Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer Location: Mapleton, IL || Onsite Job Type: Full Time/ PermanentJob Description:We are looking for someone who can provide technical expertise in manufacturing process development projects for the continuous improvement of the safety, quality, velocity and cost of manufacturing. Responsibilities: Providing technical expertise and guidance in major manufacturing projects, working with internal/external suppliers to support/improve manufacturing productivity and cost effectiveness. Evaluating major systems and the coordination of those systems with the total plant. Directing suppliers to analyze their current or proposed product/process designs to determine feasibility of using existing designs or modifying the designs to improve process and/or product. Providing guidance and mentoring to manufacturing engineers and operators in order to develop high quality products and processes. Experience Requirement: Experience in managing large scale capital projects including concept development, project funding and execution of large-scale capital projects. Top Candidates May Have: Manufacturing experience related to manufacturing of cast materials, machining, and process control documentation. Skills: Judgment and Decision Making: Level Extensive Experience: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance. Project Management: Level Working Knowledge: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. Manufacturing Process Design and Development: Level Working Knowledge: Knowledge of how to develop or design a manufacturing process; ability to establish and determine which processes and parameters should be opted to improve functionality and costs. Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Level Working Knowledge: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service. Manufacturing Process Design and Development: Level Working Knowledge: Knowledge of how to develop or design a manufacturing process; ability to establish and determine which processes and parameters should be opted to improve functionality and costs. Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Level Working Knowledge: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service. Skills and Certification are required: Judgement and Decision Making Project Management Manufacturing Process Design and Development Capacity Planning & Management

Created: 2026-04-02