Manufacturing Engineering Technician - AZ

Lee Spring Company; Gilbert, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee Spring Arizona in Gilbert, AZ is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Technician to translate specifications into defined, repeatable manufacturing processes on the shop floor. You’ll define product specs, develop cost-effective methods, and coordinate sourcing and production.

This role serves as the primary technical interface between office management and the shop floor. You will interpret customer drawings, analyze material and tolerances, determine routing and BOMs, and prepare production

Qualifications

• High school diploma or associate’s degree.
• Working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes, including assembly and testing.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret customer production specifications from drawings, blueprints, samples, or written requirements.
• Analyze product material and configuration specs to confirm form, fit, and function.
• Evaluate product tolerances against real manufacturing process capabilities.
• Determine manufacturing routing, bill of materials structure, and outside service processes.
• Apply manufacturing engineering standards consistently across product lines.
• Define product and raw material stock codes, including industry standards and revision levels.
• Prepare cost estimates supporting sales and customer service quotations.
• Generate factory orders, purchase orders, and supporting production documentation.
• Review of customer order instructions to resolve technical issues, including redesigning needs.
• Translating a customer's paper spec into a process that's efficient on the shop floor, not just accurate on paper.
• Catching quality-versus-capability mismatches before they become production problems.
• Keeping documentation tight enough that sales, engineering, and the factory floor are always working from the same source of truth.

Skills

Manufacturing knowledge

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Education

High school diploma or associate’s degree

Job description

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Lee Spring Arizona - Gilbert, AZ 85233

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Description

Description

About us:

Founded in Brooklyn in 1918 by Robert Lee Johannsen, Lee Spring has grown into a global manufacturer with locations across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia — stocking more than 25,000 catalog products alongside custom-engineered solutions.

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. The Manufacturing Engineering Technician is the crucial link between what a customer asks for and what comes off the factory floor — turning specifications into a defined, repeatable manufacturing process.

This role defines product specifications, develops cost-effective manufacturing processes, and coordinates sourcing and production methods for both new and existing products — serving as the primary technical interface between office management and the shop floor.

What You’ll Do:

Specification & Process Analysis

• Interpret customer production specifications from drawings, blueprints, samples, or written requirements
• Analyze product material and configuration specs to confirm form, fit, and function
• Evaluate product tolerances against real manufacturing process capabilities

Manufacturing Process Development

• Determine manufacturing routing, bill of materials structure, and outside service processes
• Apply manufacturing engineering standards consistently across product lines
• Define product and raw material stock codes, including industry standards and revision levels

Documentation & Cross - Functional Support

• Prepare cost estimates supporting sales and customer service quotations
• Generate factory orders, purchase orders, and supporting production documentation
• Review of customer order instructions to resolve technical issues, including redesigning needs

Challenges You’ll Navigate

• Translating a customer's paper spec into a process that's efficient on the shop floor, not just accurate on paper
• Catching quality-versus-capability mismatches before they become production problems
• Keeping documentation tight enough that sales, engineering, and the factory floor are always working from the same source of truth

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or associate’s degree
• Working knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes, including assembly and testing
• Strong leadership and cross-functional communication skills