Manufacturing Engineer

At Kelly® Engineering, we are passionate about helping you find the ideal job for you. This may be your opportunity! We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to work with one of our main clients in the aerospace equipment manufacturing industry in Santa Isabel, PR.

Key Responsibilities

- Support day-to-day manufacturing operations and provide engineering assistance to production teams.

- Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, processes, and assembly issues.

- Review and interpret assembly drawings, circuit-card documentation, electrical schematics, bills of material, and assembly instructions.

- Assist with process development, optimization, validation, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

- Investigate manufacturing and quality issues using structured root-cause-analysis methods.

- Support corrective and preventive action initiatives, including implementation and follow-up.

- Help develop, update, and maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions, and process-control procedures.

- Collaborate with production, quality, design engineering, supply chain, and other teams to resolve issues and meet business priorities.

- Apply process-control and quality-control techniques to improve product consistency and manufacturing performance.

- Organize and prioritize multiple assignments while adapting to changing production and business needs.

- Promote safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing practices.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related engineering discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

- Entry- to mid-level experience in a manufacturing, production, or process-engineering environment.

- U.S. citizenship is required.

- Ability to work effectively in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and communication skills.

- Ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team.

Preferred Qualifications

- Approximately 2–3 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, production support, or a related hands-on manufacturing role.

- Experience supporting manufacturing processes, production operations, or manufacturing equipment.

- Ability to read and understand assembly drawings, circuit cards, electrical schematics, bills of material, and assembly instructions.

- Familiarity with equipment troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, process control, and quality-control techniques.

- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and manufacturing documentation practices.

- Experience working with engineering documentation systems, quality-management systems, or manufacturing software.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity tools.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize responsibilities, and adapt to changing business requirements.

- Strong team-player skills and a commitment to collaborative problem-solving.

What’s the next step?

Once you apply, you’ll move on to the next steps if your skills and experience seem right for you. But don’t worry, even if this position doesn’t work, you’re still part of our network. That means all our recruiters will have access to your profile, further expanding your opportunities.

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