Manufacturing Engineer

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Bartlett, IL, USA
In-Office
70K-85K Annually
Mid level
Aerospace • Automotive • Energy • Defense
The Role
Provides manufacturing and operations engineering support through production troubleshooting, equipment improvements, safety compliance, maintenance coordination, work instruction development, equipment installations, and new product launches. Leads APQP activities, lean and kaizen initiatives, standard work development, cost-saving projects, and technician training while collaborating with operations, quality, controls, welding, design, and program engineering teams.
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Company Description

Joining Senior Flexonics means not only a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team, but you will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, commission plan, and a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, employee recognition program, matching 401k plan, paid vacation, flexible hours, employee wellness activities, tuition reimbursement, and community involvement initiatives.

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer provides manufacturing and operations support to engineers by helping develop, improve, and launch projects that enhance productivity, uptime, safety, and quality.

Responsibilities

1. Engineering Leadership & Production Support

  • Participate in daily downtime reviews and support troubleshooting.
  • Assist with developing engineering solutions to improve productivity and equipment uptime.
  • Lead interactions with maintenance, including PM and work order systems.
  • Generate work instructions, operational manuals, and other controlled documents which perform work on the operations' floor.

2. Safety Support

  • Join safety-related events and evaluations of new/existing equipment.
  • Develop safety compliance including lifting devices, interlocks, LOTO, and safe programming, for new equipment, along with existing equipment.

3. Maintenance Support

  • Assist with repairs, upgrades, and contractor work for equipment installs.
  • Support equipment moves and integration projects.
  • Train technicians on work instructions, manuals, and new equipment operations

4. New Product Launches

  • Provide manufacturing engineering leadership during new product introductions.
  • Implement and close APQP tasks related to operations, equipment, installation etc.

5. Lean Skills

  • Implement and develop standard work documents
  • Lead kaizen/improvement activities
  • Design and leadership for projects that target cost savings/operational improvement and other business objectives.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Support quality, controls, welding, and design engineers on technology and process improvement projects.

Key Relationships

  • Operations Group
  • Engineering Manager, Program Managers, Engineers
  • Advanced and Design Engineering
  • Quality team (indirect role in problem solving)

 

    Qualifications

    • Minimum 3-5 year's experience in Manufacturing engineering.  Automotive industry a plus.
    • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
    • Six Sigma Training a plus
    • Lean Background
    • Engineering principles: mechanical, electrical, industrial.
    • Hands‑on approach and understanding of production systems
    • Project management, customer focus, problem solving, maintenance support.
    • Collaboration, teamwork, communication.
    • Impact & influence, motivation, results orientation, problem solving.

    Additional Information

    The expected salary range for this position is $70-85K per year. Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

    In addition to base pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, Dependent Care FS, HSA or FSA, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (vacation, PTO, and holidays), short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), Identity Theft Protection, ARAG. Benefits eligibility and details may vary based on position, employment status, and location.

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

    This position does not offer H-1B visa sponsorship.

    Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

    To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems.  Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor

     

     

    Skills Required

    • 3-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience
    • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
    • Lean manufacturing background
    • Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering principles
    • Hands-on approach and understanding of production systems
    • Project management experience
    • Problem-solving skills
    • Maintenance support experience
    • Customer focus, collaboration, teamwork, and communication skills
    • Six Sigma training
    • Automotive industry experience

    Senior plc Compensation & Benefits Highlights

    The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Senior plc and has not been reviewed or approved by Senior plc.

    • Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as a strength, with U.S. roles offering 401(k) matching and U.K. employees accessing a defined-benefit pension, while some divisions cite very high employer pension contributions. These elements indicate meaningful long-term financial support across several locations and units.
    • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage appears robust in many areas, including private healthcare at corporate/head office and medical/dental insurance for U.S. roles. Some operating units also provide localized services such as onsite physiotherapy and counseling.
    • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are widely listed, including paid vacation/PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave. These benefits are repeatedly referenced across job materials for different regions.

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    The Company
    HQ: Three Rivers
    6,779 Employees
    Year Founded: 1933

    What We Do

    Senior plc is a global, market-leading engineering solutions provider that designs and manufactures high-technology components and systems for the aerospace, defense, land vehicle, and power & energy markets.

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