Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer – Lean & CAD

Talent With Heart; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

6.5% bonus

Work-life balance

Continuous improvement culture

Business casual

Job summary

Talent With Heart is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication for agricultural equipment. You will develop and optimize fabrication processes, improve tooling, and drive lean improvements to reduce cycle time and waste.

You will collaborate with design for manufacturability efforts and program CNC cutters and welding cells, supporting capacity planning and equipment utilization.

Qualifications

• BS in Agricultural, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ experience with sheet metal fabrication including work with 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 to ensure consistency, repeatability, and ergonomic safety in 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), particularly for fabricated parts.
• 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

Sheet metal fabrication

Lean manufacturing

3D problem solving

Education

BS in Agricultural, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Creo

Job description

Talent With Heart is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication for agricultural equipment. You will develop and optimize fabrication processes, improve tooling, and drive lean improvements to reduce cycle time and waste.

You will collaborate with design for manufacturability efforts and program CNC cutters and welding cells, supporting capacity planning and equipment utilization.