Pultrusion Manufacturing Engineer: Process Optimization

Hubbell Incorporated; Centralia (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated in Centralia, MO, is seeking a Manufacturing Composite Engineer to lead pultrusion manufacturing processes, optimize parameters, and drive continuous improvement. You will partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Product Engineering, and Supply Chain to troubleshoot issues, establish controls, and implement improvements.

The role focuses on process engineering, manufacturing support, and new product introductions, with emphasis on Lean/Six Sigma methods and KPI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience with process troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and hands-on problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering support for pultrusion production lines.
• Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing parameters including line speed, die temperature, resin formulation/flow, fiber placement, pulling conditions, and curing parameters.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment issues affecting product quality, throughput, scrap, downtime, and line performance.
• Establish and maintain manufacturing standards, work instructions, SOPs, and process documentation.
• Partner with production teams to ensure processes are stable, repeatable, and consistently followed.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring manufacturing and quality issues.
• Use Lean, Six Sigma, statistical analysis, DOE, and other problem-solving methodologies to improve manufacturing performance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase line speeds, reduce changeover time, and improve overall equipment effectiveness.
• Develop and track KPIs to measure process performance and improvement results.

Skills

Process troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on problem solving

Lean Six Sigma

DOE / SPC / PFMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline

Job description

Hubbell Incorporated in Centralia, MO, is seeking a Manufacturing Composite Engineer to lead pultrusion manufacturing processes, optimize parameters, and drive continuous improvement. You will partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Product Engineering, and Supply Chain to troubleshoot issues, establish controls, and implement improvements.

The role focuses on process engineering, manufacturing support, and new product introductions, with emphasis on Lean/Six Sigma methods and KPI