Manufacturing Engineer II — Process & Improvement Lead

Rix-Industries; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RIX Industries, Sparks, NV, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to drive process improvements and own manufacturing readiness for designated products. You will lead costed, efficient routings, BOMs, labor standards, and work instructions while collaborating closely with Quality, Production, and Engineering to resolve issues.

The role emphasizes manufacturing method development, process documentation, and design-for-manufacture influence to improve throughput, safety, and quality.

Qualifications

• Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma capabilities.
• Advanced GD&T and mechanical design understanding.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop, implement, and improve manufacturing methods, operation sequences, tooling, and process documentation for components, subassemblies, and final assemblies.
• Own manufacturing readiness for assigned products, ensuring routings, BOM structures, labor standards, and work instructions are accurate and optimized.
• Influence product design to improve manufacturability and assembly efficiency.
• Identify and implement manufacturing process improvements that increase safety, ergonomics, throughput, and product quality while reducing cycle time and cost of goods sold.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions related to manufacturing failures, NCRs, and CARs in collaboration with Quality.
• Estimate manufacturing costs and establish time standards used for production planning and quoting.
• Support implementation of engineering changes by ensuring manufacturing documentation, routings, and shop processes reflect the latest design intent.
• Coordinate with quality, production, and engineering teams to resolve manufacturing and production issues.
• Provide technical support to production teams by troubleshooting equipment issues, process problems, and manufacturing bottlenecks, including assisting with rework planning when necessary.
• Evaluate equipment and tooling requirements and support capital equipment implementation.
• Support or lead continuous improvement initiatives such as Lean events or Kaizen activities.
• Analyze production data and performance metrics to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement within the value stream.
• Lead moderately complex manufacturing improvement projects within assigned production areas.
• Serve as a technical resource to production personnel and junior engineers, including providing training on new manufacturing processes, tooling, and methods.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

GD&T

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Visio

Excel

Project

Job description

RIX Industries, Sparks, NV, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to drive process improvements and own manufacturing readiness for designated products. You will lead costed, efficient routings, BOMs, labor standards, and work instructions while collaborating closely with Quality, Production, and Engineering to resolve issues.

The role emphasizes manufacturing method development, process documentation, and design-for-manufacture influence to improve throughput, safety, and quality.