Manufacturing Engineer
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Location: Merritt Island, FLDuration: 6+ month contract with strong potential of extension and conversion to FTEOnsite role, 5 days/week (Monday – Friday)Compensation: $35-50/hrBenefits: Medical insurance, 401K, sick leave, and employee assistance program. Depending on your package selection, Averro offers PTO, paid holidays, dental/vision, pet, and legal insurance.
Role & Responsibilities: We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a Space Industry company! This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in manufacturing process/production support and manufacturing operations background. Experience leading time studies experience is highly desired!
Lead manufacturing-related projectsLead operations improvement - ergonomic & human factor, operations plans, recovery planning, capacity planning and capital planningProvide production support - scheduling, theory of constraint, budget & forecast, crew empowerment, defect analysis, core competency definition, make/buy evaluation, benchmarking analysisIdentify and prioritize process improvement project - lean manufacturing, engineering economic analysis, process mapping, root cause analysis, statistical methods, six sigma and time studiesFacilitate system integration - Value Stream Analysis, Facility Layouts, Production Systems Design, Manufacturing Process Design, Systems Thinking, Facilities Planning, and Requirements
Essential Qualifications: BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering 2+ years of experience working directly with manufacturing in a production environment Demonstrated ability in manufacturing and/or facilities planning Factory flow, process modeling and simulations experience Experience leading continuous improvement and value stream mapping events Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills Self-Starter Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
WHY AVERRO?
Averro is a Veteran-Owned organization dedicated to delivering innovative talent solutions, business consulting and technology services that propel businesses and careers forward. We live by our ethos: Be Curious | Build Trust | Empower Each Other. These values show in our commitment to client satisfaction, timely support, unmatched consultant care. Our Aim – Your Ascent.
Averro is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal obligations. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
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