Manufacturing Engineer — Lean & Continuous Improvement

Combined Metals Company LLC; Sycamore (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Combined Metals Company LLC is seeking a manufacturing/process engineer to standardize best practices and drive systemic improvements across production and equipment. The role involves troubleshooting, collaborating with process engineers, and implementing corrective actions to reduce defects and costs.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's in engineering, experience in process/production engineering, knowledge of quality systems, and a track record of Lean/6-Sigma improvements, safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience in process and production engineering.
• Knowledge of quality control systems.
• Familiarity with safety regulations.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Manufacturing Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Standardize best practices and implement systemic changes to processes and equipment to improve operational success rate .
• Troubleshoot and make corrections to machinery or operation settings to correct for material defects being introduced during processing and post-processing.
• Work with Process Engineers to provide feedback from the floor to drive process improvement through lowering costs, processing time, improving communication, product movement, available tools, etc.
• Investigate problems in productionidentifyRoot Causes and implement Corrective Actions.
• Tackle systemic problems in production and be able to investigate or propose creative solutions to fix problems.
• Maintain the Continuous Improvement Program and manage project ideas to resolution.
• Collect, analyze, summarize, and present production and process data to management.
• Use software tools toidentifytrends in data.
• Work with Maintenance to implementPMsto support Production Success.
• Create ormodifywork instructions in MS Word/Excel.
• ImplementLean/6-Sigma improvements in production.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, and Productionregardingtooling life and design to ensure effective and efficient production.

Skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Manufacturing engineering experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Combined Metals Company LLC is seeking a manufacturing/process engineer to standardize best practices and drive systemic improvements across production and equipment. The role involves troubleshooting, collaborating with process engineers, and implementing corrective actions to reduce defects and costs.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's in engineering, experience in process/production engineering, knowledge of quality systems, and a track record of Lean/6-Sigma improvements, safety