Manufacturing Engineer (Tooling)

 
Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop manufacturing, assembly, welding, and inspection fixtures using SolidWorks
• Create 3D fixture layouts, assemblies, fabrication drawings, and GD&T.
• Work with Manufacturing and Quality teams to validate fixtures and resolve shop-floor issues
• Identify opportunities to improve process capability, productivity, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Develop and maintain Standard Work Instructions and Video Work Instructions.
• Perform time studies, line balancing, VA/NVA/RNVA analysis, and capacity analysis.
• Develop Current State and Future State Value Stream Maps (VSM) and identify bottlenecks and waste.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for defects, quality issues, and downtime.
• Support Kaizen events and develop improvement roadmaps.
• Design and improve fixtures based on manufacturing and production requirements.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on shop-floor experience – Mandatory.
• Experience with fixture design and manufacturing.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and GD&T.
• Experience with Time Studies, Line Balancing, and VSM.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and Kaizen.
• Ability to develop clear Work Instructions.

• Manufacturing / Industrial Equipment
• Heavy Equipment / Automotive
• Welding & Fabrication