Manufacturing Engineer III

Adventurer Manufacturing•Union Gap, WA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Adventurer Manufacturing is a family-run business that has been building outdoor adventure vehicles since 1969. Our success is driven by our focus on building not only great products but also a great experience, team, and community. Our vision is to deliver an experience that is all about the adventure and where it leads, enabling our customers to explore possibilities for generations. As we move into the next 50 years, we need to expand our Manufacturing Engineering Team to drive our customer experience through improved process, design planning, and product accuracy. The Manufacturing Engineer III is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing manufacturing process improvements that support business, quality, cost, and delivery objectives. This role establishes, standardizes, and trains teams on manufacturing best practices, while creating robust manufacturing plans that ensure efficiency, safety, and accuracy at each assembly station. In addition to hands-on process development, the Manufacturing Engineer provides technical leadership across the production floor, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and acts as a key liaison between engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations. This is a high-energy, assertive role with direct accountability for manufacturing performance and a significant impact on the successful launch, sustainment, and continuous improvement of our products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Manufacturing related field or equivalent work experience required
10+ years' experience working in a manufacturing environment required
In-depth knowledge and experience implementing lean initiatives
Must have great interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate through verbal and written instruction to a wide range of audience
Must be assertive with excellent organizational and time management skills.
Must be skilled at trouble shooting and resolving mechanical or logistical problems that arise.
Must have ability to work in a fast-paced production and engineering environment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a Manufacturing related field a plus
Experience with formal project management highly desired

Responsibilities

Owns the definition and evolution of manufacturing processes, tooling strategies, work instructions, and capacity planning, ensuring scalability and long-term operational excellence.
Proactively identify risks, lead root cause and corrective action efforts, and use data-driven analysis to optimize throughput and reduce variation.
Collaborate with Quality and Design Engineering to review new or modified designs and build quality, efficiency, and consistency into the manufacturing process.
Lead problem solving and corrective actions related to manufacturing processes.
Utilize Value Stream Mapping to optimization the layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods and work force utilization.
Research, recommend, plan and coordinate the introduction of new manufacturing equipment and processes.
Manage manufacturing related projects, including prioritization, milestone tracking and reporting to senior management.
Identify and initiate Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities.
Work closely with the Production, Quality and Product Development Teams to set up manufacturing processes for new products.
Prepare manufacturing studies to determine optimum manufacturing costs, quality and inventories.
Organize, plan, lead, and report on Manufacturing related projects.