Senior Welding & Fabrication Process Engineer

Lanco Group of Companies; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Lanco Group of Companies is seeking a Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer to lead welding and fabrication process development for large structural steel assemblies. You will drive standardization, weld procedure development, and capital equipment projects to improve quality, safety, and productivity.

You will partner with Product Engineering and Quality teams, support facility expansion, and guide multi-site welding practices to meet AWS standards and performance goals across manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing/engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in manufacturing engineering in heavy industrial or related environments.
• 5+ years in heavy structural steel fabrication and welding operations.
• Experience developing and implementing welding processes for large assemblies.
• Experience supporting capital equipment projects and process improvements.
• Proven success improving quality, productivity, safety, or cost.
• Knowledge of AWS welding standards and welding quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize welding procedures for large weldments and heavy components.
• Advance welding processes (MIG, Flux-Cored, TIG, SAW, robotic welding) as appropriate.
• Establish and maintain welding quality control standards and WPS.
• Drive fabrication and assembly workflows, standards, routings, and process docs.
• Lead capital equipment projects and manufacturing improvements.
• Collaborate with Quality and Product Engineering for DFM and reliability.
• Support multi-site welding practices and training across locations.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering leadership

Welding process development

Project management

Quality improvement

CAD

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Welding, or related Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

CAD systems

Welding equipment

Job description

The Lanco Group of Companies is seeking a Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer to lead welding and fabrication process development for large structural steel assemblies. You will drive standardization, weld procedure development, and capital equipment projects to improve quality, safety, and productivity.

You will partner with Product Engineering and Quality teams, support facility expansion, and guide multi-site welding practices to meet AWS standards and performance goals across manufacturing