Manufacturing Optimization Engineer

Blue Signal Search; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus opportunity

Long-term career advancement

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking an Industrial Engineering Specialist to drive manufacturing excellence across a network of facilities. You will optimize production flow, support strategic capital investments, and use data-driven analysis to guide improvements.

This role suits engineers who enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You'll help shape the future of advanced manufacturing within a growing global organization and travel up to 30% to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial or Manufacturing preferred.
• Three+ years of Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven success implementing process optimization initiatives and driving efficiency.
• Ability to evaluate production capabilities, improve operational flow and increase efficiency.
• Knowledge of facility layout planning, material flow analysis, and production system design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with data-driven recommendations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain technical findings.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing operations to identify opportunities for improving productivity, capacity, and efficiency.
• Develop simulation models and analytical tools to evaluate processes and support recommendations.
• Perform capacity planning, throughput analysis, and bottleneck identification.
• Evaluate production layouts, material movement, and workflows to enhance efficiency.
• Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance and leadership to support CI initiatives.
• Provide engineering analysis to support equipment investments and expansion projects.
• Collect, interpret, and present operational data to guide strategic decisions.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve stability.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven recommendations

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial/Manufacturing)

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

ERP/MES systems

Job description

Blue Signal Search is seeking an Industrial Engineering Specialist to drive manufacturing excellence across a network of facilities. You will optimize production flow, support strategic capital investments, and use data-driven analysis to guide improvements.

This role suits engineers who enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You'll help shape the future of advanced manufacturing within a growing global organization and travel up to 30% to