Inside the Role
The Manufacturing Production Process Engineer for the Detroit Machining Department - Block Line Afternoon Shift is responsible for designing, optimizing, and sustaining production processes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and cost performance. This role serves as a technical subject matter expert, driving continuous improvement, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, maintaining process capability, supporting cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with manufacturing standards and regulations.
Posting Information
We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.
We Take Care of Our Team
Position offers a starting salary range of $108,000 – $139,000 USD
Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, andexperience.
Benefits include annual bonus program; 401kcompany contribution with company match up to6% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 - 7% depending on age;starting at 4 weeks paidvacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paidparental leave; employee assistance program;comprehensive healthcare plans and wellnessprograms; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuitionassistance and volunteer paid time off; short-termand long-term disability plans.
**Afternoon/ 2nd shift**
What You Drive at DTNA
- Design, develop, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving to eliminate production issues and increase equipment efficiency.
- Serve as the technical subject matter expert for manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and production methods.
- Troubleshoot and resolve chronic and sporadic manufacturing, quality, and equipment performance issues.
- Maintain process capability and stability for machining, assembly, and automated production systems.
- Partner with operations, maintenance, quality, and product engineering teams to support production and implement process improvements.
- Develop production standards, procedures, equipment layouts, and manufacturing methods to maximize operational efficiency.
- Conduct testing, data analysis, and validation activities to ensure process performance and regulatory compliance.
- Foster a collaborative, positive work environment focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Periodic supervision of production team
Knowledge You Should Bring
- BS/BA in Engineering or Engineering Technology
- 5-7 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of or ability to apply Lean/Continuous improvement tools and principles, including experience with problem solving activities
- Extensive mechanical aptitude to diagnose issues with CNC machining equipment
- Machining tool background including drills, reamers, taps and mills
- Experienced with GD&T, CMM Reports and process sheets
- Prior experience leading projects to achieve elevated levels of performance and engagement in a manufacturing or logistics setting is required
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and diplomacy to exchange information, handle sensitive issues, and translate, simplify, and clarify information for employees is required
- Proficient computer skills and utilizing MS Office Applications
- Ability to work weekends as needed
Exceptional Candidates Might Have
- Machining Experience
- Quality Mindset
- Identify process bottlenecks leveraging production analysis tools
- Practical Problem Solving
- Working in groups and providing direction for those groups
- Shop Floor Management experience
- Proficient communication skills
- Experience with UAW shop employees
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Where We Work
This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-
Detroit, MI US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Schedule Type:
Onsite
