Manufacturing Engineer – Lean Process Improvement

Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. as a Manufacturing Engineer I to support the design, improvement, and sustenance of manufacturing processes. You will help meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals while contributing to APQP deliverables and change management activities.

You’ll assist with data gathering, process documentation, and basic cost-benefit inputs, engaging with engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain teams in a hands-on production environment.

Qualifications

• Formal APQP concepts and structured launch processes.
• Exposure to change management or document control systems.
• Lean, TPS, or Six Sigma principles.
• CAD modeling and drafting.
• Basic troubleshooting and process improvement methods.
• ERP/MRP systems and production documentation.
• Manufacturing codes with quick learning ability.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and maintaining APQP documentation such as process flows, control plans, PFMEAs, and change records.
• Support preparation of engineering change documentation, basic risk assessments, and routing for approvals.
• Participate in cross-functional reviews by gathering data, updating documents, and supporting communication between engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain.
• Active daily Gemba participation.
• Assist in identifying process waste and participate in Lean activities such as value stream mapping, Kaizen events, and structured problem-solving exercises.
• Support capital project activities by collecting data, preparing simple cost-benefit inputs, and assisting with implementation tasks.
• Track cost savings for all improvement and capital projects using a structured, auditable methodology.
• Design, develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for quality, throughput, and equipment performance issues.

Skills

APQP concepts

Lean/Six Sigma principles

Gemba participation

Data gathering/analysis

Root-cause problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Related technical field

Tools

CAD modeling

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Join Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. as a Manufacturing Engineer I to support the design, improvement, and sustenance of manufacturing processes. You will help meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals while contributing to APQP deliverables and change management activities.

You’ll assist with data gathering, process documentation, and basic cost-benefit inputs, engaging with engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain teams in a hands-on production environment.