Onsite Process Engineer — Automation, Capex & CI

Trueline Talent; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage with PPO and HSA

401(k) with company matching

Employee Ownership Program

Job summary

Trueline Talent seeks a Process Engineer for its Erie, PA onsite manufacturing site. You will own process improvements, equipment projects, and manufacturing capability from floor to startup, across forging, heat treatment, machining, coating, robotics, and automation.

The role demands hands-on experience, data-driven optimization, and leadership across cross-functional teams to deliver measurable results and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a high-volume production environment.
• Hands-on experience supporting manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Experience with CNC machining process development.
• Proficiency in forging, spin-forming, heat treatment, CNC machining, coating, or paint applications.
• Demonstrated experience improving manufacturing processes using data and measurable performance indicators.
• Ability to manage engineering projects involving equipment, tooling, vendors, installation, and startup.
• Working understanding of PLC controls, robotics, and industrial automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, and plant leadership.
• Comfortable working regularly on the manufacturing floor in an onsite plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Support plant operations by solving manufacturing and process engineering problems directly on the production floor.
• Develop stable, repeatable manufacturing processes supported by production data and engineering analysis.
• Lead engineering projects from initial specifications and quotations through vendor selection, design, installation, commissioning, and production startup.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cycle time, scrap, waste, and manufacturing costs while improving quality and throughput.
• Prepare capital expenditure requests with supporting technical analysis, cost justification, and project requirements.
• Improve existing manufacturing processes through equipment modifications, tooling redesign, and process changes.
• Develop process improvements using Mastercam and other 3-D modeling and engineering applications.
• Support robotics, PLC-controlled equipment, and manufacturing automation in partnership with controls and maintenance resources.
• Design fixtures and tooling for new products and support procurement of new or redesigned tooling.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to maintain process capability and stability.
• Evaluate new product designs for manufacturability and define the processes required to successfully produce them.
• Research and introduce new manufacturing technologies that increase plant capability.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, suppliers, and equipment manufacturers.
• Help train plant personnel and support a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

CNC machining process development

PLC controls

Robotics & automation

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-functional communication

On-floor manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Tools

Mastercam

Job description

Trueline Talent seeks a Process Engineer for its Erie, PA onsite manufacturing site. You will own process improvements, equipment projects, and manufacturing capability from floor to startup, across forging, heat treatment, machining, coating, robotics, and automation.

The role demands hands-on experience, data-driven optimization, and leadership across cross-functional teams to deliver measurable results and continuous improvement.