Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer – Lean, CNC & Tooling

Confident Search Consultants; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 3% match

Health insurance

Vision and Dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Life Insurance

6.5% bonus program

Work-life balance

Culture of continuous improvement

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is assisting a longtime manufacturer of agricultural equipment in finding a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication. You will develop, optimize, and sustain metal fabrication processes, driving improvements in throughput, quality, and tooling design.

You will report to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and collaborate with product engineering on manufacturability.

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 using lean tools to reduce cycle time, scrap, and rework in fabrication operations.
• Collaborate with product engineering on design for manufacturability for fabricated parts.
• Program or support 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 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

Creo CAD

Lean manufacturing

Education

BS in Agricultural/Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

CNC plasma/laser cutters

Press brakes

Robotic welding cells

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is assisting a longtime manufacturer of agricultural equipment in finding a Manufacturing Engineer focused on sheet metal fabrication. You will develop, optimize, and sustain metal fabrication processes, driving improvements in throughput, quality, and tooling design.

You will report to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and collaborate with product engineering on manufacturability.