Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)
Akron OH
Job Requisition: 7378.1
Description for Manufacturing Engineer:
Seeking a contract Manufacturing Engineer who will be primarily responsible for improving manufacturing operations and driving cost savings. The manufacturing engineer will play a critical role in identifying and executing continuous improvement initiatives, with a focus on lean initiatives, scrap reduction, process optimization, time-studies, and throughput enhancement. This is a highly impactful role where your contributions will directly support the plant’s operational efficiency and bottom-line performance. The ideal candidate will bring an engineering background along with proven experience in lean manufacturing, process improvements, and cost-reduction strategies.
Responsibilities for the Manufacturing Engineer:
- Drive continuous improvement projects utilizing Lean Manufacturing methodologies
- Lead process improvement, lean initiatives, scrap reduction, process optimization, time studies and throughput enhancement
- Conducting time studies, updating bills of materials (BOMs), and maintaining accurate routings within an ERP system—preferably SAP.
- Cleaning and validating legacy production data to ensure alignment with current operations.
- Provide data driven insights for continuous improvement
Requirements for Manufacturing Engineer:
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline
- 3-5 years’ manufacturing experience in optimizing manufacturing facilities, equipment, and processes
- Experience with continuous improvement and scrap reduction
- Background in cost savings including:
- Scrap reduction
- Continuous Improvement/Lean Initiatives
- Manufacturing/Process improvements to increase throughput
- Background with BOM and Routings in an ERP/ Microsoft Dynamics AX system
- Conducting Time Studies
- Create Value Streams to assess efficiency
- Updating BOMs and Routes in an ERP system
- Cleaning up old data
- Able to create business cases with ROI and cost benefits
Nice to Havefor Manufacturing Engineer (Continuous Improvement Consultant):
- Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt or higher
- Extrusion experience would be a plus
- Experience with 5S and Kanban
Benefits forManufacturing Engineer:
- Health insurance eligibility on 1st day of employment (Medical, Dental)
- 401(k) eligibility after 6 months of employment
- Accrued Paid Time Off
