Manufacturing Engineer 2
Telford, TN
Manufacturing Engineer 2
Supports and improves manufacturing processes, troubleshooting quality issues, leading Lean/CIP initiatives, process documentation, capital equipment selection, and supplier evaluation. Requires an engineering degree or 5-10 years’ related experience; SAP, CAD, and Microsoft Office are used.
Summary: This position is responsible for independently supporting and improving manufacturing processes, ensuring production efficiency, quality, and the ability to meet manufacturing schedules and growth targets.
Essential Functions of the Job: The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the following:
• Lead development and optimization of new and existing production processes to improve efficiency, capacity, and cost.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production and quality issues.
• Develop and implement process flows, layouts, and line strategies for new or transferred production lines.
• Play a lead technical role in supplier evaluation including capability assessment, tolerances, and tooling design review.
• Lead Continuous Improvement (CIP) and Lean initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Coordinate and drive updates to process documentation and standardization efforts.
• Lead capital equipment selection, implementation, and validation activities.
• Provide technical guidance to entry - level engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Use required software tools including SAP, CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar), and Microsoft Office applications.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
MRPII-related (SAP) activities this position supports include:
• Process routing ownership and optimization
• Capacity planning and line balancing
• Work center cost and performance analysis
Recommended Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; or minimum 5-10 years related experience; or a combination of the two.
Strong knowledge of Lean principles and manufacturing systems (preferred).
Essential Functions of the Job: The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the following:
• Lead development and optimization of new and existing production processes to improve efficiency, capacity, and cost.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production and quality issues.
• Develop and implement process flows, layouts, and line strategies for new or transferred production lines.
• Play a lead technical role in supplier evaluation including capability assessment, tolerances, and tooling design review.
• Lead Continuous Improvement (CIP) and Lean initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Coordinate and drive updates to process documentation and standardization efforts.
• Lead capital equipment selection, implementation, and validation activities.
• Provide technical guidance to entry - level engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Use required software tools including SAP, CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar), and Microsoft Office applications.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
MRPII-related (SAP) activities this position supports include:
• Process routing ownership and optimization
• Capacity planning and line balancing
• Work center cost and performance analysis
Recommended Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; or minimum 5-10 years related experience; or a combination of the two.
Strong knowledge of Lean principles and manufacturing systems (preferred).