Site Engineer

TIME Manufacturing Company, Inc. • Waco, TX

9d • $80,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

TIME Manufacturing Company’s Waco operation produces aerial work equipment through brands including Versalift. The facility fabricates steel and aluminum components, welds structures, and assembles, mounts, and tests aerial lift equipment for utility, telecommunications, and other fleet customers.

The Site Engineer is the Plant Manager’s day-to-day engineering partner for resolving production problems and keeping work moving through the facility. This hands-on role spends substantial time on the shop floor addressing urgent technical questions, design changes, parts substitutions, material shortages, and other obstacles to completing and shipping equipment. The Site Engineer owns issues from identification through resolution and coordinates with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Materials, Planning, and production teams to implement practical solutions that protect safety, product performance, quality, and delivery commitments.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and works daily with production supervisors and functional teams. It is accountable for coordinating and closing production issues; technical approvals and product acceptance remain with designated Engineering and Quality authorities. Success is measured by faster issue resolution, fewer units held for technical or material problems, timely delivery of critical parts, fewer repeat issues, and improved schedule attainment and on-time shipment. Solutions must maintain product safety, quality, approvals, and traceability while reducing avoidable rework and expediting cost.

During the first 90 days, the Site Engineer will learn the products, build processes, and approval paths; establish a daily problem-solving routine with the Plant Manager; take ownership of high-priority open production issues; resolve recurring causes of build delays; establish baseline measures; and demonstrate improvements in issue closure and production flow.

The position is based at the Waco facility and requires substantial time on the manufacturing floor, close interaction with production teams, and use of required personal protective equipment. Occasional support outside normal hours may be needed to resolve urgent production issues. Essential functions may be performed with reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant technical education and experience.
• Five or more years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, including significant hands-on production support and troubleshooting responsibility.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, bills of materials, and mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical schematics; practical understanding of fabrication and assembly processes.
• Experience coordinating engineering changes, evaluating alternate components, and working with Quality on approved deviations, rework, and inspection requirements.
• Working knowledge of ERP or MRP systems, inventory availability, production orders, purchasing lead times, and the effect of material shortages on production schedules.
• Ability to solve urgent problems, prioritize competing demands, and follow issues through closure while applying sound technical judgment and structured root-cause analysis.
• Clear, direct communication skills and ability to influence operators, supervisors, engineers, buyers, and suppliers without formal authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with heavy equipment, aerial lifts, truck equipment, or other fabricated and assembled industrial products.
• Experience in high-mix or build-to-order manufacturing with frequent configuration changes, supplier constraints, and time-sensitive delivery requirements.
• Experience with CAD tools, engineering change control, component selection, supplier coordination, Lean methods, and production test troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Plant Manager to review daily production priorities, walk the floor, identify issues threatening output or shipment dates, maintain a prioritized issue list with owners, actions, and completion dates, and promptly escalate decisions.
• Troubleshoot fit and assembly issues, drawing discrepancies, fabrication defects, tooling limitations, and test failures with operators, supervisors, and technical specialists; diagnose problems and verify solutions.
• Assess the effects of last-minute design changes on work in process, parts, cost, and delivery; coordinate approved changes with Product Engineering and Quality and ensure affected drawings, bills of materials, work instructions, and production teams are updated.
• Identify and assess potential parts substitutions for fit, form, function, materials, ratings, and compatibility; obtain required Engineering and Quality approvals, document affected units, and confirm implementation on the floor.
• Work with Purchasing, Materials, and suppliers to confirm shortages, availability, and delivery dates; pursue approved alternatives, stock transfers, fabrication, or rework; and follow critical parts through receipt, inspection, and delivery to the point of use.
• Help the Plant Manager and Planning evaluate resequencing, alternate assembly steps, and production recovery plans when materials or technical issues disrupt the schedule; make delivery, cost, and labor trade-offs visible.
• Coordinate and drive closure of incomplete kits, incorrect bills of materials, supplier discrepancies, quality holds, and equipment or process constraints; engage relevant teams and follow through until production can proceed.
• Investigate recurring issues, implement corrective actions, improve instructions and handoffs, and share lessons with production teams; verify fixes remain effective and preserve required inspection, testing, and product traceability.

What This Job Offers

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