Manufacturing Engineer – Lean, Automation & Projects

Gibson-Inc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gibson-Inc in Nashville, TN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join the high-mix/low-volume production team. You will lead small maintenance and engineering teams, apply lean principles, and drive improvements in process design, tooling and equipment.

The role requires hands-on problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to plan for new product introductions while delivering cost-reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering or 5+ years equivalent experience is preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing or industrial environment experience.
• Strong leadership, communication and project management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and cost-reduction methods.
• Experience evaluating capital equipment and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Supports stability of processes in a high-skilled production environment.
• Develops and implements improvements to manufacturing processes, equipment, production design, tools and methods.
• Creates layouts for new or existing processes to maximize manufacturing.
• Quotes capital equipment and analyzes cost effectiveness.
• Applies lean principles to reduce cycle time and improve process capability.
• Plans for new product introductions and maintains standard documentation.
• Analyzes material flow and installs material handling systems.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and mentors staff.

Education

B.Sc. in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

5+ years manufacturing experience

Leadership and project management

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Lean manufacturing

CMMS

OSHA knowledge

Planning maintenance operations

CAD drawing and tooling knowledge

Problem solving and decision making

Tools

Catia

Creo

Solidworks

ProE

MS Office

CMMS

Job description

Gibson-Inc in Nashville, TN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join the high-mix/low-volume production team. You will lead small maintenance and engineering teams, apply lean principles, and drive improvements in process design, tooling and equipment.

The role requires hands-on problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to plan for new product introductions while delivering cost-reduction initiatives.