Manufacturing Engineer: Hands-On Process Improvement Lead

MJ Recruiters, LLC; Menasha (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 4% match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Relocation assistance

Business casual workplace

Work/Life Balance

Job summary

Unknown Company in a state-of-the-art architectural wood door facility is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer. You will report to the Automation Engineering Manager and collaborate with Production, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and Engineering to optimize day-to-day operations.

The role emphasizes practical, on-floor problem solving, implementing improvements, and sustaining gains while ensuring safety, quality, and productivity KPIs are met.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering is required.
• 3+ years' experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in a custom assembly operation.
• Must be a self-starter who can work independently and, on a team.
• Prior project management experience, start to finish, is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for solving hands-on manufacturing problems to help improve the day-to-day performance of manufacturing operations while working closely with Production, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Strong process improvement skills that help meet KPIs.
• Develop practical solutions, and ensure improvements are successfully implemented and sustained. This will involve challenging existing methods, influencing change, and drive teams from problem identification through execution and follow-up.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and work directly with operators, supervisors, and department leadership to understand and resolve day-to-day process issues.
• Serve as an escalation resource for manufacturing problems requiring deeper process analysis and technical problem solving after initial Production or Maintenance response.
• Coordinate efforts to plan, design, develop and validate manufacturing processes and improvements to existing processes.
• Improve Processes and Eliminate Waste in Key Constraint Areas.
• Improve Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Delivery in assigned areas.
• Develop and drive metrics in conjunction with Production Teams.

Skills

Process improvement

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-starter

Project management

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Unknown Company in a state-of-the-art architectural wood door facility is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer. You will report to the Automation Engineering Manager and collaborate with Production, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and Engineering to optimize day-to-day operations.

The role emphasizes practical, on-floor problem solving, implementing improvements, and sustaining gains while ensuring safety, quality, and productivity KPIs are met.