Manufacturing Engineer

ZF Group•Marysville, MI

35d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer will be based at ZF Axle Drives LLC in Marysville, Michigan, a state of the art facility that produces axle drives for Stellantis. The plant employs over 500 team members and offers significant opportunities for professional growth. With operations divided into two primary areas—assembly and machining—this role will be focused on supporting the assembly area. The Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with the maintenance team, providing on line support for the assembly lines and driving improvements to enhance overall efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering
Preferably 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong mechanical aptitude and genuine mechanical curiosity.
Demonstrated interpersonal, project management, and technical skills, along with a strong work ethic.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CAD software.
Basic understanding of GD&T principles.
Awareness or training related to TS16949 (IATF 16949) quality standards.
Must be authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without the need for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Drive production performance: Maintain and improve production line efficiency while leading hands on problem solving activities.
Build stable, high performing processes: Plan, test, and support the implementation of preventative actions that ensure safe, high quality, cost effective, and reliable production operations.
Shape process improvements: Manage non critical production process changes in partnership with product engineering, assembly engineering, and systems support.
Solve complex quality challenges: Investigate issues with non conforming parts and recommend effective, long term solutions.
Be a key player in corrective actions: Support 8D investigations and other corrective action processes stemming from audits, quality reviews, or customer feedback.
Establish clear standards: Develop and maintain reject criteria, teardown procedures, and related documentation to strengthen process consistency.
Own continuous improvement activities: Track PDCA items tied to production fallout and partner with task owners to ensure timely progress and closure.
Lead plant level engineering initiatives: Coordinate product and assembly engineering tasks or projects to drive improvement across the manufacturing operation.