Manufacturing Engineer — Lean Process & Optimization

Energy Jobline ZR; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airxcel in Elkhart, IN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support, improve, and sustain pultrusion and assembly operations across several product lines. You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to boost safety, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include evaluating processes, developing cost-reducing improvements, creating standard work, supporting new product launches, and leading Lean and 5S initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of one year of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience in composites, shade manufacturing, assembly operations, or related production processes.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specs, BOMs, routings, and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve manufacturing processes across product lines to increase productivity, quality, safety, and efficiency.
• Analyze workflows, layouts, tooling, fixtures, material handling methods, and labor flow for improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement process improvements to reduce scrap, rework, downtime, and cost while improving first-pass yield and on-time delivery.
• Support design, commissioning, and sustainment of production lines, work cells, tooling, and systems.
• Create and maintain standard work instructions, routings, setup sheets, inspection points, and procedures.
• Lead Lean and continuous-improvement initiatives using 5S, visual management, and line balancing.
• Analyze KPI data and develop action plans to improve throughput, efficiency, and safety.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing Processes

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Project Management

Communication

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

ERP/MRP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Project

ERP/MRP systems

Production Reporting Tools

Job description

Airxcel in Elkhart, IN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support, improve, and sustain pultrusion and assembly operations across several product lines. You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to boost safety, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include evaluating processes, developing cost-reducing improvements, creating standard work, supporting new product launches, and leading Lean and 5S initiatives.