Manufacturing Engineer

Fortune Brands • Industry, CA

5h • $80,000 - $126,500 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing Engineering team and provide day-to-day technical ownership within our production operations.
This role is designed as an area-based, embedded engineering position, working directly alongside production employees, leads, and supervisors to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable operations. While this position will initially support our Pick / Pack operations, all Embedded Manufacturing Engineers are cross-trained and expected to rotate between production areas as they become seasoned.
This is not a desk-based or project-only role — it is a hands-on position focused on daily execution, process stability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3–7 years of experience in manufacturing, production engineering, or operations support
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement tools
• Comfortable working directly on the production floor in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in high-volume or fulfillment-style operations preferred
• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Strong practical problem-solving skills
• Ownership mindset with a bias toward action
• Able to balance daily production support with longer-term improvements
• Collaborative and effective without formal authority
• Interested in learning multiple production environments over time

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time engineering support to production teams to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and labor targets are met
• Respond quickly to process disruptions, flow issues, material constraints, and quality concerns
• Support shift startups, staffing changes, and daily production priorities
• Own and maintain standard work, labor standards, and visual controls for assigned areas
• Improve process flow, ergonomics, layout, and material presentation
• Identify and eliminate waste, variation, and rework
• Partner with QA to reduce errors, defects, and customer escapes
• Implement mistake-proofing, visual management, and verification methods
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Lead CI efforts within assigned departments, including 6S and visual management
• Drive small, fast improvements with operators and leads
• Support larger improvement initiatives under the guidance of the Senior Manufacturing Engineer
• Work closely with Production Supervisors and Leads on daily execution
• Partner with Maintenance on equipment reliability and uptime improvements
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, EHSS, Facilities, and QA as needed

Benefits

• robust health plans
• a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
• product discounts
• flexible time off benefits
• adoption benefits
• We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level