Engineer

12 October 2026 Onshore Professionals

Short Description

This role provides technical leadership and operational excellence support to manufacturing, ensuring safe execution of work while meeting engineering, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. Serves as both a subject matter expert in welding and fabrication, industrial processes and can function as a driver of LEAN manufacturing transformation.

Function Description

Schedule: M-F, 7-3 (time flexible), may have OT but very unlikely

Size of current team: Team of 2 supporting 61 manufacturing employees

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities – Standard Work

Engineering & Technical Leadership

Serve as manufacturing SME for structural welding, fabrication, and integrated production systems
Partner with design engineering to ensure manufacturability (DFM) and efficient product design
Lead structured root cause analysis and resolution of production issues
Review and approve ECO/ECR changes to ensure manufacturing readiness and workflow integrity

Cost & Productivity Improvement

Lead initiatives to reduce cost, improve labor efficiency, and minimize scrap
Optimize facility layout and material flow to support scalable, high-efficiency operations
Support benchmarking and continuous improvement

LEAN Manufacturing & Operational Excellence

Support deployment of LEAN principles (6S, Standard Work, Visual Management) across operations, certification is not required, must have an understanding and applies practice is required
Drive value stream optimization focused on flow, waste reduction, and SQDC performance

Manufacturing Systems, Tooling & Automation

Design and implement tooling, jigs, fixtures, and material handling solutions to improve safety and throughput, most time will be spent reviewing drawings for manufacturing
Partner with controls and engineering teams on system performance, troubleshooting, and upgrades

Standard Work & Process Control

Review, update, or create new routers defining process steps, sequence of operations, work instructions, & labor hour estimates
Develop, implement, and sustain Standard Work across manufacturing operations
Conduct time studies and maintain accurate routing and process data
Reinforce process discipline through documentation, control, and continuous improvement

Collaboration & Culture

Coach and train teams process discipline and problem-solving methodologies
Partner cross-functionally across engineering, operations, and supply chain
Reinforce safety, quality, and accountability as foundational priorities

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, Welding Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience with welding & machining
Minimum 2 years of experience working with:
AutoCAD and engineering 3D modeling software (e.g., SolidWorks)
LEAN principles (Standard Work, 6S, Visual Management)
Proven experience in facility layout, material flow design, and process optimization
Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, including weld symbols and GD&T
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
Ability to read and understand WPS’s and PQR’s

If interested in learning more, please forward updated CV to edgar@ips.jobs