Job Description
A growing OEM manufacturer is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support CNC programming, process development, and production improvements within a job shop environment. This role will work primarily with plastic and composite materials and will partner closely with operations to develop efficient, repeatable manufacturing methods.
Location: Hampshire, IL 60140
Salary: Up to $85,000 annually
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, 10 paid holidays, and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Key Responsibilities
- Create CNC programs for mills and lathes using Mastercam.
- Develop router programs; waterjet programming experience is highly preferred.
- Create manufacturing methods, routings, setup sheets, bills of material, and related production documentation in Epicor ERP.
- Develop fixturing, detailed drawings, inspection requirements, and CNC setup instructions.
- Analyze machining processes, including feeds, speeds, and cycle times, to improve quality, throughput, and cost.
- Support new part introduction by preparing routing and cost estimate information across multiple machining centers.
- Identify and implement process improvements for existing production parts.
- Train and support manufacturing personnel on CNC machining and setup best practices.
- Balance multiple priorities while meeting production and project deadlines.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in a CNC manufacturing or fabrication environment.
- Hands-on Mastercam programming experience for both mills and lathes required.
- SolidWorks or comparable CAD modeling experience.
- Experience with Epicor or another ERP system.
- Familiarity with Haas VMCs, Haas and Okuma lathes, Haas routers, and Omax waterjet equipment.
- Experience working with plastics, thermoplastics, thermosets, or composite materials is preferred; candidates with a metal machining background are welcome to apply.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.
- Strong technical, analytical, planning, and communication skills.
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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 | Hampshire, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| 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
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
- CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
- CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) Systemsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Composite Materialsunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Latheunmatched
- Machiningunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
- Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Network Routersunmatched
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Process Analysisunmatched
- Process Developmentunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- SolidWorksunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vertical Machiningunmatched
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