What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manufacturing Engineer position at Adecco Permanent Recruitment?
Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Ayer, MA
Job Type: Full Time, On Site
Pay Range: $100,000 to $145,000
Benefits: Health, Dental, 401K, generous PTO and more
Job Summary
Adecco Permanent Recruitment is partnering with a well-established manufacturer in the specialty components and life sciences space to help them hire a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This role joins a rapidly growing team that is expanding production capacity and optimizing extrusion and cleanroom operations. The engineer will support process development, equipment integration, and continuous improvement efforts that enable high quality output and future scaling of production.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development, optimization, and standardization of extrusion and cleanroom manufacturing processes.
- Collaborate with global engineering teams to transfer processes, equipment specs, and best practices.
- Support capital planning, including equipment justification, procurement, and implementation.
- Drive process controls that reduce scrap, rework, and variability while improving throughput and quality.
- Lead or participate in safety, ergonomic, and Lean initiatives that enhance workflow and compliance.
- Provide hands-on troubleshooting, diagnostics, and support for extrusion and assembly equipment.
- Maintain accurate production routing and manufacturing data within the ERP system.
- Support training efforts for production teams on new or updated equipment and processes.
Qualifications and Must-Haves
- 5 to 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience with strong, hands-on exposure to extrusion.
- Cleanroom or highly regulated manufacturing experience, ideally with Class 7 environments.
- Proficiency with SPC, Lean tools, DFMA, FMEA, RCA, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience analyzing, modifying, and optimizing extrusion and test equipment.
- CAD proficiency in 2D and 3D environments.
- Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred.
- Strong problem solving ability and comfortable working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
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Salary : $100,000 - $145,000