Hiring manufacturing engineers

Your guide to finding and hiring the right person for your organization

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Job description

How to write a manufacturing engineer job description

Envision the ideal manufacturing engineer. What are their talents and area of specialty? How will this person contribute to your company’s success? Now think about what it’s like to work for your company. How will the manufacturing engineer make an impact? What will you expect from this employee on a daily basis? Outlining these essential components in a clear and compelling format will attract the best job candidates. Keep your writing brief and succinct, and try to highlight something that will make your open role stand out from the competition.

Manufacturing engineer job description template

This sample job post will introduce your organization’s culture and values, while helping potential candidates understand how they’ll contribute from Day 1.

Sample manufacturing engineer job description

[Company X] is a global developer of high-performing pharmaceutical solutions and technologies. We utilize innovative design systems to streamline operations and deliver products and services to the healthcare industry, on time and within budget. We’re looking for an experienced manufacturing engineer to monitor equipment usage and identify opportunities for improvement, increasing productivity while maintaining product quality. The ideal candidate will have a natural drive to improve processes and lead dynamic projects that improve the way healthcare is delivered to patients around the world.

Objectives of this role

Analyze existing systems and processes and identify value-added and non-value-added activities to solve design challenges
Conceive, design, develop, and test innovative solutions based on analysis and organizational objectives
Evaluate new and existing processes, equipment, and materials as an input for scheduling methods, performance metrics, and financial standards
Uphold the company’s reputation by delivering innovative solutions while adhering to local and national regulations
Manage and conduct employee training for productivity improvement projects, and mentor fellow engineers and technicians

Responsibilities

Identify opportunities for preventing waste and inefficiency during production
Research and test design ideas to determine feasibility, utilizing lean manufacturing, kaizen, Six Sigma, and root-cause analysis to formulate and support innovation, corrective actions, and improvements
Design and develop robust manufacturing concepts to simplify and improve processes and ensure best practices
Perform structural and thermal analyses of components and assemblies, build prototypes, evaluate performance, identify issues, and make improvements
Create and maintain required documentation for manufacturing processes, including flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, time and motion studies, standard work, cycle time analysis, and line balancing
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain insights and direction

Required skills and qualifications

Seven or more years of experience in engineering
In-depth understanding of lean manufacturing principles
Hands-on experience building small prototypes
Proficiency with analytical tools, workflow time studies, and process balancing
Ability to collaborate with program managers, manufacturing leads, customers, and functional leads, and to provide daily direction and guidance to junior associates
Advanced experience with Microsoft Access, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred skills and qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or mechanical engineering
Experience with PTC Creo and AutoCAD
Knowledge of advanced product quality planning (APQP) and production part approval process (PPAP)