Manufacturing Engineer - Wire/Cable/Fiber

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer will support engineering, production, quality, and operations initiatives within a wire and cable manufacturing environment. This role requires hands-on experience with wire and cable products, manufacturing processes, bills of material, routings, work instructions, and ERP-driven production workflows.

Key Responsibilities

· Develop and maintain manufacturing processes for wire and cable products, including extrusion, cabling, twisting, shielding, jacketing, striping, printing, testing, and packaging operations.

· Create and maintain bills of material, routings, labor standards, work centers, tooling requirements, setup instructions, and manufacturing documentation.

· Partner with production, scheduling, purchasing, quality, and customer service to resolve manufacturing issues, support on-time delivery, and improve order flow through the plant.

· Review customer specifications, drawings, and product requirements to support accurate production planning, manufacturability, costing, and compliance with applicable standards.

· Support new product development, product changes, engineering change orders.

· Work with quality personnel to investigate nonconformances, customer complaints, and process failures using root-cause analysis and corrective-action methods.

· Ensure engineering and manufacturing records are accurate, controlled, and aligned with company procedures, customer requirements, and safety expectations.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.

· Experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within wire and cable, electrical products, plastics, extrusion, or related industrial manufacturing.

· Strong understanding of manufacturing documentation, process flow, labor standards, material requirements, and production troubleshooting.

Preferred Experience

· Experience in wire and cable product design, production engineering, UL/CSA/ETL requirements, low-voltage cable, specialty cable, or custom cable manufacturing.

· Knowledge of extrusion parameters, compound usage, conductor sizing, shielding methods, cable construction, testing requirements, and packaging standards.

· Experience supporting ERP implementation, data cleanup, item master maintenance, barcode/shop-floor data collection, or manufacturing system upgrades.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

Pay may depend on skills and/or qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person