Manufacturing Process Engineer — Lean & CI

Watts Water Technologies; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical and dental coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Watts Water Technologies' HF Scientific site in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Production Engineer to improve manufacturing processes, support daily operations, and ensure safe, efficient production meeting quality standards.

You will work with Quality, Chemistry, Supply Chain and Engineering to reduce losses, validate changes, and maintain BOMs, drawings, and work instructions, reporting to the Quality and Production Engineer Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, or other relevant Engineering discipline required.
• 3 + years of experience in Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Sustaining Engineering, or a related manufacturing environment preferred.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD tools such as Inventor or SolidWorks.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Hands‑on manufacturing mindset with the ability to work directly with operators, technicians, and production leadership to resolve issues.
• Experience developing, improving, and validating manufacturing processes, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, or production methods.
• Ability to interpret and maintain engineering drawings, specifications, Bills of Material (BOMs), and manufacturing documentation.
• Working knowledge of engineering change control and configuration management processes.
• Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices and procedures, as applicable.
• Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks, and required pre‑employment testing as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily engineering support to production teams, serving as a primary technical resource for manufacturing issues, product questions, and process‑related challenges.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve manufacturing problems using structured root cause analysis and data‑driven problem‑solving methods.
• Develop, improve, validate, and maintain manufacturing processes, assembly methods, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, and production documentation.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, first‑pass yield, labor efficiency, throughput, lead time, and overall process capability.
• Collaborate with Quality and Production teams on nonconformances, corrective actions, process validations, and implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage and support Engineering Change Requests and Engineering Change Orders, ensuring changes are properly evaluated, validated, documented, and implemented in production.
• Maintain and improve Bills of Material (BOMs), drawings, routings, specifications, and other manufacturing‑related engineering documentation.
• Evaluate product and process changes for manufacturability, cost reduction, standardization, reliability, and production impact.
• Design or modify fixtures, tooling, components, and manufacturing solutions using 2D and 3D CAD tools as needed.
• Plan and execute engineering trials, testing, data collection, and process validations to confirm proposed solutions before full implementation.
• Monitor manufacturing performance using metrics and KPIs, identify recurring losses or constraints, and lead actions to improve performance.
• Support production line balancing, capacity analysis, time studies, standard work, workstation improvements, and manufacturing layout changes.
• Participate in and lead Kaizen events and continuous improvement activities using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Partner with Supply Chain and suppliers as needed to address component‑related production issues, manufacturability concerns, and technical requirements.
• Support new product introductions and product transfers by ensuring production processes, documentation, tooling, training, and validation requirements are ready for manufacturing.
• Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by the Quality and Production Engineer Manager or Company management.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing/Electrical

Tools

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

Watts Water Technologies' HF Scientific site in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Production Engineer to improve manufacturing processes, support daily operations, and ensure safe, efficient production meeting quality standards.

You will work with Quality, Chemistry, Supply Chain and Engineering to reduce losses, validate changes, and maintain BOMs, drawings, and work instructions, reporting to the Quality and Production Engineer Manager.