Plant Manufacturing Engineer, Navy Systems (Job Number: 1639)

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Plant Manufacturing Engineer to join our Navy Systems team based in York, PA . Our team at the Grantley Plant custom design, develops, manufactures, ships, installs, and maintains industrial HVAC equipment for Navy vessels of all sizes. This position is responsible for providing direct production support within the plant by rapidly addressing and dispositioning all non‑conformances (NCs) generated in the manufacturing area. This role is focused on immediate problem resolution to ensure production flow is maintained without unnecessary delays. When issues arise, the Manufacturing Engineering Specialist goes directly to the source to investigate, understand the problem, and generate a clear, timely disposition to keep product moving.

 

The Plant Manufacturing Engineering remains connected to each non‑conformance through completion, actively assisting in removing obstacles that would normally delay repair time and ensuring the disposition is fully executed.

 

This position also works collaboratively with Manufacturing Engineers, Welding Engineers, Quality, and Production leadership to develop corrective actions that prevent the recurrence of production issues. The role is responsible for supporting and reinforcing the plant’s lean culture by ensuring established processes, procedures, and standard work are consistently followed and improved where needed. The Plant Manufacturing Engineering applies sound engineering, economic, and problem‑solving methods to maintain efficient, compliant, and cost‑effective manufacturing operations.

Pay: $85,000 - $100,000.  Based on experience and qualifications

Location: York, PA
Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment
Paid Time Off: 3 weeks of paid vacation, 5 sick days, 3 floating holidays, and 10 standard holidays per calendar year (6.5 weeks in total)

As a  Plant Manufacturing Engineer , you will:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Serves as the primary owner for reviewing, investigating, dispositioning, and following each non‑conformance (NC) through completion within Area 974, ensuring timely resolution and uninterrupted product flow.
• Goes directly to the source of each issue to gather facts, understand root cause, and implement immediate corrective actions needed to keep production moving.
• Actively assists production, quality, and support teams in removing obstacles that would normally delay repair or rework activities, ensuring dispositions are fully executed without unnecessary downtime.
• Collaborates with Manufacturing Engineers, Welding Engineers, and Quality to develop sustainable corrective actions for recurring issues, ensuring long‑term stability and improved process reliability.
• Provides clear and timely technical guidance to operators, supervisors, and support staff when production issues arise, ensuring clarity around dispositions, requirements, and next steps.
• Ensures established processes, procedures, and standard work are consistently followed within assigned production areas; identifies gaps and works with ownership teams to close them.
• Identifies opportunities to improve process stability, reduce waste, and enhance product quality through application of lean manufacturing principles.
• Participates in and supports 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives, driving a culture of discipline, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Documents NC investigations, dispositions, corrective actions, and process updates, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and compliance with internal requirements.
• Analyzes NC trends and production issues to identify systemic problems; provides feedback to engineering and leadership for proactive improvement initiatives.
• Supports implementation of changes to processes, equipment, or workflows aimed at enhancing reliability, throughput, and production efficiency.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of hands‑on experience in manufacturing, production support, or process engineering preferred.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to rapidly diagnose and resolve production issues directly at the source.
• Demonstrated experience investigating non‑conformances (NCs), generating dispositions, and driving issues through full completion.
• Ability to remove roadblocks that delay repair, rework, or return‑to‑production activities, working effectively across departments to maintain workflow.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, standard work, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across welding engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality, and production.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), production support software tools, and email communication.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds.
• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Who We Are

The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application

 

If you’d like to learn more about who we are, what we do, and the systems and products we work with please check out our “Who we are” video on Youtube to learn more. (Around 2 minutes long)

 

 

Recently, Johnson Controls has been recognized by several organizations for leadership in Environment, Sustainability and Governance, as well as innovations in smart building platforms:

• Named to FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” List
• Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
• Named to Forbes Net Zero Leaders list
• CDP 2023 Climate Change 'A List'
• Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute’s list of best-managed companies in America
• Forbes Best Employers for Diversity
• Newsweek  America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
• Ethisphere 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies list for the 17th time
• Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024
• Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025 listing
• Named to Forbes America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2024
• Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.

 

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit 

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