Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineer will analyse product designs and manufacturing processes to reduce costs while maintaining high quality and safety standards. You will collaborate with multiple departments to provide technical support, optimise tools and equipment, and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

Key responsibilities

• Lead projects to modify methods, machinery, and layout for cost reduction and process simplification.
• Perform Value Stream Mapping and recommend improvements to the manufacturing sequence.
• Document work instructions, time standards, bills of materials and ensure multilingual accessibility.
• Troubleshoot production issues, addressing documentation, tolerances and design challenges.
• Conduct market research and benchmark industry technologies for ongoing process advancement.
• Develop quality measurement methods, improve labour efficiency and minimise material waste.
• Partner with maintenance to establish preventive maintenance programmes.
• Drive cost‑reduction initiatives and track project progress.
• Work with vendors on equipment specifications, design and commissioning.
• Support the design team during prototyping and new‑product introductions, ensuring cost‑effective production.

Required profile

• B.Sc. in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in a high‑volume, high‑mix environment (furniture or cabinetry experience is a plus).
• Proven project‑management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with time‑standard development, process balancing, budgeting and equipment selection.

Required skills

• Value Stream Mapping
• Lean manufacturing tools (Kanban, Poka‑Yoke, Kaizen, JIT)
• Process balancing and control
• Cost‑reduction methodologies
• Preventive maintenance planning
• Project management
• Equipment specification and selection