Manufacturing Engineer: Lean & Automation

DuraTech Industries; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO accrual

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company paid life insurance

Supplemental accident, cancer and CI保险

Short and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

401k with company match

Referral program $1500 bonus

Reduced MTU bus passes

Nine paid holidays

Anniversary PTO day bonus

Birthday gift $25

Wellness program with gym reimburse­ m

Job summary

DuraTech Industries in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes that raise efficiency, quality, and safety on the production floor.

You will work with operations, quality, and engineering teams to tackle complex challenges, introduce new processes and equipment, reduce waste, and drive continuous improvement across production. This role blends technical problem-solving with scalable systems development.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in manufacturing/industrial engineering.
• 3+ years in manufacturing process design/optimization.
• 1+ year in screen-printing or related industry preferred.
• Experience in time studies, root-cause analysis, capacity analysis, and cost-benefit evaluations.
• Experience integrating automation systems into production environments.
• Experience evaluating equipment vendors for compatibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, documents, and improves manufacturing processes.
• Analyses production workflows to identify opportunities for increased efficiency and reduced costs.
• Leads Lean Manufacturing initiatives including waste reduction, 5S, visual management, and continuous improvement.
• Establishes and maintains manufacturing standards and work instructions.
• Design, develop, program, and support automation and robotic control systems to improve safety, quality, productivity, and process efficiency.
• Optimizes material flow and workstation ergonomics.
• Troubleshoots manufacturing issues related to equipment, tooling, materials and processes.
• Collaborates with manufacturing and quality teams to improve safety, quality and productivity.
• Supports process capability studies and statistical process control.
• Specifies, evaluates, and implements new manufacturing equipment.
• Develops equipment requirements and assists with capital projects.
• Coordinates equipment installations and production startup.
• Works with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and preventive maintenance program.
• Develops manufacturing processes for new products.
• Participates in Design for Manufacturability reviews.
• Analyzes manufacturing data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Skills

Industry 4.0 practices

Automation design

Communication skills

Independent work

Adaptability

Team collaboration

First principles thinking

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Automation equipment

Job description

DuraTech Industries in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes that raise efficiency, quality, and safety on the production floor.

You will work with operations, quality, and engineering teams to tackle complex challenges, introduce new processes and equipment, reduce waste, and drive continuous improvement across production. This role blends technical problem-solving with scalable systems development.