Manufacturing Optimization Engineer III - Onsite Fort Worth

M&M-Manufacturin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Career development opportunities

Job summary

M&M Manufacturing in Fort Worth, TX, is seeking a Manufacturing Optimization Engineer III to drive performance improvements across HVAC sheet metal operations. You will partner with plant leaders and frontline teams to map value streams, reduce waste, and implement sustainable lean initiatives.

You’ll lead Kaizen events, standard work, root cause analysis, and automation opportunities, translate observations into roadmaps with clear owners, and present business impacts to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process improvement, or manufacturing transformation.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge: value stream mapping, standard work, root cause analysis, waste reduction.

Responsibilities

• Map and improve end-to-end value streams to increase throughput, strengthen material flow, reduce waste, and improve process consistency.
• Lead Lean initiatives, Kaizen events, standard work development, root cause analysis, and other continuous improvement activities.
• Partner with plant managers and operational leaders to build alignment, support change adoption, and sustain improvements over time.
• Evaluate facility layouts, equipment utilization, tooling, work methods, and production processes to recommend practical improvements.
• Identify and scope automation opportunities based on validated operational needs, then collaborate with automation and technical resources through implementation.
• Translate data, observations, and stakeholder feedback into prioritized improvement roadmaps with clear goals, owners, and measurable outcomes.
• Use performance data and manufacturing metrics to guide decisions, track results, and communicate progress.
• Present findings, recommendations, implementation plans, and business impacts to plant and senior leadership.
• Contribute to the EZ Filter baseline project during the first 90 days, helping establish achievable goals, optimize the line layout, and prepare the process for future automation.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Power BI

Digital factory modeling

Simulation tools

Data visualization

Job description

M&M Manufacturing in Fort Worth, TX, is seeking a Manufacturing Optimization Engineer III to drive performance improvements across HVAC sheet metal operations. You will partner with plant leaders and frontline teams to map value streams, reduce waste, and implement sustainable lean initiatives.

You’ll lead Kaizen events, standard work, root cause analysis, and automation opportunities, translate observations into roadmaps with clear owners, and present business impacts to senior leadership.