Sheet Metal Fabrication Engineer — Lean, CNC & Welding

Acloché LLC; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Bonuses

Job summary

Acloché LLC, a long-standing manufacturing partner in Wisconsin, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize sheet metal fabrication processes for agricultural equipment. You will drive lean improvements, develop tooling, and support CNC plasma/laser, bending, and welding operations to improve throughput and quality.

You will collaborate with product engineering on manufacturability, perform time studies, and assist in capital equipment projects to enhance production planning and equipment

Qualifications

• BS in Agricultural, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ experience with sheet metal fabrication including profiling and bending equipment (lasers, brake presses, shears and saws).
• Good 3D CAD skills, preferably Creo.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and optimize fabrication processes for structural steel and sheet metal components used in agricultural equipment.
• Design and improve jigs, fixtures, and tooling for plasma/laser cutting, bending, forming, and welding.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lean tools to reduce cycle time, scrap, and rework in fabrication operations.
• Collaborate with product engineering on design for manufacturability (DFM).
• Program or support programming of CNC plasma/laser cutters, press brakes, and repeatable parts for robotic welding cells.
• Conduct time studies, capacity analyses, and workflow assessments to support production planning and equipment utilization.
• Support the implementation of capital equipment projects, including machine selection, layout, and installation.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement corrective actions related to fabrication quality or equipment issues.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

3D CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Creo

Job description

Acloché LLC, a long-standing manufacturing partner in Wisconsin, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize sheet metal fabrication processes for agricultural equipment. You will drive lean improvements, develop tooling, and support CNC plasma/laser, bending, and welding operations to improve throughput and quality.

You will collaborate with product engineering on manufacturability, perform time studies, and assist in capital equipment projects to enhance production planning and equipment