Senior Manufacturing Engineer

National Carwash Solutions, Inc.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

National Carwash Solutions seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Grimes, IA to drive improvements across production facilities. The role analyzes downtime, cycle time, and process data while leading high-visibility initiatives with executive sponsors.

You will design KPI dashboards (Power BI), support value stream mapping, and coordinate between design, engineering and manufacturing to ensure compliant, efficient processes. Strong collaboration and mentoring are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as listed under Qualifications.
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience with scoping, creating ROIs, and onboarding new capital equipment.
• Ability to travel regularly, up to 30-50% depending on project location.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints (piece parts and welding) as designed by Engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and/or in a cross-functional team.
• Strong mathematical abilities.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in ACAD or SolidWorks.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with metal fabrication, bending, machining, and/or welding is a plus.
• Experience with discrete and process-based manufacturing environments is a plus.
• PLC programming and industrial automation experience is a plus.
• IoT product implementation or use is a plus.
• Experience with data automation and analytical tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production equipment downtime, cycle time, and process data across facilities to identify trends and bottlenecks.
• Design, build, and maintain KPI dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) for throughput, quality, safety, and cost performance.
• Lead critical company initiatives with high visibility from executive sponsors and provide direction to resource teams.
• Lead or facilitate value stream mapping (VSM) events to identify waste and prioritize improvements.
• Inspect equipment and processes to ensure they meet design and engineering specifications.
• Be involved in the complete design and execution of processes, fixtures, templates, locators, etc.
• Develop and maintain fixtures, templates, locators and miscellaneous equipment used in manufacturing.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and cost reduction.
• Review manufacturing functions and submit improvement suggestions for efficiency, quality, safety, and cost.
• Provide programming assistance on various manufacturing machines and train employees as needed.
• Evaluate cost savings and respond to employee suggestions related to the manufacturing process.
• Act as liaison between design, engineering and manufacturing; coordinate with product design requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing management to train staff on the manufacturing process.
• Participate in sourcing projects, documenting or reverse engineering items for in-house production.
• Comply with OSHA, EPA, local regulations and company safety policies.
• Note: management reserves right to modify duties.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering or industrial technology

Tools

ACAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

National Carwash Solutions has grown over the past 50 years to become North America’s largest equipment, service, and cleaning solutions provider in the car wash industry. Our world-class brands are backed by the largest service network in the country with more than 500 dedicated service professionals and growing. The Manufacturing Process Engineer will play an active role in our continued growth and execution in our Bolingbrook facility. Come join us for an extraordinary career in a high growth, team-oriented company!

THIS POSITION IS BASED in GRIMES, IA

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. NCS does not sponsor employment visas, including H-1B, O-1, or TN visas, for this position.

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will…

• Analyze production equipment downtime, cycle time, and process data across NCS manufacturing facilities toidentifytrends, bottlenecks, and root causes

• Design, build, and maintain KPI dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) that give operations and engineering leadership visibility into throughput, quality, safety, and cost performance

• Lead criticalcompanyinitiativesthat have highvisibility withtheexecutive team and sponsors.Provide directionand structured accountabilityto resourceteamsassigned to thesemid-to-longprojects.

• Lead orfacilitatevalue stream mapping (VSM) events toidentifywaste and prioritize improvement opportunities across the value stream

• Inspect equipment and processes being designed and built utilizing the appropriate tools to ensure items meet Design and Engineering specifications

• Be involved with the complete design and execution of processes, the fixtures, templates, locators, etc. used in the manufacturing and operations processes

• Construction and maintenance of fixtures, templates, locators and miscellaneous equipment used in the manufacturing process

• Play an active role in the culture of continuous improvement

• Review and analyze manufacturing functions, submitting suggestions to improve efficiency, quality, safety and cost

• Provide programming assistance on various manufacturing machines and may train employees to perform the same

• Review cost savings or any type of other suggestion submitted by employees pertaining to the manufacturing process. Participates in investigating and responding to the same

• Act as a liaison between design, engineering and manufacturing. Coordinating manufacturing abilities with engineering specifications and requests, and product design requirements

• Work with manufacturing management to provide practical training for the manufacturing process

• Play an active role on in sourcing projects that may include documenting or reverse engineering items to be made in house

• Comply with all applicable OSHA, EPA, local regulatory laws, and company safety policies

• Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of this position at any time

What You Need…

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering or industrial technology

• Minimum of5years’ experience in manufacturing setting

• Experience with scoping, creating ROIs, and on-boarding new capital equipment.

• Ability to travel regularly, up to30- 50% at times depending on the location of projects

• Ability to read and understand piece part and welding blue prints as designed by the Engineering Department

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and/or as part as a cross functional team

• Strong mathematical abilities

• Solid verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency in ACAD or Solidworks

• Required to be familiar with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience with metal fabrication, bending, machining, and/or welding a plus.

• Experience with both discrete and process-based manufacturing environments a plus

• PLC programming and industrial automation experience a plus

• Experience with IoT product implementation and or use a plus

• Experience with data automation and analytical tools a plus

Physical Requirements

• Must stoop, bend, reach, walk; perform repetitive motions using hands to grasp, push, pull or do fine manipulations

• Required to stand for prolonged periods

• Intermittently lift light to medium weight up to 50 lbs.

Grow your career supported by an energized and passionate team, professional development, training, flexibility and opportunities for advancement. We offer competitive wages and benefits including comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, matching 401(k), paid time off and more.

National Carwash Solutions is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, sex age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, education, political affiliation or veteran status.