Lanco Group of Companies

Overview

Mi-Jack offers a unique opportunity to influence manufacturing processes within a growing organization known for building complex material handling equipment. The Senior Welding Manufacturing Engineer will lead welding strategy and operational excellence initiatives that impact the company's success.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for structural steel welding and fabrication processes.
• Develop, implement, and optimize welding procedures for large weldments and heavy fabricated components.
• Evaluate and improve welding processes including MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, submerged arc, and robotic welding applications.
• Support weld quality initiatives, defect reduction, and process standardization across manufacturing operations.
• Partner with quality teams to establish and maintain compliance with AWS standards and welding best practices.
• Design and optimize fabrication and assembly workflows for large structural steel products.
• Develop manufacturing standards, routings, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Improve throughput, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, and process repeatability.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives in partnership with Product Engineering teams.
• Lead the specification, selection, and implementation of fabrication and welding equipment.
• Support facility expansion and manufacturing readiness initiatives.
• Support the transition of new products from engineering design through production launch.
• Develop manufacturing processes capable of meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Participate in prototype builds, process validation, and production ramp-up activities.
• Establish welding quality control standards and inspection requirements.
• Develop and maintain Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Standard work instructions, Manufacturing Bills of Material (MBOM), and Process documentation.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective action implementation related to weld quality and fabrication performance.
• Provide technical guidance and best practices to fabrication and welding operations across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Support training, process standardization, and implementation of manufacturing improvements throughout the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Welding, or related Engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience in heavy industrial, construction equipment, material handling equipment, agricultural equipment, transportation equipment, or similar manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of direct experience in heavy structural steel fabrication and welding operations.
• Demonstrated expertise developing and implementing welding processes for large fabricated assemblies.
• Experience supporting capital equipment projects and manufacturing process improvements.
• Proven success driving measurable improvements in quality, productivity, capacity, safety, or cost.
• Strong knowledge of AWS welding standards and welding quality systems.
• Experience developing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and fabrication process documentation.
• Experience with ERP systems, Bills of Material, and manufacturing routings.
• Proficiency with engineering drawings, CAD systems, and manufacturing documentation.

Benefits

• 401k
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO

Additional Information

• Approximately 10–15% travel to manufacturing locations, suppliers, and customer sites.