Senior Manufacturing Engineer

ALogix Resource Group

  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Looking for a Mid to Senior level Manufacturing Engineer with 7+ years’ of manufacturing experience to lead labor and process optimization, plant layout, and continuous improvement initiatives in a complex engineered manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives on the production floor, can influence teams across departments, and has a proven record of improving throughput, reducing costs, and building scalable manufacturing processes.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
    Websitehttp://core-usa.com

    Description

    Position Summary:
    Looking for a Mid to Senior level Manufacturing Engineer with 7+ years’ of manufacturing experience to lead labor and process optimization, plant layout, and continuous improvement initiatives in a complex engineered manufacturing environment.
    This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives on the production floor, can influence teams across departments, and has a proven record of improving throughput, reducing costs, and building scalable manufacturing processes.

    Responsibilities:
    • Lead plant-wide continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
    • Analyze and optimize workflows across fabrication, welding, assembly, and shipping operations.
    • Develop labor standards, capacity models, staffing, and production metrics to support growth.
    • Identify bottlenecks and implement sustainable process improvements that increase throughput and on-time delivery.
    • Design and improve plant layouts, material flow systems, workstation ergonomics, and factory organization.
    • Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions related to downtime, scrap, rework, and inefficiencies.
    • Create and maintain SOPs, standard work, and best practices across departments.
    • Evaluate capital equipment investments, automation opportunities, and ROI-driven manufacturing improvements.
    • Partner closely with Production, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, and Engineering leaders to execute operational priorities.
    • Mentor junior engineers and help elevate continuous improvement culture across the facility.

    Qualifications:
    • Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
    • 5–15 years of Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering experience in a production environment.
    • Strong background in metal fabrication, welding, heavy manufacturing, job shop, or engineered-to-order environments preferred.
    • Proven success implementing Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, value stream mapping, and process improvement initiatives.
    • Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into actionable operational improvements.
    • Comfortable leading projects and influencing teams without direct authority.
    • ERP/MRP experience required; CAD experience preferred.
    • Six Sigma certification or equivalent CI training is a plus.

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