Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Cedarburg, WI

Contract

About this role: Client is seeking a Contract Engineer to join our team at the Cedarburg, WI manufacturing facility. This role is ideal for a hands-on, results-driven professional with a passion for improving manufacturing operations and driving cost savings. The engineer will play a critical role in identifying and executing continuous improvement initiatives, with a focus on lean initiatives, scrap reduction, process optimization, time-studies, and throughput enhancement. This is a highly impactful role where your contributions will directly support the plant s operational efficiency and bottom-line performance. The ideal candidate will bring an engineering background (discipline flexible) along with proven experience in lean manufacturing, process improvements, and cost-reduction strategies. Key responsibilities include conducting time studies, updating bills of materials (BOMs), and maintaining accurate routings within an ERP system, preferably Oracle NetSuite System. The position also involves cleaning and validating legacy production data to ensure alignment with current operations. If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment and enjoys delivering measurable results, we encourage you to apply. Projects have already been established for chosen candidates and regular meetings with the Director of Engineering to review projects will help with the on-boarding.

Must have:

Bachelor s degree in an Engineering discipline (preferably Mechanical or Industrial)

3-5 years manufacturing experience in optimizing manufacturing facilities, equipment and processes

Mechanical engineering experience, but the focus will be on data cleanup (Time Studies, BOMs, routes, etc)

Experience with lean processes in manufacturing

Background in lean initiatives o Conducting time studies

Updating BOMs and Routes in an ERP/ Oracle NetSuite System o Cleaning up old data

Cost savings projects including o Scrap reduction

General manufacturing engineering support

Updating processes to full capabilities

Independent worker with little engineering support

Ability to be persuasive with individuals resistant to change

Nice to Have: Experience with 5S and Kanban