Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Project Management

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Project Management

Morgantown, PA 19543, USA

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
- Project Management

Location:
Morgantown, PA

Your Impact:
The ideal candidate in this role will develop, implement and maintain safe, optimal and cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. This role will recommend own the project management function from start to finish on their assigned projects.

What a Day in Your Life Looks Like:

• Process Development: Supports research, design, and development of safe manufacturing processes, including production flow, assembly methods, and equipment optimization.
• Stakeholder Consultation: Works with stakeholders to define functional and spatial requirements for new structures or renovations, preparing design specs, materials, equipment lists, cost estimates, and timelines.
• Capital Project Management :
  Prepares and manages capital projects for new equipment and processes, including research, proposals, approvals, implementation, and team training.
• Documentation & Work Instructions: Creates and maintains work instructions, setup guides, and other process documentation for shop floor use.
• Manufacturing Launch Support: Supports and may lead the launch of new or revised products, establishing goals, training team members, and evaluating results.
• Tooling & Equipment Design: Designs, develops, tests, sources, and cost-justifies tools, machinery, and processes, including refrigerated insulation, for safe manufacturing of truck bodies and components.
• Facility Layout Management :
  Prepares and maintains detailed layouts of facility property, buildings, and equipment.
• Technology Implementation: Safely launches machines, processes, methods, and tooling technologies effectively.
• Knowledge Sharing :
  Documents lessons learned and communicates insights across the Manufacturing Engineering discipline.
• Technical Expertise: Provides process expertise for resolving plant and supplier quality issues.
• Additional Responsibilities: Performs other duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Educational Background: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Industry
  
  Experience:
  
  5+ years in a manufacturing environment, with 4+ years in a comparable industry.
• Cap Ex Project Leadership: Proven experience leading multiple large capital expenditure projects from concept to completion.
• Project Management: Familiarity with full project management lifecycle, from planning through execution and evaluation.
• Manufacturing Technologies: Hands-on experience with welding, fabrication, painting, manual assembly, and other production technologies.
• Automation & Integration: Experience with factory automation, maintenance, and integrating engineering designs into production processes.
• Lean Manufacturing: Practical application of Lean principles with documented success using Lean tools.
• Digital Proficiency: Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and Minitab.
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Quality Focus: Strong attention to detail with a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards.

What Sets You Apart:

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt highly desirable

Physical Requirements

• Step into the heart of our bustling manufacturing plant, where every move counts! You’ll stay active—standing, walking, and using your hands to tackle hands‑on tasks with precision. From lifting up to 35 pounds to bending, squatting, reaching high, or crawling into tight spots, no two days are the same.
• Travel up to 30-50% domestically and/ or to Canada as business/ project needs require.

Why Morgan? Because You Deserve the Best:

With over 70 years leading the truck body industry, Morgan Truck Body is where innovation meets tradition. From electric vehicles to custom refrigerated units, we build it all — and we do it with passion and precision.

• Competitive pay and full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life)- your health matters
• 401(k) with company match — because your future matters
• Tuition…