Manufacturing Process Engineer — Improve Uptime & Efficiency

emergemarket.com; Southgate (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Optical Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K with Company Match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Vacations

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Professional Development

Job summary

AJM Packaging Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our team. You’ll lead projects to improve processes, equipment reliability, and production efficiency in a fast-paced paper products operation.

Earn hands-on experience across plant operations while advancing through continuous improvement initiatives, Six Sigma, and Lean practices, collaborating with maintenance and production teams to drive uptime and quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• 1-5 years of hands-on manufacturing experience with equipment improvements.
• Experience with AutoCAD, MS Project, Excel, Outlook and shop floor systems.
• Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of project management principles and cross-functional collaboration.
• Comfort on a manufacturing floor with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and complete process and machinery projects to optimize equipment reliability and production flow.
• Apply Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma and Lean principles in SOPs and process improvements.
• Conduct feasibility studies for machinery and analyze layout and methods for efficiency gains.
• Monitor OEE, MTBF and MTBR; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Diagnose equipment issues and optimize performance using CMMS and predictive tools.
• Collaborate with maintenance to audit and maintain Critical Process Equipment.
• Support safety, environmental and manufacturing effectiveness through daily troubleshooting.

Skills

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Manufacturing Floor Experience

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Excel

Outlook

Job description

AJM Packaging Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our team. You’ll lead projects to improve processes, equipment reliability, and production efficiency in a fast-paced paper products operation.

Earn hands-on experience across plant operations while advancing through continuous improvement initiatives, Six Sigma, and Lean practices, collaborating with maintenance and production teams to drive uptime and quality improvements.