Senior Welding & Fabrication Engineer - Lead Innovation

Mi-Jack Products, Inc.; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanco in Hazel Crest, IL is seeking a Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer to lead welding and fabrication for large structural steel assemblies, drive process development, and support facility expansion initiatives.

You will develop welding procedures for MIG, TIG, Flux‑Core and SAW, oversee weld quality systems, champion DFM, and provide multi‑site technical guidance to elevate safety, quality, and productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in heavy industrial settings.
• 5+ years in heavy structural steel fabrication and welding.
• Experience developing welding processes for large assemblies.
• Experience with capital equipment projects and process improvements.
• Proven improvements in quality, productivity, safety, or cost.
• Knowledge of AWS welding standards and welding quality systems.
• Experience developing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and fabrication documentation.
• Experience with ERP, BOMs, and routings.
• Proficiency with engineering drawings, CAD, and manufacturing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for structural steel welding and fabrication processes.
• Develop, implement, and optimize welding procedures for large weldments.
• Evaluate and improve welding processes (MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, SAW, robotics).
• Support weld quality initiatives and standardization across manufacturing operations.
• Partner with quality teams to align with AWS standards and welding best practices.
• Design and optimize fabrication and assembly workflows for large structural steel products.
• Develop manufacturing standards, routings, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Improve throughput, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, and process repeatability.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives with Product Engineering teams.
• Lead the specification, selection, and implementation of fabrication and welding equipment.
• Support facility expansion and manufacturing readiness initiatives.
• Support the transition of new products from design to production (NPI).
• Develop processes meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Participate in prototype builds, process validation, and ramp-up activities.
• Establish welding quality control standards and inspection requirements.
• Develop WPS, standard work instructions, MBOM, and process documentation.
• Support root cause investigations for weld quality and fabrication performance.
• Provide guidance across multiple sites and support training and standardization.

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Process optimization

AWS standards

Quality systems

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

CAD

Job description

Lanco in Hazel Crest, IL is seeking a Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer to lead welding and fabrication for large structural steel assemblies, drive process development, and support facility expansion initiatives.

You will develop welding procedures for MIG, TIG, Flux‑Core and SAW, oversee weld quality systems, champion DFM, and provide multi‑site technical guidance to elevate safety, quality, and productivity.