Job Description

We are hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing Engineering team!

DISCOVER

Are you a skilled Manufacturing Engineer with expertise in process optimization and product development? As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will support manufacturing processes from order release to final assembly, drive improvements for new products, and optimize existing processes. Your comprehensive expertise will span documentation, process development, and technical problem-solving to ensure our manufacturing operations deliver high-quality products efficiently and on schedule.

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

• Are you detailed with documentation? You will develop and author SOPs, Work Instructions, Bills of Material, and other critical documents that ensure our manufacturing processes are standardized and compliant. Your meticulous approach creates the foundation for consistent quality.
• Can you bridge engineering and production? You will lead New Product Introduction (NPI) teams, supporting the successful transfer from Engineering to Production. Your ability to translate technical requirements into manufacturing processes ensures smooth product launches.
• Do you have a continuous improvement approach? You will identify and optimize manufacturing processes using Lean and Six Sigma techniques while providing ongoing technical support throughout the product lifecycle. Your expertise will drive our manufacturing excellence.
• Can you solve complex technical challenges? You will perform root cause analysis to resolve product defects and design specialized tooling and fixtures that improve assembly processes. Your analytical skills ensure our quality standards remain high.
• Are you innovative with automation? You will develop CAD models for robotic systems and contribute to programming automation solutions. Your technical skills help us leverage technology to enhance productivity and precision.
• Are you a strategic planner? You will manage capital investments, optimize production floor layouts, and lead risk management activities including FMEA studies. Your foresight helps us allocate resources wisely and prevent potential issues before they occur.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university with 3-5 years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong mathematical skills including the ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret graphs and statistical data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with various stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Advanced AutoCAD skills for production layout design
• SolidWorks and Mastercam knowledge preferred
• Experience with CAD models for robotic systems and program automation of robotics is a plus
• Bilingual proficiency (English/ Spanish) is a plus

WHAT YOU’LL GET

At Watkins Wellness, we believe that everyone should 'Feel good. Live well'. We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonuses, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands and work environment described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, and work with computer equipment. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects.

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Hiring Range: $70,700.00 - $110,990.00.

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Manufacturing

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

Watkins is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.

E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish
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