R&D Manufacturing Engineer: Stamping & Metal Forming

Graham Personnel Services; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Personnel Services seeks an experienced R&D Manufacturing Engineer - Advanced Engineering in Indiana to lead stamping and metal-forming initiatives for beverage ends, tabs, and can components.

This hands-on role requires strong troubleshooting, GD&T, equipment ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and suppliers. Relocation assistance is provided and a 15% bonus is offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related press/stamping experience.
• Hands-on stamping press operation and maintenance experience.
• Experience with press setup and tooling alignment.
• Metal-forming experience.
• GD&T knowledge.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Beverage end, tab, food-can, or similar high-speed metal-forming experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the setup, operation, alignment, troubleshooting, and optimization of stamping and conversion presses.
• Support tooling, dies, fixtures, and auxiliary equipment.
• Troubleshoot press, tooling, dimensional, and metal-forming issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain equipment readiness through preventive maintenance, calibration, spare-parts planning, and documentation.
• Run R&D and laboratory trials supporting new alloys, coatings, forming processes, qualification programs, and customer problem solving.
• Manufacture production-representative test samples.
• Document equipment settings, test conditions, measurements, deviations, and results.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, setup sheets, work instructions, test methods, and training documentation.
• Work cross-functionally with R&D, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, EH&S, suppliers, coating companies, can manufacturers, and customers.

Skills

Press operation

Metal forming

GD&T

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Graham Personnel Services seeks an experienced R&D Manufacturing Engineer - Advanced Engineering in Indiana to lead stamping and metal-forming initiatives for beverage ends, tabs, and can components.

This hands-on role requires strong troubleshooting, GD&T, equipment ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and suppliers. Relocation assistance is provided and a 15% bonus is offered.