Manufacturing Engineer

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

This Manufacturing Engineer position is responsible for overseeing manufacturing area activities to drive improvements in productivity, product quality, and safe operations. Other responsibilities include:

• Monitor process operation metrics to identify opportunities for performance optimization and waste reduction.
• Design, operate, control, and optimize manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and capacity.
• Implement strategies to improve product quality, reduce operating costs, and streamline workflows.
• Focus on quality at the source by minimizing departmental off-quality material and scrap, mitigating downstream effects, and collaborating with upstream processes to address incoming quality issues.
• Gather and analyze data to evaluate current work processes, determine workflow efficiency, and identify cost and time-saving opportunities.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for long-term process improvements.
• Collaborate with planning and design teams to ensure product design and tooling support efficient production methods.
• Work with vendors to define product specifications, arrange procurement of equipment and materials, and evaluate products for compliance with quality standards.
• Apply problem-solving and productivity techniques to assess and implement improvement strategies.
• Train and guide others in continuous process improvement methodologies, including root cause analysis, process mapping, and time-cost management.
• Facilitate employee teams to build cohesiveness and improve overall performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
• Minimum of 3 years work experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Tooling design experience preferred.
• Six Sigma and Lean experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, documentation and project management skills
• Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary Range:  The yearly compensation for this role is $76,860 - $93,940 and is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Actual pay may be higher or lower than the posted range.
• Benefits:  Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
• Other Compensation:  Includes participation in a short-term incentive program and wellness incentives.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.