Manufacturing Engineer | Houston, Texas (Northwest Houston) | Onsite

Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Houston, Texas (Northwest Houston) | Onsite

Duration: 6-12+ Months then Contract to Hire

Requirements:

• 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)
• HOUSTON CANDIDATES ONLY, in person interview is required.

Summary:

• Our client is located in Northwest Houston and looking to add a Manufacturing Engineer to their team on a 6 month contract to hire basis. This role is fully onsite.

• 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.

Responsibilities:

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

Required Qualifications:

• 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

Featured benefits:

• Medical insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k)

Requirements:

• 2+ years of work experience with AutoCAD

Best regards,

Lavesh Kumar

| Sr. Technical Recruiter

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