Manufacturing Process Engineer - Lean & Optimization

TBEI (Tishomingo); Tishomingo (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Signal Corporation in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design and optimize production processes, collaborating with Design Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance teams to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.

The role focuses on improving manufacturability, reducing waste, and leading continuous improvement efforts across the facility. Strong communication and technical skills are essential for documenting SOPs and training shop personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2–5 years of manufacturing or heavy fabrication experience.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Determine and develop manufacturing processes, equipment requirements, tooling, and workflows to produce products efficiently while maintaining quality.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to improve manufacturability, cost, quality, and production efficiency.
• Lead and support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma).
• Provide clear documentation, work instructions, and SOPs to support production teams.
• Train and communicate process changes, new equipment usage, and revised methods to supervisors and shop personnel.
• Investigate, evaluate, and recommend new equipment, tooling, or technology to improve safety, capacity, and quality.
• Process ECNs and ECRs with impact analysis on safety, cost, and production efficiency.
• Analyze current and proposed processes to enhance safety and ergonomics.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to production issues and quality concerns.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Maintenance to reduce downtime, scrap, and rework.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Process optimization

Reading drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Syte-Line

SolidWorks

Job description

Federal Signal Corporation in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design and optimize production processes, collaborating with Design Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance teams to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.

The role focuses on improving manufacturability, reducing waste, and leading continuous improvement efforts across the facility. Strong communication and technical skills are essential for documenting SOPs and training shop personnel.