About this role
Industrial Manufacturing Engineer
Dixon, IL
Description
We are seeking a team-oriented, results-driven Manufacturing Engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment. This individual will apply fundamental engineering principles and Lean manufacturing techniques to analyze operational data, identify opportunities for performance improvement, and implement systems that enhance cost efficiency and overall operational effectiveness through cross-functional teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate current manufacturing processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Improve manufacturing performance by analyzing and planning workflows, space utilization, and facility layout.
- Ensure product and process quality by designing testing methods, evaluating finished-product capabilities, and establishing quality standards.
- Lead Lean manufacturing initiatives using tools such as 5S, SMED, Kanban, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
- Develop and maintain accurate data and configurations in manufacturing/shop floor control systems.
- Create and update detailed process documentation, operator instructions, and standardized work procedures.
- Support training of production staff on equipment, work instructions, and standardized processes.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and tooling to support production processes, ensuring they are properly tracked, validated, and maintained.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to investigate production issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Collaborate with design engineers to apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles during new product introduction and process development.
Requirements
- Strong belief in and commitment to team collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Hands-on experience applying Lean manufacturing tools and techniques in a production environment.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in CAD software, ERP/MRP systems, and data analysis tools (such as Excel and Power BI). Comfortable with using manufacturing-related software for process modeling, documentation, and reporting. Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, create digital work instructions, and support automation or control systems where applicable.
- Excellent time management, organizational, and multitasking skills. Capable of working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and meeting daily objectives.
- Proven ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams, fostering open communication, sharing technical knowledge, and driving continuous improvement initiatives in a team-oriented manufacturing environment.
- Eligible to work in the United States.
Location
- Full-time role based in Dixon, IL
- Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Benefits Include:
- Health, Dental & Vision insurance available after 60 days of employment
- Company paid Life, Short & Long-Term Disability.
- Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness
- 401k Plan with company match after one year of employment
- 80 hours of paid holidays per year
Other facts
About Sewer Equipment Co Of America
Sewer Equipment is the corporate home of Sewer Equipment Co. of America, RAMVAC Vacuum Excavators and Mongoose Jetters. With over 80 years of experience, Sewer Equipment manufactures the most innovative, high quality sewer cleaning and excavation equipment for the municipal and contractor markets around the world.
Sewer Equipment is a third generation family-owned company that was started in 1941 by H.T. O’Brien in the basement of his Chicago, Illinois home, He designed a small hand operated tool that was built to assist plumbers in cleaning drains. This tool was comprised of a short coiled cable attached to a hand drill. The flexible cable allowed the tool to navigate around turns and bends and better attack the blockage. This innovation gave birth to Sewer Equipment, that has recognized significant growth since its very humble beginnings. Over the years, the O’Brien family has grown the business with on-going commitment to designing and manufacturing innovative, high quality equipment and providing world class customer service. Sewer Equipment's current product offering includes combination sewer cleaners, truck jets, trailer jets, easement machines, vacuum excavators, bucket machines, mechanical rodders and parts/accessories.
Sewer Equipment has a long history of introducing innovative products into the market, including the first trailer mounted jetter with a rotating hose reel, the 800-HPR truck jet with its patented all-weather design, the Model 900 ECO combination sewer cleaning with its patented hydro drive system, the first jet-tv system using umbilical cord technology, the first mid-size hydro excavator (Ram-Vac HX-6), and the first easement machine with hydraulic push-out wheels…just to name a few.
Sewer Equipment: Best Products. Best Local Support.
What you'll do
- The Manufacturing Engineer will evaluate current manufacturing processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and quality. They will lead Lean manufacturing initiatives and collaborate with design engineers to apply Design for Manufacturability principles.
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