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Manufacturing Process Engineer

Loves Park, Illinois Permanent USD80,000 - USD120,000 per year View Job Description
Excellent opportunity to join a growing manufacturer as a Manufacturing Process Engineer. In this fast-paced, high-volume environment, you'll troubleshoot production issues, design and improve tooling, drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives, lead root cause analysis and corrective actions, and support APQP activities. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on manufacturing performance and operational excellence.
  • Growing, stable organization with fantastic pay and benefits
  • High impact, cross-functional role with development opportunities

About Our Client

Our client is a global leader in the manufacturing of cold-headed and precision-machined components, supplying some of the largest names in the automotive industry as well as customers across a variety of other markets. Known for its commitment to quality, operational excellence, and strong employee culture, the company offers a stable yet growth-oriented environment. This position is based at their Rockford-area facility and provides an excellent opportunity to join a respected organization that invests in its people, rewards performance, and supports long-term career development. Apply today!

Job Description

  • Collaborate cross functionally to develop prints, BOMs, routings, and critical control points
  • Create and review 2D or 3D models of tooling used in manufacturing of product
  • Engage with quality to help lead APQP processes
  • Support capacity analysis out on the floor
  • Troubleshoot and correct tooling issues
  • Lead junior team members to reduce waste, better operate machinery/processes, and improve performance
  • Support quality in Root cause analysis and corrective action resolution
  • Other duties as assigned

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Engineering or technical degree preferred
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in Lieu of degree
  • 2+ years of relevant experience with a technical degree
  • Experience with Tooling - design, troubleshooting, etc
  • Experience with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions
  • Knowledge of the APQP process
  • Ability to lead Lean/CI projects, both large and small scale
  • Knowledge and ability to use CAD software

What's on Offer

  • Salary up to $110-120k depending on degree, experience, tenure, etc
  • BCBS Health Benefits
  • 6% 401k match
  • 2 weeks PTO + 5 days Sick/Personal time
  • HSA/FSA
  • Healthy living benefits
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid holidays
  • More!
Contact
Collin Patrick Walsh
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7125806

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Production, Manufacturing
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
Loves Park
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Collin Patrick Walsh
Job Reference
JN-102026-7125806
 

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