Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Assembly & Process Innovator

Job Juncture; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match 4.5%

Excellent benefits

Flexible work hours

Work/Life balance

Job summary

Company, a major player in heavy mobile equipment, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer in Milwaukee to develop, implement, and improve factory processes. You will bridge design engineering and production, ensuring production capability, quality, cost reduction, safety, and throughput improvements. Reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities include leading line setup, introducing new products to the floor, and driving ISO compliance and cost reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in Engineering; Lean/Six Sigma beneficial.
• 5–12 years manufacturing engineering experience in large assembly operations.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (Pro-E/Creo) and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead on setup assembly line, establish processes and documentation.
• Bring mobile equipment products from design hand-off to completion.
• Plan, support, and lead introduction of products to the manufacturing floor; manage integration into existing lines.
• Lead development of Operation Method Standards for assembly processes.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and CI concepts to reduce waste in manufacturing processes.
• Lead initiatives to mitigate risk, maintain ISO compliance, and reduce costs.
• Lead design initiatives within manufacturing, including line/cell layout, tooling and part flow.
• Justify capital equipment needs.
• Advance safety and ergonomic practices.

Skills

Manufacturing process optimization

Lean / Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Production efficiency enhancement

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Master’s degree

Tools

CAD Pro-E/Creo

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

Company, a major player in heavy mobile equipment, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer in Milwaukee to develop, implement, and improve factory processes. You will bridge design engineering and production, ensuring production capability, quality, cost reduction, safety, and throughput improvements. Reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities include leading line setup, introducing new products to the floor, and driving ISO compliance and cost reduction initiatives.