Engineering - General - Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer 4

Location:

Pontiac, IL 61764 Duration: 12 Months Daily

Schedule:

Monday—Friday

Position's Contributions to Work Group: LPSD
- Fuel Systems ***

Reason/motivation for request:
Capacity assessment for future demand
- Process/ Shop Lean Transformation

Typical task breakdown:

• Design, analyze, and optimize end-to-end material and process flows across the manufacturing value stream.
• Drive throughput improvements by reducing WIP, minimizing lead time, and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Lead value stream mapping initiatives and implement future-state flow improvements.
• Monitor and improve key performance metrics including throughput, on-time delivery, lead time, and capacity utilization.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives, including production KPI digitization and integration of autonomous robotics.
• Develop and optimize staffing models, labor utilization, and workforce planning aligned to production demand.
• Act as a lead engineer, influencing cross-functional teams to achieve flow, productivity, and performance goals.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving (A3, DMAIC) to eliminate waste.
• Partner with production, supply chain, quality, and maintenance teams to align materials, staffing, and execution with operational priorities.

Interaction with team:
Production, Finance, Manufacturing, MAINTENANCE

Team Structure:
Work with another 4 industrial Engineers

Work environment:
Production facility with multiple Manufacturing machines

Education & Experience

Required:

Years of experience: 8-10 Degree requirement:
Engineering Do you accept internships as job experience:
No

Top 3

Skills:

Capacity Planning & Management – MFG:
Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service. Project Management:
Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. Lean Manufacturing:
Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes. Judgment and Decision Making:
Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance. Problem Solving:
Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Additional Technical Skills (Required):
Power Apps experience for workflow automation. Data analytics skills with a focus on actionable insights. Working knowledge of AI tools. Leadership or team guidance experience. MODAPTS certification. CAD

Soft Skills (Required):
Negotiation
- Dealing with ambiguity