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Overview

three14 group is partnering with an established industrial equipment manufacturer in the Stow, Ohio area to identify an experienced Industrial Engineer to support manufacturing operations, process engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives. This hands-on position focuses on improving manufacturing efficiency and ensuring complex mechanical components are manufactured efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for machined, welded, fabricated, and assembled components.
  • Review engineering drawings and designs for manufacturability, identifying opportunities to reduce cost and complexity.
  • Develop manufacturing routings, work instructions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Identify tooling, fixturing, equipment, and gauging requirements to support production.
  • Support new product introductions and engineering change implementation.
  • Collaborate with production teams to troubleshoot manufacturing challenges.
  • Create and maintain manufacturing routings, bills of material (BOMs), and production standards within an ERP/MRP system.
  • Establish accurate setup times, cycle times, labor standards, and raw material requirements.
  • Conduct time studies and evaluate actual production performance against established standards.
  • Maintain manufacturing documentation and update routings following engineering or process changes.
  • Support manufacturing cost estimates and make-versus-buy evaluations.
  • Evaluate nonconforming products and develop appropriate repair or rework plans.
  • Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives.
  • Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing throughput and reduce scrap.
  • Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Provide daily technical support to machinists, welders, and assembly personnel.
  • Troubleshoot manufacturing issues related to drawings, tooling, and processes.
  • Assist with equipment installations and manufacturing layout improvements.
  • Train production personnel on updated manufacturing processes.

Additional Information

  • On-site position in Stow, Ohio.
  • Combination of engineering office responsibilities and significant daily manufacturing floor involvement.
  • Regular interaction with machining, welding, fabrication, and assembly operations.
  • Occasional supplier or customer travel may be required.
  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds as required.
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How this job compares in Silver Lake, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 48% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio — toward the top of a $24–$30/hr middle band drawn from 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 96% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Silver Lake, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Silver Lake, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 104 other active welding openings from 67 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TP Mechanical (8), Welding Shop in Columbus, OH (4), and Component Repair Technologies (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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