Engineer

Short Description

This role provides technical leadership and operational excellence support to manufacturing, ensuring safe execution of work while meeting engineering, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. Serves as both a subject matter expert in welding and fabrication, industrial processes and can function as a driver of LEAN manufacturing transformation.

Function Description

Schedule: M-F, 7-3 (time flexible), may have OT but very unlikely

Size of current team: Team of 2 supporting 61 manufacturing employees

Responsibilities Key Responsibilities – Standard Work

Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Serve as manufacturing SME for structural welding, fabrication, and integrated production systems
• Partner with design engineering to ensure manufacturability (DFM) and efficient product design
• Lead structured root cause analysis and resolution of production issues
• Review and approve ECO/ECR changes to ensure manufacturing readiness and workflow integrity

Cost & Productivity Improvement

• Lead initiatives to reduce cost, improve labor efficiency, and minimize scrap
• Optimize facility layout and material flow to support scalable, high-efficiency operations
• Support benchmarking and continuous improvement

LEAN Manufacturing & Operational Excellence

• Support deployment of LEAN principles (6S, Standard Work, Visual Management) across operations, certification is not required, must have an understanding and applies practice is required
• Drive value stream optimization focused on flow, waste reduction, and SQDC performance

Manufacturing Systems, Tooling & Automation

• Design and implement tooling, jigs, fixtures, and material handling solutions to improve safety and throughput, most time will be spent reviewing drawings for manufacturing
• Partner with controls and engineering teams on system performance, troubleshooting, and upgrades

Standard Work & Process Control

• Review, update, or create new routers defining process steps, sequence of operations, work instructions, & labor hour estimates
• Develop, implement, and sustain Standard Work across manufacturing operations
• Conduct time studies and maintain accurate routing and process data
• Reinforce process discipline through documentation, control, and continuous improvement

Collaboration & Culture

• Coach and train teams process discipline and problem-solving methodologies
• Partner cross-functionally across engineering, operations, and supply chain
• Reinforce safety, quality, and accountability as foundational priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, Welding Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience with welding & machining
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with:
• AutoCAD and engineering 3D modeling software (e.g., SolidWorks)
• LEAN principles (Standard Work, 6S, Visual Management)
• Proven experience in facility layout, material flow design, and process optimization
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, including weld symbols and GD&T
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to read and understand WPS’s and PQR’s

If interested in learning more, please forward updated CV to [email protected]