to improve repeatability, reduce variation, and support training
• Support engineering and process changes while maintaining documentation accuracy and shop-floor readiness

The role is expected to produce and sustain the following deliverables:

• Production-ready Mazatrol programs
• Updated tooling and manufacturing prints and controlled drawings
• Current Solumina process documentation
• Changeover reduction action list with implemented improvements
• PM program structure, task definitions, and rollout support
• Ongoing support for process troubleshooting and manufacturing efficiency improvements

Skills and Experience Desired

Candidates for this role should demonstrate:

• Experience operating Mill, Lathe, Millturn machining equipment
• Working knowledge of Mazatrol programming
• Experience updating tooling drawings, prints, and shop documentation
• Familiarity with Enovia as a PLM
• Familiarity with Solumina or similar manufacturing execution/process documentation systems
• Knowledge of setup reduction and lean manufacturing principles
• Ability to work independently in a high-mix, production-support environment
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills