Manufacturing Engineer - Bluebird Turf - Auburn Hills MI

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

PAID Holidays, Vacation, & Birthday

Advancement & Career Opportunities

Job summary

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Bluebird Turf in Auburn Hills, MI. The role focuses on leading continuous improvement, drafting plant layouts, and providing design support for manufacturing processes at our Auburn Hills location. Recent graduates encouraged to apply.

You will collaborate with Project Engineering and cross-functional teams on NPI, develop standard work, and drive waste elimination using lean tools in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tools.
• Experience with Six Sigma DMAIC and process optimization.
• Ability to design and analyze manufacturing layouts and processes.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in manufacturing processes and implement solutions on the floor.
• Draft and design plant layouts in AutoCAD showing equipment, materials, and workspace to support lean flow.
• Provide concept designs, prototypes, and pre-production samples for NPI and DFМ opportunities.
• Participate in APQP meetings with Project Engineering and cross-functional teams for major NPI projects.
• Provide hands-on Manufacturing Engineering support during rollout of new projects.
• Collaborate on design changes and assist customers with DFM opportunities.
• Lead recurring continuous improvement project meetings and present ROI for capital expenditures.
• Manage large-capital projects and create standard work for processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma DMAIC

ME/IE skills

Reading blueprints

Project management

MS Office

Collaboration

Safety awareness

Value stream optimization

Team player

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PTC Creo

FEA

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer - Bluebird Turf - Auburn Hills MI

Job Locations

US-MI-Auburn Hills

Job Details

• Job ID: 2026-5054
• # of Openings: 1
• Category: Engineering
• Type: Regular Full-Time

Overview

Why You’ll Love Working for Bluebird Turf - Auburn Hills - A Division of Metalcraft of Mayville

• Competitive Pay
• PAID Holidays, Vacation, & Birthday
• Advancement & Career Opportunities

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for spearheading continuous improvement projects, drafting and design of plant layout visions and value stream transformations, providing concept designs for support equipment used in manufacturing processes, collaborating with Project Engineering on NPI and potential DFM opportunities, creating standard work for manufacturing processes, and ultimately eliminating waste in manufacturing processes using lean manufacturing tools. This position is located at our West Bend location. Recent graduates encouraged to apply for this Manufacturing Engineer role.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Engineers identify opportunities for continuous improvement in manufacturing processes by studying current product manufacturing methods, determining root cause corrective action plans, and successfully implementing solutions to the floor.
• Draft and design plant layout visions in AutoCAD presenting equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate lean manufacturing product flow.
• Provide concept designs, prototypes, and pre-production samples for development testing related to continuous improvement projects as well as NPI.
  • I.E. - tooling fixtures, material handling equipment, lifting equipment, and other support equipment used in manufacturing processes.
• Participate in APQP meetings with Project Engineering and cross functional manufacturing teams on major NPI projects to effectively implement to production floor. Ensure that all product and system requirements are taken into account from the initial product conception to the finished result.
• Provide "hands on" Manufacturing Engineering support during rollout of new projects to the production floor.
• Collaborate design changes with the Project Engineering team and assist customers with DFM opportunities.
• Facilitate re-occurring continuous improvement project meetings.
• Compile data to present ROI justifications for capital expenditures.
• Manage large scale capital projects.
• Create standard work for manufacturing processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, and proven ability to implement and teach lean tools.
• Working knowledge of Six Sigma DMAIC strategy used to improve, optimize, and stabilize manufacturing processes and designs.
• Possess strong ME and IE skill sets that will be utilized in value stream transformations.
• Strong knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software design tools to assist in plant layout proposals, and designing of manufacturing process support equipment.
• AutoCAD, PTC CREO, and FEA experience is a plus.
• Able to design and think analytically and creatively while keeping safety and cost in mind.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Able to read manufacturing blueprints, and working knowledge of GD&T.
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office products.
• Able to operate on own initiative with minimal supervision, but also contribute as a team member working within the Manufacturing Engineering team and other cross functional teams.

Education or Equivalents experience:

The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field. Recent graduates encouraged to apply!

Metalcraft of Mayville is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Women, Veterans, Disabilities

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