Manufacturing Engineer I: Lean Innovation for Flow & Growth

Daikin Applied Americas; Owatonna (MN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 100,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple medical insurance options +[d

Job summary

Daikin Applied Americas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Owatonna, MN to support process improvements and lean initiatives across production lines. You will work with senior engineers to optimize workflow, layout, and safety while ensuring cost-effective manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities include time studies, bottleneck analysis, and cross-functional collaboration on new product manufacturability and process guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology, Industrial Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• SolidWorks, AutoCAD 2D, MS Office and MS Project experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering expertise to support the management team and collaborate on process improvements.
• Perform time studies to identify bottlenecks and optimize line flow.
• Analyze operational data to optimize equipment layouts and apply lean principles.
• Recommend methods to improve safety, quality and cost reduction.
• Create work instructions, training checklists and matrices with the team.
• Collaborate on new product development to improve manufacturability and cost estimates.
• Assist with equipment/tool design and capital procurement through bids.
• Support capital investment projects and manage small projects when needed.
• Evaluate hourly employee’s job skill knowledge requirements.
• Gain proficiency with lean tools such as root cause analysis, PDCA, kaizen, and 5S.

Skills

SolidWorks

AutoCAD 2D

MS Office

MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology/Industrial Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Daikin Applied Americas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Owatonna, MN to support process improvements and lean initiatives across production lines. You will work with senior engineers to optimize workflow, layout, and safety while ensuring cost-effective manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities include time studies, bottleneck analysis, and cross-functional collaboration on new product manufacturability and process guidelines.