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Manufacturing Engineer II/Senior - Paint & Powder Coating
Job in
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 37902, USA
Listed on 2026-07-13
Listing for:
Greenheck Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Quality Engineering -
Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Quality Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Our products are found in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities worldwide, from schools and hospitals to factories and stadiums. Since 1947, we've proudly invested in our people and our communities, fostering innovation, leadership, and opportunity at every level. We are more than products, we are a team of inspired people doing extraordinary things.
As a Manufacturing Engineer II/Sr. for Greenheck Group you will optimize factory costs, quality, and customer service through the conception, development, and implementation of new or improved manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, material flow, plant layout, or product design.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Coordinate and implement moderate complexity training initiatives to support manufacturing.
- Identify, specify, and justify moderate complexity capital expenditures.
- Investigate, purchase, and implement tooling and equipment to support daily operations.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting for manufacturing processes and equipment.
- Recognize, recommend and validate design and process changes to improve manufacturability. Implement changes with product design engineering.
- Identify and implement improvements to material utilization, department layout and machinery efficiency.
- Analyze and make recommendations using summarized data to influence key management decisions relating to budgeting, staffing, and capacity planning.
- Lead and support safety, 5S, and Lean initiatives. Expected to complete internal Lean Leader certification.
- Will provide mentoring, training, indirect supervision of other team members, or may have direct reports.
- Manage moderately complex team projects involving individuals from various departments to ensure integration between manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing and product engineering.
- Support production and manufacturing to optimize quality, productivity, on-time delivery, and operational efficiencies resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
- Support production and manufacturing quality management system and policies.
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience in engineering required.
- CAD skills required.
- 2 Year / Associate Degree in engineering or a related field of study or equivalent years of job experience required.
- 4 Year / Bachelor Degree in engineering preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
- General fluency in SAP.
- Experience with Lean concepts.
- 6-9 years of relevant work experience in engineering required. Experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- CAD skills required.
- 2 Year / Associate Degree in engineering or a related field of study or equivalent years of job experience required.
- 4 Year / Bachelor Degree in engineering is preferred.
- General fluency in SAP.
- Strong Lean experience.
- Possess advanced experience in plant layout.
- You will serve as the subject matter expert for powder coating operations, providing technical leadership, daily support, troubleshooting, and training to ensure high-quality finishes that meet specifications and standards.
- You will lead process, equipment, and performance optimization efforts, including specifying and justifying new equipment, implementing process improvements, establishing KPIs, and driving efficiency, quality, cost, and sustainability gains.
- You will partner cross-functionally to integrate coating requirements into product and manufacturing designs while leading safety, environmental compliance, lean initiatives, and continuous improvement through SOPs and project management.
- 30 to 50% travel to our North Carolina location will be required as needed. (less travel once our Knoxville, TN location is fully operational).
Greenheck Group takes pride in providing competitive pay along with a comprehensive benefits package as part of our total rewards program. The starting base pay range for this position is $95,161 - $130,485 and may vary based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and performance. With best-in-class benefits, you can be the best you, and together, we can be the best in the industry.
Visit our Perks & Benefits page for more information on these offerings:
- Health & Family Support
- Financial Security
- Learning & Development
- Rewards & Recognition
- Wellbeing & Mental Health
- Work-Life Balance
- Fun Perks
The preceding…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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