Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Assembly & Process Innovator

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Milwaukee (WI)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Excellent benefits

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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.