About this role
Job title: Manufacturing Engineer
About the Role The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for leading and driving operational excellence initiatives throughout the investment casting manufacturing process. This role focuses on identifying and eliminating waste, improving productivity, reducing costs, enhancing quality, and increasing overall process efficiency through the application of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies. The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams to implement sustainable improvements that support safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. While the primary focus is Continuous Improvement, the role will also provide manufacturing engineering support for process optimization, problem-solving, and new product introduction activities.
What You'll Do
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives across all areas of the casting operation, including wax, shell, melt, finishing, and support processes.
- Identify inefficiencies, waste, bottlenecks, and variation using Lean Manufacturing principles, process observation, and data analysis.
- Facilitate Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping activities, and continuous improvement workshops.
- Drive operational excellence initiatives and support manufacturing engineering for process optimization, problem-solving, and new product introduction activities.
- Work cross-functionally with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams to implement sustainable improvements.
What We're Looking For
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Improvement methodologies to identify waste and improve process efficiency.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams.
- Experience facilitating Kaizen events and Value Stream Mapping.
- Strong data analysis and process observation skills to identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks.
- Interest in process optimization, problem-solving, and new product introduction activities.
Nice to Have
- Experience with investment casting processes including wax, shell, melt, finishing and support processes.