Manufacturing Engineer

TydenBrooks•Tallapoosa, GA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer owns daily production and process performance for the digital seal assembly lines at TydenBrooks Digital operations. The role drives manual assembly lines toward world-class OEE and yield, owns and continuously improves in-line inspection stations, and directly leads the assembly team while coaching team leads to run shifts independently. The position works cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and supply chain, translating shop-floor learnings into process improvements and product feedback. It also identifies automation opportunities, develops business cases, and implements approved projects. The role is based in Novi, Michigan, is full-time and exempt, and reports to the Director of Engineering. It includes limited travel of up to 10% for supplier visits, equipment evaluation, and training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related field), or equivalent technical experience.
Three to five years of manufacturing or process engineering experience in an assembly environment.
Direct shop-floor experience supervising assembly personnel, coaching operators, creating SOPs, and running daily production.
Experience implementing Lean manufacturing, including cycle-time analysis, line balancing, waste elimination, and DMAIC-driven continuous improvement.
Experience creating and implementing PFMEA improvements and control plans.
Experience measuring and tracking production performance, including OEE, FPY, escape rate, and OTD.
Strong technical writing skills and ability to develop clear SOPs, work instructions, and reports.
Experience with ERP and quality management software.
Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the production floor for extended periods.
Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds may be required.
PPE is required in designated production areas.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification with a track record of successful project delivery.
Experience creating production dashboards with Power BI and Epicor or a comparable ERP.
Experience identifying continuous-improvement and automation opportunities and developing business-case justifications with ROI calculations.
Experience implementing capital expenditure projects.
Experience generating make-cost input to make-vs-buy decisions on new products.
Demonstrated experience driving floor safety improvements and delivering safety training.
Hands-on Lean implementation and plant rearrangement experience.

Responsibilities

Directly lead and schedule the assembly team, driving daily production performance and adherence to standard work.
Coach and certify team leads capable of running a shift unsupervised.
Author and maintain SOPs for assembly operations and train operators to them.
Lead Lean training and continuous-improvement education across the assembly team.
Improve first-pass yield and in-line inspection escape rate toward world-class targets.
Own, build, and continuously improve in-line inspection stations, including probing systems, continuity checks, and final inspection.
Create and implement PFMEA improvements and assembly-process control plans.
Meet on-time delivery targets based on internal schedule dates and update lead times as needed.
Drive line OEE toward a world-class threshold.
Measure and track OEE, FPY, escape rate, and OTD using dashboards in Power BI and Epicor.
Capture shop-floor learnings and provide structured process improvements and product feedback to engineering.
Design and build product-specific assembly fixtures.
Identify, evaluate, and develop business cases for automation and semi-automation opportunities once products reach stable production, then implement approved projects.
Support supplier visits, equipment evaluation, and training through limited travel.