Manufacturing Engineer

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER ABOUT THE ROLE As part of the Americas team, SANY is looking to recruit a driven, forward-thinking, and highly motivatedManufacturing Engineer.

With the deep investment and backing of SANY Group, the Americas business expects to grow significantly in the coming years.

Critical to this growth is the appointment of a high-quality Manufacturing Engineer.

This role is responsible for and supports SANY Americas Operations team by developing, improving, and sustaining safe, efficient, and repeatable manufacturing and assembly processes.

With current revenues over $500 million, SANY America continues to make strong progress and significant investments in the Americas market; the organization is now pursuing an aggressive growth strategy and is looking to move quickly beyond this initial platform and increase their market share.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Develop, document, implement, and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly processes for machines, attachments, and related products.Provide hands-on engineering support to production teams by troubleshooting process, equipment, tooling, material, and assembly issues.Evaluate existing production processes and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, ergonomics, cost, and workflow.Create and maintain standardized work instructions, process documentation, visual aids, assembly sequences, and standard operating procedures.Conduct time studies, capacity analyses, line-balancing reviews, and labor-efficiency evaluations.Design or specify manufacturing fixtures, tools, workstations, lifting devices, and other equipment needed to support production.Develop efficient plant layouts and material-flow solutions that reduce unnecessary movement, handling, delays, and production constraints.Support the introduction of new products, models, attachments, and engineering changes into production.Coordinate production-readiness activities, including tooling, documentation, training, process validation, material availability, and pilot builds.Review engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and change notices to determine their impact on manufacturing operations.Partner with Product Engineering and other technical teams to ensure products are manufacturable, serviceable, and supported by effective production processes.Lead or participate in root-cause analysis and corrective-action activities related to production defects, rework, equipment downtime, and process failures.Use structured problem-solving methods such as 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, Pareto analysis, PFMEA, and corrective and preventive action.Support Quality in developing process controls, inspection requirements, control plans, and mistake-proofing solutions.Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean manufacturing principles, including 6S, Kaizen, waste reduction, standard work, and value-stream improvement.Analyze manufacturing data and operational metrics to identify trends, prioritize i...