About the job
Dexter, MI
12-month contract
Remote or Onsite
Pay up to $77.82 depending on experience
Position Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced manufacturing engineering professional with expertise in manufacturing process development and digital manufacturing system deployments. Prior experience deploying Ignition-based systems and/or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is highly preferred.
Travel Requirement: If remote, this position requires travel at least 50% of the time.
Key Responsibilities
- Design manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.
- Design machine arrangements within plant facilities to ensure efficient and productive layouts.
- Develop sequences of operations and procedures for fabricating tools, equipment, and other functions affecting product performance.
- Adapt machine and equipment designs to factory and production conditions.
- Incorporate inspection and testing requirements into production plans as needed.
- Inspect machinery, equipment, and tools to verify efficiency and initiate corrective actions to address problems and deficiencies affecting product quality.
- Develop manufacturing processes applicable to statistical process control and related techniques.
- Provide engineering guidance on design concepts and specifications to optimize equipment utilization and manufacturing techniques.
- Ensure manufacturing processes and procedures comply with applicable regulations.
- Formulate, deliver, and manage assigned projects while collaborating with stakeholders to achieve desired results.
- Advance existing technology or introduce new technologies and support initiatives from design through implementation.
- Work independently under limited supervision to develop solutions to complex manufacturing challenges.
- Drive process, system, and product improvements to enhance performance.
- Communicate with senior internal and external customers and vendors to exchange information, resolve issues, and influence decision-making.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and training to colleagues and other employees as needed.
- Manage projects and processes, including delegating work and reviewing deliverables.
Top Qualifications
1. Manufacturing Process & Engineering Expertise
- Hands-on experience supporting production operations, process development, route design, equipment integration, validation, and continuous improvement within a regulated manufacturing environment.
2. Digital Manufacturing / MES / eBR Deployment Experience
- Experience implementing manufacturing systems such as MES, eBR/eDHR/eLHR, SAP-integrated manufacturing solutions, or other digital manufacturing technologies.
- Experience with process mapping, configuration, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and site go-live support.
3. Cross-Functional Leadership & Change Management
- Proven ability to lead deployment efforts across Operations, Quality, Engineering, IT, and site leadership teams.
- Ability to drive issue resolution, train end users, and manage organizational change and adoption.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Experience Requirements
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
- 2+ years supporting manufacturing system implementations, digital transformation initiatives, MES/eBR/eLHR deployments, or equivalent manufacturing technology programs.
Alternative Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience;
OR
- Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience;
OR
- PhD with 0 years of relevant experience.
ATR International is committed to delivering next-generation recruiting that enables businesses and communities to thrive. By bringing passion for excellence, trust, and inclusion to every interaction, we build deep connections with our clients, contractors, internal staff, and local markets to drive long-term mutual success.
Founded in 1988 as a two-person, Hispanic-owned company, ATR is now a widely renowned technical staffing and consulting leader. Our firm has grown to serve a range of companiesfrom startups to Fortune 500 organizationswhile putting more than 35,000 people to work, totaling over 14 million working hours. And we support a plethora of industries, from IT, engineering, and finance to healthcare, insurance, and retail.
Our passion for inclusion is at the heart of our success. Our woman-led, minority-owned firm welcomes fresh perspectives, and our efforts have earned us WBENC Certificationthe most prestigious national recognition for women-owned businesses in the U.S. Today, ATR remains one of the most diverse firms in the staffing industry.
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