Manufacturing Engineer II

At Toyo, we envision our Mechanical Engineers as innovative problem-solvers who drive reliability and performance. In this role, you'll play a critical part in designing, implementing, and sustaining mechanical, electromechanical, and industrial systems that power our processes. Your contributions will directly impact our commitment to excellence, ensuring our equipment not only meets but exceeds production demands with efficiency and resilience.

Independently leads manufacturing and capital improvement projects starting at problem definition and ending at the hand-off to production , with some oversight and guidance from more senior employees . with accountability for technical quality, safety, execution, and resource management . Troubleshoots complex equipment issues and formally mentors less experienced engineers while seeking required approval for major spending, scope, and schedule changes.

Job Scope

• Own multiple projects of varying size and complexity across the plant, from initial scope and justification through equipment commissioning and project closeout.
• Project scope will vary from small machine enhancements to large scale machine purchase and installations.
• Independently develop and recommend technical solutions, coordinate resources, and manage approved budgets and plans.
• Recognize when project complexity warrants technical support, specialist input, or escalation to the Engineering Manager or ME-III.
• Provide structured mentoring to ME-I engineers and co-ops/interns without direct-report responsibilities.
• Reports to the Engineering Manager within the Maintenance & Engineering organization.
• No direct reports; formally mentors developing engineers and may lead assigned project teams and interns.
• Manages approved project scope and expenditure; major commitments, spending changes, material scope changes, and significant schedule changes require Engineering Manager approval.

Capital Projects & Project Management

• Translate defined production problems into written scopes, functional requirements, practical measurements for success, and which correspond to a basic project plan.
• Develop capital cost estimates, ROI/payback analyses, project budgets, schedules, milestones, and risk registers appropriate to project size.
• Prepare vendor RFQs, conduct site walkthroughs, evaluate bids and technical alternatives, clarify exclusions, and recommend suppliers.
• Coordinate plant stakeholders, contractors, vendors, procurement, installation windows, and required technical resources.
• Track assigned budgets, schedules, purchase requirements, outstanding actions, and project records; promptly flag and record problems with the budget or scope changes.
• Manage authorized project execution, cost and schedule forecasts, change logs, contractor progress, and action items; escalated plan deviations before formal commitment.
• Lead design reviews, installation acceptance, commissioning, functional verification, operator/maintenance handover, and technical closeout.
• Coordinate and host meetings with cross disciplinary personnel.

Mechanical Engineering & Technical Problem Solving

• Independently design or modify industrial mechanical systems and equipment using sound engineering practices, drawings, GD&T, and appropriate calculations.
• Demonstrate practical proficiency in machine components, gearboxes and power transmission, conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and relevant utility systems.
• Enhance production by designing and implementing process improvement projects that focus on improving efficiency, material yield, safety, cost, or automating new processes.
• Completing design projects that include things such as instrument & controls mounting, robots, pneumatics, hydraulics, electro-mechanical systems, and heat transfer systems.
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