Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

East Central, IL | Manufacturing & Process Improvement

Are you a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and making an impact on the manufacturing floor?

We're looking for a practical, results-driven Manufacturing Engineer to improve production efficiency, strengthen quality, and support continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

What You'll Do

• Improve manufacturing processes, workflows, and production efficiency.
• Develop and implement jigs, fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and CI principles.
• Troubleshoot production and quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and engineering teams to improve safety, quality, and throughput.
• Support process standardization and quality management system requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Manufacturing engineering experience in an industrial or fabrication environment.
• Hands-on problem-solving skills and a strong presence on the production floor.
• Experience with metal fabrication, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of quality systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
• A practical mindset with the ability to turn engineering ideas into real-world results.

Ready to make manufacturing better? If you enjoy working directly with production teams, solving technical challenges, and seeing the results of your work, let's talk!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.