Plant Manufacturing Engineer: Fast NC Resolution & Lean

Johnson Controls Federal Systems; York (York County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls Federal Systems in York, PA seeks a Plant Manufacturing Engineer to provide direct production support for Navy Systems, addressing non-conformances and ensuring smooth workflow. You will partner with Manufacturing, Welding, Quality, and Production leadership to drive corrective actions and sustain lean practices.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving at the source, rapid dispositioning, and cross-functional collaboration to maintain production efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical or related field.
• 3–5 years of hands-on manufacturing/production support or process engineering experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve issues at the source.
• Experience investigating non-conformances (NCs), generating dispositions, and driving closure.
• Ability to remove roadblocks across departments to maintain workflow.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, standard work, 5S, and CI methodologies.
• Familiarity with root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Strong communication skills across engineering, quality, and production.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and production tools.
• Able to lift up to 40 pounds occasionally and travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Review, investigate, disposition, and close each non-conformance to ensure uninterrupted production flow.
• Go to the source of issues to gather facts, determine root cause, and implement immediate corrections.
• Assist production, quality, and support teams to remove obstacles causing downtime.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality to develop sustainable corrective actions for recurring issues.
• Provide clear technical guidance to operators and supervisors on dispositions and next steps.
• Ensure processes, procedures, and standard work are followed and gaps are closed.
• Identify opportunities to improve stability, reduce waste, and enhance quality via lean principles.
• Participate in 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Document NC investigations, dispositions, actions, and process updates for traceability.
• Analyze NC trends to identify systemic problems and inform leadership on improvements.
• Support changes to processes/equipment/workflows to improve reliability and throughput.

Skills

Problem solving

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

5S

Continuous improvement

Communication

MS Office

Production support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

Production software tools

Job description

Johnson Controls Federal Systems in York, PA seeks a Plant Manufacturing Engineer to provide direct production support for Navy Systems, addressing non-conformances and ensuring smooth workflow. You will partner with Manufacturing, Welding, Quality, and Production leadership to drive corrective actions and sustain lean practices.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving at the source, rapid dispositioning, and cross-functional collaboration to maintain production efficiency and quality.