About this role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, designing, directing, and coordinating manufacturing processes within the production area for second shift. You will ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of these processes, determine phase capabilities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure availability of process equipment, tooling, and special tools for production.
- Verify that process equipment is included in the preventive maintenance schedule and complies with measurement standards.
- Ensure tooling and special tools meet required standards and are maintained within minimum/maximum inventory levels.
- Maintain updated records of drawings, spare parts lists, and technical documentation for equipment, tooling, fixtures, and special tools.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in processes, tooling, and fixtures.
- Develop and implement error-proofing systems (poka-yoke) for assigned equipment.
- Standardize work procedures and apply manufacturing best practices.
- Actively participate in cell teams to achieve High Five metrics.
- Support training initiatives to develop technicians and operators as needed.
- Lead customer complaint investigations using 8D methodology and implement corrective actions.
- Manage MCOs/ECOs and BOM updates.
- Support new product introductions by developing tooling and processes.
- Participate in capital investment projects.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Mechatronic Engineering.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing engineering within the automotive or aerospace industry.
- Proven experience in mechanical processes.
- Conversational English required.
- Experience in automation processes and familiarity with PLC programming (preferred).
- Solid experience with AutoCAD or CAM software (preferred).
- Green Belt certification (preferred).
- Knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle, JD Edwards, SAP (preferred).
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- Proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office.
- Bilingual Spanish-English (preferred).
- Experience working in unionized environments.