Plant Manufacturing Engineer

Trane Technologies • Columbia, SC

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manufacturing Engineer develops, coordinates, and implements sustainable manufacturing production processes. The role works with cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, and operational efficiency, and develops manufacturing concepts and processes for new product introductions and product enhancement programs. This is an on-site position, five days per week, and is designated as safety sensitive.

The engineer supports factory transformation projects and equipment implementation; improves productivity, quality, equipment performance, energy consumption, and downtime; and provides technical expertise to resolve manufacturing-process and product-design problems. The role also supports cause-and-effect investigations, statistical studies, and corrective-action planning. It focuses on coil manufacturing equipment and processes, including automated cutting, forming, assembly, brazing, testing, coating, and material handling systems.

The position pays an annual base salary of $77,963.33–$109,340.00 and is not incentive or sales commission eligible. Benefits begin on day one and include health insurance, wellness programs, family-building assistance, paid time off, retirement matching, and education and training support. Benefit offerings may vary by site, employee status, collective bargaining agreements, and local regulations.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with project management, process automation, and AutoCAD or similar design software.
• Aptitude for mechanical and electrical applications related to equipment and processes.
• Communication skills to articulate the voice of the customer.
• Ability to coach, advise, and develop teammates and peers.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, process optimization, and continuous improvement methods.
• Experience with lean principles and techniques, including Visual Management, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Cycle Time Reduction, Process Balancing, Yokoten, 5S, Set Up Reduction (SMED), and Kanban.
• Familiarity with capital project execution, equipment qualification, and production support.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is preferred.
• Experience or knowledge related to coil equipment and processes, including turret punching, laser cutting, CNC press brakes, fin press and fin forming, tube cutting, bending and end forming, tube-to-fin assembly, mechanical or hydraulic expansion, brazing and soldering, leak detection and pressure testing, coil cleaning, coating and drying, material handling and automation, and tooling, fixtures, and poka-yoke devices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop processes for factory transformation projects and equipment implementation.
• Improve productivity, quality, equipment performance, energy consumption, and downtime.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to resolve manufacturing-process and product-design problems.
• Support cause-and-effect investigations, statistical studies, and corrective-action planning.
• Design manufacturing flow lines, workstation layouts, and station controls to optimize efficiency, operating costs, and product quality.
• Uphold manufacturing standards for machine capability, process maps, setups, quality controls, tooling and fixture records, routings, and cycle times.
• Generate work instructions, job breakdowns, and standardized work to ensure quality at the source meets product and manufacturing specifications and local needs.
• Partner with on-site EHS to ensure equipment complies with safety regulations and OSHA requirements.
• Optimize automated, high-volume coil manufacturing processes and equipment, including cutting, forming, assembly, brazing, testing, coating, and material handling systems.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Holistic wellness programs with incentives.
• Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• 401(k) matching.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
• Tuition assistance and student debt support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed