Manufacturing Engineer - Lean & Process Improvement Expert

Actalent; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a permanent onsite role in Allentown, PA. You will design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to produce high-quality products efficiently, including process improvement, automation, and quality control.

Responsibilities include supporting production, leading lean projects, developing capacity models, and coordinating engineering changes, with collaboration across EH&S and supply chain teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Equivalent.
• 5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with costing, leading teams, Lean Six Sigma, facility layout, Kanban, capital justification, new product/process development.
• Experience in a machining environment is highly desired but not required.
• AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Inventor, MS Office Suite, ERP familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Support production and provide technical expertise to solve quality, delivery, and productivity issues for value streams.
• Design work holding and tooling solutions for new or existing manufacturing components.
• Lead continuous improvement / lean projects such as SMED, standard work kaizens, and value stream mapping.
• Design, plan, and coordinate facility layout improvements.
• Lead production teams using heuristic problem solving techniques such as FAST problem solving to quickly resolve problems that occur during production.
• Drive root cause analysis for complex issues using formal problem-solving tools such as A3, 8D, Fishbone, and 5Why.
• Identify new technology to improve manufacturing processes.
• Coordinate and implement engineering change orders in manufacturing including process and equipment modifications.
• Create, edit, and maintain critical process documentation.
• Facilitate CAPEX projects including working with vendors.
• Develop capacity planning models to identify issues and implement actions to resolve.
• Partner with EH&S team to solve identified or observed safety concerns.
• Maintain Bills of Material and Labor Routings.
• Conduct Time Studies to establish Production Standards.

Skills

CAD/CAM software

Lean Six Sigma

Manufacturing processes

Quality control

Process design

Education

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or Equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Inventor

MS Office

ERP familiarity

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a permanent onsite role in Allentown, PA. You will design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to produce high-quality products efficiently, including process improvement, automation, and quality control.

Responsibilities include supporting production, leading lean projects, developing capacity models, and coordinating engineering changes, with collaboration across EH&S and supply chain teams.