RIX INDUSTRIES
Manufacturing Engineer II
Sparks, NV · Mid
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About the role
- The Manufacturing Engineer II independently drives improvements across the RIX value stream and owns manufacturing processes for assigned products or production areas.
- This role develops and implements process improvements, ensures manufacturing readiness for new products, and leads corrective actions to resolve production issues.
Responsibilities
- Independently develop, implement, and improve manufacturing methods, operation sequences, tooling, and process documentation for components, subassemblies, and final assemblies.
- Own manufacturing readiness for assigned products, ensuring routings, BOM structures, labor standards, and work instructions are accurate and optimized.
- Influence product design to improve manufacturability and assembly efficiency.
- Identify and implement manufacturing process improvements that increase safety, ergonomics, throughput, and product quality while reducing cycle time and cost of goods sold.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions related to manufacturing failures, NCRs, and CARs in collaboration with Quality.
- Support implementation of engineering changes by ensuring manufacturing documentation, routings, and shop processes reflect the latest design intent.
- Provide technical support to production teams by troubleshooting equipment issues, process problems, and manufacturing bottlenecks, including assisting with rework planning when necessary.
- Evaluate equipment and tooling requirements and support capital equipment implementation.
- Support or lead continuous improvement initiatives such as Lean events or Kaizen activities.
- Lead moderately complex manufacturing improvement projects within assigned production areas.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
- A minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing or industrial engineering role.
- Solid understanding of algebra and geometry, ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, polynomial equations, and differential calculus.
- Basic computer skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of software applications (including: Autodesk-Inventor, Visio, Excel, and Project).
- Ability to communicate with others to exchange information both orally and in writing.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time based on business need.
- Working knowledge of detail part manufacturing, assembly processes and production workflow planning.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing Lean manufacturing practices.
- Lean Six Sigma Certified.
- Familiarity with basic business finance principles.
- Physical Requirements
- Must have the following physical abilities:
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch, reach, and lift.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods at a desk or table as well as machine tools or printers.
Compensation
- $100,000 + DOE
Equal opportunity
- RIX Industries is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity.
- All persons have equal employment opportunities with RIX Industries, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship: U
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