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Job Description

Overview

A steel fabrication company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to coordinate activities related to systems fabrication, tooling, welding, painting, robotics, and mechanical assembly, while providing engineering support to enhance product quality and reduce production costs.

Responsibilities

  • Work on plant layout and process improvement projects.
  • Conduct studies to maximize workflow and process utilization.
  • Ensure that product designs, documentation, and assembly instructions are accurate, maintained, and effective.
  • Develop work instructions, designs assembly fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing equipment.
  • Review production reports and solve manufacturing and maintenance problems, reducing costs and preventing shipping delays.
  • Develop safe work practices and seek opportunities for improvements in product and process quality.
  • Work with employees to resolve problems and avoid grievances.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Welding Engineering, or similar field; partial degree considered.
  • At least three years of manufacturing engineering experience, preferably with fabricated or assembled products made of steel or steel parts.
  • Experience working in an automated environment.
  • Experience setting time standards, lean manufacturing, line balancing, and process flow.
  • Some travel to other company locations, maybe 10%.

Additional Information

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • No visa support available.
  • US citizens and permanent residents only.
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How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Grand Prairie, TX currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$34/hr across 13 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 38 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 582 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

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