Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer II

Location: Pensacola

Reports To: Plant Manufacturing Engineering Manager (hard line)

Dotted Line: Value Stream Manager

Department: Manufacturing Engineering

Role Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer II serves as an experienced technical leader responsible for improving process capability, equipment reliability, manufacturing efficiency, and operational performance across assigned value streams or focus factories.

This role operates with greater independence than a Manufacturing Engineer and owns higher-complexity projects that directly improve safety, people, quality, delivery, cost, and cash performance.

The Manufacturing Engineer II leads structured problem solving, mentors less-experienced engineers, partners with production and maintenance leadership, and translates operational needs into sustainable engineering solutions.

This position is expected to influence cross-functional teams, manage multiple improvement priorities, and deliver measurable results through disciplined execution, data-driven decision making, and strong shop-floor engagement.Qualifications

Required:

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering.

- 5+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment, including ownership of complex improvement projects, capital initiatives, or cross-functional technical implementations.

- Advanced working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, structured problem-solving, standard work, line balancing, process capability, root-cause analysis, and sustained countermeasure implementation.

- Proficiency with CAD tools, engineering documentation, data analysis, project management, financial justification, and communication of technical recommendations to operations leadership.

- Demonstrated experience improving equipment, tooling, automation, process flow, labor productivity, ergonomics, quality performance, and manufacturing cost.

- Proven ability to work independently, lead cross-functional teams, mentor others, manage competing priorities, and influence sustainable change on the shop floor.

Preferred:

- Experience with TPM, CMMS systems, reliability engineering, OEE improvement, equipment centerlining, or predictive maintenance methods.

- Hands-on exposure to robotics, PLCs, machine vision, automation controls, MES, IoT, digital factory tools, or data visualization platforms.

- Experience in discrete manufacturing, building products, metals, or assembly operations.

- Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean certification, project management training, or demonstrated equivalent experience leading measurable improvement initiatives.

Leadership & Behavioral Expectations

- Leads with strong Gemba presence, engages operators directly, and turns shop-floor observations into clear technical actions.

- Demonstrates advanced structured thinking, sound technical judgment, and practical decision-making under production pressure.

- Builds alignment...