Manufacturing Equipment Improvement Engineer.

Qualified Professional and Technical; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualified Professional and Technical is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Equipment Improvement Engineer in Macon, GA. This direct-hire role focuses on real-floor problem solving, equipment reliability and process improvements to drive uptime and productivity.

You will work with maintenance, operators, and engineering teams to identify issues, perform root-cause analyses, and implement practical improvements that reduce downtime and waste while boosting quality and throughput.

Qualifications

• Hands on experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with equipment troubleshooting.
• Experience improving equipment performance, reliability, uptime, or processes.
• Experience performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Understanding of preventive maintenance and equipment reliability.
• Experience reducing downtime, scrap, waste, or bottlenecks.
• Experience with Lean, Kaizen, 5S, OEE, standard work or similar CI methods preferred.
• Equipment installation, modifications, or production trials a plus.
• Ability to work with maintenance, operators, production teams and engineers.
• Engineering or technical education preferred; hands-on manufacturing experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Work on the manufacturing floor to identify equipment and process issues.
• Troubleshoot production equipment, downtime, process failures, and inefficiencies.
• Perform root cause analysis and develop corrective actions.
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, productivity, throughput, quality, and process capability.
• Reduce downtime, scrap, waste, delays and other losses.
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians, operators, supervisors, engineering and quality teams.
• Recommend and implement improvements to equipment, tooling, processes, workflow and methods.
• Support equipment installations, modifications, upgrades, commissioning and trials.
• Utilize Lean, Kaizen, 5S, OEE, standard work and problem-solving tools.
• Monitor performance to identify trends and opportunities.
• Develop and improve SOPs, work instructions and maintenance practices.
• Promote reliability, safety, quality, productivity and CI.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Equipment maintenance

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

5S

OEE

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Engineering education

Job description

Job Description

Manufacturing Equipment Improvement Engineer

Location: Macon, GA

Direct Hire

Salary: $70K to $80K annually

We are seeking a hands on Continuous Improvement Engineer with strong manufacturing equipment, maintenance, troubleshooting, and process improvement experience. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working directly on the manufacturing floor, troubleshooting equipment and production issues, identifying root causes, and implementing practical improvements that increase equipment reliability, reduce downtime, improve productivity, and reduce waste. This is not primarily a desk based Continuous Improvement position. The successful candidate will work directly with production equipment, maintenance technicians, operators, and engineering teams to solve problems and improve manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Work directly on the manufacturing floor to identify equipment and process issues
• Troubleshoot production equipment, recurring downtime, process failures, and manufacturing inefficiencies
• Perform root cause analysis and develop corrective actions to prevent recurring equipment and production problems
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, productivity, throughput, quality, and process capability
• Reduce downtime, scrap, waste, production delays, and other manufacturing losses
• Partner closely with maintenance technicians, operators, production supervisors, engineering, and quality teams
• Recommend and implement improvements to manufacturing equipment, tooling, processes, workflow, and production methods
• Support equipment installations, modifications, upgrades, commissioning, and production trials
• Utilize Continuous Improvement methods such as Lean, Kaizen, 5S, OEE, standard work, process analysis, and problem solving tools
• Monitor equipment and production performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Develop and improve SOPs, work instructions, maintenance practices, and standardized processes
• Promote equipment reliability, safety, quality, productivity, and Continuous Improvement

Qualifications

• Hands on experience in a manufacturing or industrial production environment
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience troubleshooting manufacturing equipment and production problems
• Experience improving equipment performance, reliability, uptime, or manufacturing processes
• Experience performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Understanding of preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, production machinery, and manufacturing processes
• Experience reducing downtime, scrap, waste, defects, or production bottlenecks
• Experience with Lean, Kaizen, 5S, OEE, standard work, or similar Continuous Improvement methods preferred
• Equipment installation, commissioning, modification, or production trial experience is a plus
• Ability to work directly with maintenance technicians, machine operators, production teams, and engineers
• Engineering or technical education preferred, although equivalent hands on manufacturing and maintenance experience will be consideredINDQT