SMI- Manufacturing Engineer

Job Details:

Job Location:

Smithville, TN - Smithville, TN 37166, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Day, Position Summary

• Perform weld assessments to evaluate welding processes, labor requirements, equipment utilization, quality, and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct time studies and labor analyses to establish standard work, production rates, labor standards, and process capacity.
• Develop and maintain process flows, manufacturing routings, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Design and optimize plant layouts, work cells, material flow, and equipment placement to improve efficiency, safety, ergonomics, and throughput.
• Lead and support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, transitioning products from engineering design into production.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to conduct Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA) reviews, identifying opportunities to improve manufacturability, reduce cost, simplify fabrication, and improve quality.
• Participate in and lead DFMEA activities, identifying potential manufacturing and process-related failure modes and developing appropriate corrective actions.
• Identify and implement process improvements using Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, root-cause analysis, and other problem-solving methodologies.
• Analyze production processes to identify bottlenecks, waste, excessive labor content, quality issues, and opportunities for automation or process optimization.
• Develop and implement standardized manufacturing processes to improve consistency, productivity, and product quality.
• Work directly with production personnel to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Support the development and implementation of fixtures, tooling, jigs, and manufacturing equipment.
• Evaluate capital equipment and process investments based on productivity, capacity, quality, safety, and return on investment.
• Support corrective and preventive actions related to manufacturing and process issues.
• Utilize manufacturing data and performance metrics to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Create engineering documentation, process layouts, presentations, and reports.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to improve process capability and reduce defects, rework, and scrap.
• Provide technical support during production launches, process changes, and continuous improvement projects.
• Maintain awareness of applicable safety, quality, and manufacturing standards.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably within a fabrication, welding, metalworking, or heavy manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of fabrication and welding processes.
• Experience performing time studies, labor analysis, and process optimization.
• Experience developing process flows, plant layouts, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Demonstrated experience supporting NPI and production launches.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• Experience participating in or leading DFMEA/PFMEA activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with production operators, supervisors, engineers, quality personnel, and management.
• Six Sigma certification preferred

• Solid Works – understanding of 3D modeling, assemblies, and manufacturing-related design review.
• AutoCAD – proficient in 2D drawings, plant layouts, equipment layouts, and manufacturing documentation.
• Microsoft Office Suite – strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with manufacturing/ERP/MRP systems…