Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
The Manufacturing Engineer develops, implements, and optimizes manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance while supporting operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives. This is an onsite position in Bartlett, Illinois; only candidates local to the Chicago area can be considered. The role supports production operations through process improvement, new product launches, equipment validation, documentation, troubleshooting, capital projects, and personnel training. The position requires working in a manufacturing environment, including walking production floors for extended periods and occasionally lifting up to 25 pounds while using appropriate PPE.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 3 years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
- Experience with process improvement and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
- Strong communication and project management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment, walk production floors for extended periods, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds while using appropriate PPE.
- Candidates must be local to the Chicago area.
Responsibilities
- Optimize manufacturing processes and production workflows.
- Analyze production data and identify improvement opportunities using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other operational excellence tools.
- Support new product launches and validate new equipment.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, and process documentation.
- Investigate production issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Partner with maintenance and production teams to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
- Conduct root cause analysis on downtime events and process failures.
- Identify, evaluate, and implement new manufacturing technologies and automation solutions.
- Manage capital improvement projects, including equipment installation and process upgrades.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Train and support production personnel on new processes and equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
