Job Description
Title: Manufacturing Engineer II
Location: Buffalo Grove, IL
Overview: Sterling has helped build careers for thousands of professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Target Range: $70,000-92,000
Job Summary: Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes. Support production planning and decision-making by evaluating production times, staffing requirements, and costs while working closely with management, engineering, and other teams. Will also provide technical support, training, and process improvement expertise while using statistical methods to identify manufacturing needs and develop solutions.
Job Duties:
- Develop and implement manufacturing process improvements focused on quality, efficiency, and cost
- Evaluate production times, staffing requirements, and manufacturing costs to support management decisions
- Develop and coordinate project plans, manage project activities, and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
- Lead DFMEA sessions to identify and mitigate potential design risks
- Apply Lean Manufacturing principles, FMEA, and continuous improvement practices to improve manufacturing processes
- Provide technical support and training while collaborating with management, engineering, and other teams
- Identify cost-saving opportunities, improve resource utilization, and support overall business performance
- Travel up to 10% to customer and manufacturing locations as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or 3–6 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, FMEA, PFMEA, and Gemba events
- At least 6 months of experience with AutoCAD, Pro/E, or SolidWorks
- Exceptional technical, problem-solving, and reasoning skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $70,000–$92,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- AutoCADunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Business Supportunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Creo Elements/Prounmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)unmatched
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)unmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Costunmatched
- Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
- Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Needs Assessmentunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Planningunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Project Planningunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Resource Utilizationunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- SolidWorksunmatched
- Staff Requirementsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical Trainingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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