Manufacturing Engineer — Process Improvement & Automation

Dover Corporation; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Corporation seeks a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to plan, direct, and optimize manufacturing processes. You will develop and improve methods using product design knowledge, materials, tooling, and equipment capabilities.

Key duties include documenting methods, supporting design for manufacturing, analyzing workflows, coordinating with vendors, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with relevant experience or 10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience.
• Ability to apply and facilitate lean principles and techniques including Value Stream mapping and A3 facilitation.
• Proficiency with Windows-based office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Understanding and application of complex process methodologies for parts and assemblies (Machining, Castings, or Injection molding).
• Good Industrial engineering skills: time motion studies, ergonomics, cycle time, takt time, JIT, etc.
• ERP exposure: experience releasing BOMs, routings, setup, queue, costing for complex bills of materials.

Responsibilities

• Documents manufacturing methods so others can reproduce products.
• Aids in product design and collaborates with design engineering for production introductions.
• Analyze workforce utilization, space, workflow, and equipment layout for efficiency.
• Coordinate with vendors to determine product specs and procure equipment/materials.
• Estimate production times and staffing needs; discuss capabilities and schedules with management.
• Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements; RF theory may be used.
• Support continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma initiatives.

Skills

LEAN principles

Value Stream mapping

A3 facilitation

Leadership Standard Work

Kaizen

Statistical methods

Ergonomics

Time motion studies

JIT

ERP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Publisher

PowerPoint

Job description

Dover Corporation seeks a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to plan, direct, and optimize manufacturing processes. You will develop and improve methods using product design knowledge, materials, tooling, and equipment capabilities.

Key duties include documenting methods, supporting design for manufacturing, analyzing workflows, coordinating with vendors, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.