What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer position at AmeriQual Group, LLC?
Now is your chance to join an organization where WHAT YOU DO MATTERS.
AmeriQual Group, a leading shelf-stable food manufacturer headquartered in Evansville, IN, delivers innovative solutions to the U.S. military, major food brands, foodservice partners, and retailers nationwide. Our success is driven by a combination of technical expertise, ingenuity, and advanced manufacturing capabilities—and we’re continuing to invest and grow.
We are currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team and play a key role in improving equipment performance, driving efficiency, and leading impactful plant initiatives.
Why join AmeriQual?
- Mission-driven work – Supporting military and national food supply programs
- Strong growth trajectory – Expanding operations and capital investments
- Hands-on technical ownership – Real influence over systems, equipment, and process improvements
- Career acceleration – Clear path into senior engineering or plant leadership
- Compensation & Rewards
- Competitive salary, performance-based bonus structure, and tuition reimbursement ongoing technical development
- Best-in-class benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance with FREE health clinic
- 401(k) with 100% company match
- Generous PTO and holidays
Our Manufacturing Engineers serve as technical leaders on the plant floor, driving reliability, supporting operations, and executing improvement projects that directly impact production performance. This is a high-visibility, hands-on role working closely with maintenance, operations, and leadership teams to improve safety, uptime, and efficiency across the facility.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and support installation, startup, and optimization of new and existing equipment
- Partner with vendors and contractors on capital projects, upgrades, and improvements
- Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
- Troubleshoot equipment and processes to resolve real-time production issues
- Interpret schematics, blueprints, and technical drawings to support repairs and improvements
- Plan and coordinate downtime, shutdowns, and outage schedules with cross-functional teams
- Align engineering work with dynamic production schedules to minimize disruption
- Provide technical guidance to maintenance teams on spare parts strategies, equipment reliability, and PM program effectiveness
- Lead cross-functional projects to improve equipment uptime, production efficiency, product quality
- Ensure all work is completed in compliance with OSHA, GMP, and food safety standards
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, equipment reliability, and maintenance strategies
- Experience working in fast-paced manufacturing environments (food, packaging, or industrial preferred)
- Knowledge of project management principles and execution
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
- Ability to lead projects and influence across teams
- High accountability with a results-driven mindset
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Flexibility to support off-shift, weekend, or project-based work when needed
Physical Requirements:
This role includes time in both office and production environments. You should be comfortable sitting, standing, walking, using standard office equipment and maintenance/engineering tools, and lifting up to 50 lbs. You’ll also spend time on the production floor, which includes exposure to varying temperatures and common food allergens. Duties include intricate repairs, which will require working in, on, and around complex machinery and packaging systems, requiring a high level of manual dexterity.
In this role, you won’t be stuck doing narrow controls work—you’ll:
- Touch every part of the operation
- See the direct results of your work daily
- Work in a plant environment that is actively investing in modernization
Competitive salary, generous paid time off, career development, and an excellent benefits package are available. Visit www.ameriqualgroup.com/careers to learn more and apply today!
AmeriQual Group is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business need. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and provide accommodations as required by law.