Maunfacturing Engineer

Xylem • Holland, MI

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About The Position

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. The Role: We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to help drive innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement across our production operations. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who enjoys optimizing processes, solving manufacturing challenges, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related filed
• 2 plus years of experience in manufacturing environment
• Experience with manufacturing process, process improvement, and production support
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficiency with CAD and manufacturing-related software
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Hands-on mindset with desire to learn, grow and contribute.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Support and lead manufacturing projects from concept through implementation, develop and maintain project timelines, action items, and deliverables, collaborate with cross-functional teams to align manufacturing goals with business needs, provide project updates, identify risks, and recommend mitigation actions.
• Lean & Process Optimization: Apply Lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste and improve productivity, participate in and support Kaizen events, root cause analyses, and continuous improvement initiatives, conduct process reviews and implement data-driven improvements, support standard work development and process documentation.
• Material Flow Optimization: Analyze and improve material flow throughout manufacturing operations, support the design and implementation of efficient material movement systems, partner with production and logistics teams to reduce bottlenecks and improve throughput, track and report KPIs related to efficiency and flow.
• Quality & Cost Management: Support quality control standards and manufacturing best practices, use basic statistical methods to monitor and improve process performance, participate in CAPA activities and ensure compliance with applicable standards, identify cost-reduction opportunities through improved processes and layouts.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Work closely with engineering, production, quality, and supply chain teams, support the evaluation and implementation of new tools, equipment, and manufacturing technologies, contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Benefits

• Paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace
• Reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees