Manufacturing Support Engineer

Executive Talent Management Consulting; Manitowoc (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Bonus program

Paid vacation and holidays

Work/Life balance

Casual workplace

Job summary

Executive Talent Management Consulting seeks a Manufacturing Engineer on a hands-on, team-oriented floor. The role focuses on solving day-to-day manufacturing problems, driving process improvements, and sustaining gains across production, maintenance and engineering teams.

You will be on the manufacturing floor, collaborating with operators and leadership to resolve issues, plan improvements, and drive KPIs for safety, quality, productivity and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering is required.
• 3+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in an assembly operation, preferably wood products.
• Must be a self-starter who can work independently and, on a team.
• Prior project management experience from start to finish is highly desirable.
• Prior capital project experience is helpful.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for solving hands-on manufacturing problems to improve day-to-day performance.
• Collaborate with Production, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Develop practical solutions and ensure improvements are implemented and sustained.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and resolve day-to-day process issues.
• Coordinate planning, design, development and validation of manufacturing processes.
• Improve processes and eliminate waste in key constraint areas.
• Enhance safety, quality, productivity, and delivery in assigned areas.
• Develop and drive metrics in conjunction with Production Teams.

Skills

Process improvement

Manufacturing problem solving

Shop floor presence

Project management

KPIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Education

Associate degree Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Be a part of an organization, with a dynamic leadership team that truly values and appreciates the people that work there. This is a state-of-the-art production facility that manufactures architectural wood doors. They need a Manufacturing Engineer. This is a "hands-on" role that requires flexibility and the desire to be part of a team! If you have a passion for Process Improvement, read on. You will report to the Automation Engineering Manager.

**Company**

• * A growing privately held $550 million organization with 800 employees, 3 divisions and 15 manufacturing plants.
• * This division has 157 employees.
• * Production orders booked out for a year.
• * Dynamic leadership team.
• * Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

**Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!**

• * Excellent benefits and compensation plan -- Employer match on 401K with 4% match, Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance and Tuition Assistance
• * Strong bonus program
• * Paid vacation and holidays
• * Culture of empowering individuals
• * Work/Life Balance -- when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• * It is a business casual workplace.

**What you will be doing:**

• * Be responsible for solving hands-on manufacturing problems to help improve the day-to-day performance of manufacturing operations while working closely with Production, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• * Strong process improvement skills that help meet KPIs
• * Develop practical solutions, and ensure improvements are successfully implemented and sustained. This will involve challenging existing methods, influencing change, and drive teams from problem identification through execution and follow-up.
• * Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and work directly with operators, supervisors, and department leadership to understand and resolve day-to-day process issues.
• * Serve as an escalation resource for manufacturing problems requiring deeper process analysis and technical problem solving after initial Production or Maintenance response.
• * Coordinate efforts to plan, design, develop and validate manufacturing processes and improvements to existing processes.
• * Improve Processes and Eliminate Waste in Key Constraint Areas
• * Improve Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Delivery in assigned areas
• * Develop and drive metrics in conjunction with Production Teams

**What they are looking for:**

• * Associate degree Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering is required
• * 3+ years' experience as a Manufacturing Engineering in an assembly operation, preferably wood products.
• * Must be a self-starter who can work independently and, on a team
• * Prior project management experience, start to finish, is highly desirable
• * Prior capital project experience is also helpful
• * Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with all levels of staff