Summary/Objectives: The Senior Manufacturing Engineer serves as the primary engineering authority for manufacturing operations and is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and supporting manufacturing processes, methods, and standards across the facility. This role provides technical leadership and serves as the final engineering decision-maker for manufacturing methods, tooling, production requirements, and engineering support activities.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, hands-on technical leader who provides engineering direction to production teams and ensures manufacturing processes are safe, repeatable, documented, and aligned with company standards. This individual must be comfortable making sound technical decisions, resolving complex manufacturing challenges, and collaborating across departments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This position develops and supports manufacturing methods that enable safe, reliable, and cost-effective production while leading Manufacturing Engineers in the execution of manufacturing engineering activities, production support, and new product introductions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

• Serve as the primary engineering authority for manufacturing process decisions, ensuring engineering standards and requirements are consistently applied throughout production.
• Provide technical leadership and support to production by establishing standardized manufacturing methods, work instructions, and production requirements.
• Lead and mentor Manufacturing Engineers responsible for developing, documenting, and supporting manufacturing processes.
• Establish manufacturing methods, process documentation, work instructions, Bills of Material, routers, and engineering drawings that support production requirements.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation is accurate, controlled, and properly implemented on the production floor.
• Develop manufacturing strategies including make-versus-buy analysis, workflow requirements, facility layout considerations, tooling selection, and capital equipment recommendations.
• Partner with New Product Development Engineering to ensure new products are designed for manufacturability and successfully transitioned into production.
• Provide engineering support for production issues by investigating technical concerns, determining root causes, and implementing appropriate corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to resolve manufacturing challenges while maintaining engineering standards.
• Support manufacturing cost objectives through effective engineering methods, tooling selection, equipment recommendations, and production process design.
• Review and approve manufacturing changes to ensure proper engineering evaluation, documentation, and implementation.
• Ensure engineering changes are properly communicated and incorporated into manufacturing documentation and production processes.
• Support quality initiatives by providing manufacturing engineering expertise related to product requirements, process capability, and production controls.
• Make timely, well-supported technical decisions that balance safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Foster accountability by ensuring manufacturing processes and engineering standards are followed throughout production.
• Provide exceptional support to customers, team members, and shareholders.
• Maintain consistent, reliable attendance and punctuality

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities or limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions to perform the essential functions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

(list of knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform this job)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to collect, evaluate, and interpret technical data to support sound engineering decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical information across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to engineering accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop engineering team members.

Education and/or Experience:(List both required and preferred education and/or experience that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. Include any required certifications, industry specific experience, equipment experience)

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a manufacturing engineering role.
• Knowledge of material handling, manufacturing equipment, assembly processes, tooling, jig, and fixture design.
• Knowledge of common casting types and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of machining, welding, fabrication, and assembly manufacturing processes.
• Experience with ISO 9001 processes and procedures, including implementation and audits.
• Experience with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) manufacturing systems.
• Computer experience including 3D modeling, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred.
• Experienced in root cause analysis techniques.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.

Preferred:

• Experience with manufacturing automation, robotics, or advanced production equipment.
• Experience with product launches and manufacturing transfers.
• Experience supporting engineering change processes and document control systems.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable state and federal law

The employee is required to stand for long periods of time and occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move heavier items utilizing a team lift. Required Personal Protective Equipment includes, but is not limited to, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toe shoes, respirator mask, and coveralls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to airborne contaminants, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The work environment is not climate-controlled. The noise level may exceed permissible exposure limit, and hearing protection may be required.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Full-Time. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00AM - 5:00PM. 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off. Hours are subject to change at any time.

Travel:

Travel is expected occasionally for this position.