Process Engineer - Metals Manufacturing

Process Engineer - Metals Manufacturing

Maumee, OH

Join a thriving company offering growth, stability, and exceptional benefits!

Unbeatable Benefits from Day One: Enjoy 100% FREE employee medical coverage starting your very first day, plus a competitive bonus potential and a 401K match of 50% up to 10% that is 100% vested on day one .


Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: Maintain a great lifestyle with flexible shift start times (before 8:00 a.m.), an average 40-45-hour workweek, and minimal weekend work .


Dynamic & Diverse Engineering: Step into a high-impact, problem-solving role with diverse responsibilities, expanding your skills with heavy involvement in both product development and hands-on floor presence (up to 50%) .


Growth & Stability: Join a thriving, busy facility fueled by incoming new programs where the team is proudly positioned as the ultimate problem solver for their clients.


Top-Tier Environment: Work out of a remarkably clean manufacturing facility that boasts an excellent, collaborative office environment.


Opportunities like this don't come available often! Apply today!


Stable, profitable, fast-paced manufacturer is hiring a Process Engineer to focus on continuous improvement, capital equipment projects and product development. The Process Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager and will be responsible for the following duties:

• Drive continuous improvement efforts on the floor, focusing on optimizing cell layouts, improving tooling, and conducting production trials.
• Manage multiple capital equipment projects simultaneously from conception to completion, ensuring all project timelines and milestones are met, including cost justifications, ROI analyses, and budget proposals for new equipment procurement.
• Conduct thorough vendor research, lead the selection process, and manage ongoing vendor relationships to ensure quality, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Maintain an active, visible presence on the production floor, partnering daily with operations to support existing business, troubleshoot issues, and meet production goals.
• Utilize SolidWorks to design and optimize manufacturing cell layouts, as well as custom fixtures, gauges, and carts.
• Partner closely with management, engineering, sales, and operations staff to evaluate manufacturing capabilities, address tooling requirements, and streamline production.
• Manage the engineering change system efficiently to ensure process updates support active production while meeting strict customer requirements.
• Develop and execute strategies to eliminate waste, find cost savings, and boost productivity across all manufacturing processes.
• Foster and lead cross-functional teams to bridge the gap between the operations and engineering departments, improving overall morale and process effectiveness.
• Plan, develop, and launch prototypes, while actively managing process and product development trials.
• Participate in new program launches to ensure timely execution that meets production requirements, productivity goals, customer timelines, and financial targets.
• Collaborate on brainstorming sessions to develop new product concepts and value-engineered improvements.
• Deliver and participate in live customer demonstrations of new products and processes.
• Assist in developing engineering standards while tracking and reporting key performance measurables to the management team.
• Other duties as delegated by management

Candidates should enjoy working in a team environment, communicating with internal and external departments in order to support and improve production goals, have excellent problem-solving skills, have the ability to take initiative and enjoy CI activities to enhance the process, and spending up to 50% of their time on the production floor.


T he company offers exceptional benefits, including annual bonus potential, competitive medical, dental and vision benefits (available day one of employment), 401K match of 50% up to 10% (100% vested day one of employment), paid holidays, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, HSA contribution and vacation.

REQUIREMENTS for the Process Engineer - Metals:
1. Bachelor's degree; ideally in a mechanical oriented technical field
2. At least 3-5 years of similar process or manufacturing engineering experience


3. Experience working in metals environments, such as stamping, machining, fabrication, etc.
4. Strong continuous improvement background with proven examples of scrap reductions, efficiency improvements, etc.


5. Capital equipment projects, including timeline management


6. Ability to read blueprints and understand GD&T


7. 3D modeling software
8. General understanding of the APQP process, including FMEA and Production Part Approval


9. Microsoft Office, including strong MS Excel skills


Skills preferred, but NOT required:


1. SolidWorks


2. Automation


3. Automotive supplier experience


4. Budget management


5. Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies


6. Mechanical part design


Why work for this organization:


New programs are coming in and the site has been busy


Excellent medical benefits (FREE to the employee) available day one of employment


Bonus potential and a 401K match of 50% up to 10%


Clean facility and excellent office environment


Diverse engineering responsibilities


The company is not offering relocation for this position; candidates are required to be local to the Maumee, OH area.


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