Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Process & Efficiency Lead

Federal Signal Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Signal Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and continuously improve manufacturing processes across our North American facilities. You will work with Design Engineering, Production, Quality, and Maintenance to optimize fit, form, function, and manufacturability.

The role emphasizes Lean and continuous improvement, documentation of SOPs, training, and implementation of ECNs and ECRs to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering.
• 2–5 years experience in manufacturing or heavy fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Determine and develop manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and workflows.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to improve manufacturability and cost.
• Lead and support Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide documentation, SOPs, and work instructions for production.
• Train supervisors and shop personnel on process changes.
• Investigate new equipment or technology to improve safety and quality.
• Process ECNs and review ECRs for safety, cost, and efficiency.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Maintenance to reduce downtime.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Reading engineering drawings

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Syte-Line

SolidWorks

Job description

Federal Signal Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and continuously improve manufacturing processes across our North American facilities. You will work with Design Engineering, Production, Quality, and Maintenance to optimize fit, form, function, and manufacturability.

The role emphasizes Lean and continuous improvement, documentation of SOPs, training, and implementation of ECNs and ECRs to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency.