Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Epicor ERP & Process Excellence (Milwaukee)

Global Power Components; North Bergen (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Power Components is seeking a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support and optimize production in a fast-paced ETO environment. You will drive process discipline, data integrity in Epicor ERP, and scalable manufacturing practices across Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain.

The role emphasizes improving throughput, reducing waste, and ensuring on-time delivery while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating cross-functionally within a rapidly growing manufacturer of

Qualifications

• 5–15 years of Manufacturing Engineering experience in a production environment.
• Hands-on Epicor ERP experience strongly preferred (routing creation, BOMs, job methods, costing, production transactions, engineering changes, or process optimization).
• Experience in metal fabrication, welding, heavy equipment, power systems, or engineered-to-order manufacturing highly preferred.
• Strong ability to read technical drawings, fabrication prints, and customer specifications.
• Experience creating SOPs, standard work, routings, and scalable manufacturing documentation.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, root cause analysis, and CI tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively between office and shop floor teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day engineering support for fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, and final integration operations.
• Translate customer drawings, specifications, and engineered designs into effective manufacturing plans and routings.
• Develop and maintain bills of materials, labor standards, routings, and work instructions within Epicor ERP.
• Optimize manufacturing processes to improve throughput, reduce waste, and increase quality and on‑time delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement practical corrective actions that minimize downtime.
• Partner with Production leaders to improve scheduling readiness, material flow, and shop floor execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives involving labor efficiency, cycle time reduction, scrap reduction, and workflow improvements.
• Audit ERP data integrity related to jobs, methods, materials, and production costing.
• Support new product introductions, custom orders, and engineering changes from release through production.
• Collaborate with Industrial Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, and Design Engineering on plant‑wide initiatives.
• Assist in fixture design, tooling improvements, automation opportunities, and capital equipment projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across the operation.

Skills

Epicor ERP

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Root Cause Analysis

CAD

Technical Drawings

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Epicor ERP software

Job description

Global Power Components is seeking a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support and optimize production in a fast-paced ETO environment. You will drive process discipline, data integrity in Epicor ERP, and scalable manufacturing practices across Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain.

The role emphasizes improving throughput, reducing waste, and ensuring on-time delivery while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating cross-functionally within a rapidly growing manufacturer of