Safety Engineer

Filetwigbay; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 78,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Manufacturing Technologies in Lawrence, KS is seeking a Safety Engineer to hunt down complexity and refactor it away. The role demands 5+ years of end-to-end project leadership, strong judgment, and ownership mindset, with hands-on work on Jenkins-based workflows and secure auth flows.

Expected salary ranges from $78,000 to $109,000 per year, with a clear path up and mentorship. Join a team that ships real improvements in week one and values practical craft in the Lawrence, KS area.

Qualifications

• 5+ years steering technology projects end to end.
• Independent judgment and sound critical thinking.
• Ownership mindset and willingness to take on new responsibilities.
• A point of view held loosely and defended well.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written.
• Ownership of the company's money and resources.

Responsibilities

• Prototype rough unit testing ideas quickly, then decide which earn a place in Manufacturing Technologies's stack.
• Scale Manufacturing Technologies's Git services from Lawrence pilot to KS-wide rollout.
• Decode the undocumented Ruby on Rails service.
• Ship Python fixes to Lawrence, KS customers the same day they report them.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Git.
• Stand up observability so the company sees failures before customers in KS do.
• Map data flow across the company's services and spot leaks.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.

Skills

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Ownership

Ambiguity tolerance

Time management

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Some engineers tolerate complexity; the Safety Engineer we want at Manufacturing Technologies hunts it down and refactors it out of existence. Bring Jenkins and Time Management sharpened over 3 years, and Manufacturing Technologies answers with $78,000 - $109,000 plus a clear path up.

Key Responsibilities

• Prototype rough Unit Testing ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Manufacturing Technologies's stack
• Scale Manufacturing Technologies's Git services from Lawrence pilot to KS-wide rollout
• Decode the undocumented Ruby on Rails service nobody at Manufacturing Technologies remembers writing
• Ship Python fixes to Manufacturing Technologies customers in Lawrence, KS the same day they report them
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Git
• Stand up observability so Manufacturing Technologies sees failures before customers in KS do
• Map data flow across Manufacturing Technologies's Cultural Awareness services and spot the leaks
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions

What You'll Bring

• 5 or more years steering technology projects end to end
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own

Manufacturing Technologies builds technology tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Lawrence, KS, and with a community-minded respect for the craft. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

At Manufacturing Technologies, $78,000 - $109,000 is just the opener; the mentorship, benefits, and Lawrence, KS flexibility are where the offer gets good.