Manufacturing Engineer

Clarios•Middletown, DE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Clarios is hiring a hands-on Manufacturing Process Engineer to support plant operations at its manufacturing facility in Middletown, Delaware. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this on-site role provides engineering support to production and maintenance, resolves real-time equipment and process issues, improves process reliability, reduces downtime, and optimizes equipment performance. The position supports both daily production and longer-term improvement initiatives. The engineer will act as primary engineering support during first shift, use structured root cause analysis and production data to identify improvement opportunities, lead and support capital and continuous improvement projects, maintain process documentation and equipment standards, and advance Lean and Six Sigma initiatives. The description also includes information about Clarios’s Fort Wayne, Indiana distribution center, which charges, packages, and ships batteries. The company states that it employs 18,000 people worldwide and recovers, recycles, and reuses up to 99% of battery materials. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical, or equivalent experience.
3–5 years of hands-on manufacturing experience, including troubleshooting equipment and process issues.
Working knowledge of PLC programming and ladder logic; troubleshooting is required, and programming is a plus.
Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills, including experience identifying root causes and driving improvements.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
Familiarity with CAD systems for equipment layouts, drawings, and bills of materials.
Experience with data analysis tools such as Minitab.
PLC programming experience.

Responsibilities

Provide primary engineering support on first shift and troubleshoot equipment and process issues in real time.
Identify and eliminate recurring downtime, bottlenecks, and scrap using structured root cause analysis.
Analyze production data to identify trends and improvement opportunities and drive measurable process gains.
Lead and support capital and continuous improvement projects from concept through implementation.
Develop and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and equipment standards and layouts.
Drive Lean and Six Sigma initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, and overall equipment performance.