Manufacturing Engineer

Duraco•Forest Park, GA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Manufacturing engineering at Duraco Specialty Materials is a hands-on role focused on the production floor, working alongside equipment, operators, and supervisors to improve processes. The ideal candidate will understand the dynamics of a converting environment, including terms like unwind, rewind, web tension, material flow, roll-to-roll processing, laminating, coating, and slitting. This role involves bringing new products and custom customer requests to life by addressing setup challenges, troubleshooting process issues, improving dies and tooling, and collaborating with operations to reduce waste, improve uptime, increase yield, and ensure consistent, easier operations.

Requirements

Hands-on converting, web handling, roll-to-roll, or similar manufacturing experience.
Working knowledge of web tension, unwind/rewind, coating, laminating, slitting, dies, tooling, or material flow.
A practical, floor-focused problem solver who works well with operators, supervisors, maintenance, and technical teams.
Strong communication skills and the ability to balance technical problem-solving with production urgency.

Nice To Haves

Experience with converting, web handling, roll-to-roll manufacturing, adhesives, coating, laminating, slitting, or similar processes is highly preferred.
A Mechanical or Industrial Engineering degree is a plus, but relevant manufacturing experience is equally valued.

Responsibilities

Support converting equipment setup, trials, and scale-up for new products, customer requests, and changing production needs.
Troubleshoot web handling, unwind/rewind, material flow, tooling, die, and process issues directly with operations and maintenance.
Use AutoCAD, Excel, and practical engineering judgment to improve layouts, documentation, processes, and decision-making.
Lead continuous improvement projects focused on uptime, yield, waste reduction, quality, and production-floor efficiency.