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Manufacturing Engineer

Aqua-Chem
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/21/2026
Position Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer at Aqua-Chem will be responsible for supporting the production process to ensure optimization of cost, quality and on time delivery of products.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Onsite; Knoxville, TN

Pay Range: Dependent on Experience | $85,000 - $135,000

Benefits: Group Medical, Dental Vision, 401(k) Match, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Paid Sick Time. Employer Paid Benefits: STD, LTD, Life AD&D

Essential Duties:

  • Update or emplace manufacturing work instructions plant wide.
  • Develop standard labor hours and optimization of those hours.
  • Design to value: improve new and existing manufacturing drawings for ease of manufacturing and reduction in cost without affecting safety, quality, form, fit, and function.
  • Support purchasing: prepare scope of supply, to include instructions and drawings for suppliers.
  • Support manufacturing “red lines” – incorporate minor manufacturing design change request(s) without disrupting manufacturing operations.
  • Review of new manufacturing drawings for release
  • Support Application in cost estimations.
  • Support the aftermarket department with tasks such as finding replacements for obsolete parts, etc.
  • Be a leader in completing the transformation into a data-driven organization.
  • Report progress on initiatives and KPI’s.
  • Documents potential risks or shortfalls in methods and processes
  • Help develop a highly capable manufacturing support team.
  • Other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent work experience required
  • 5 years of experience in a capital equipment manufacturing environment preferred
  • Ability to operate in Autodesk a plus

Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Able to work overtime as required.
  • This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper. This description supersedes any previous description for this position. This description supersedes any previous descriptions for this position.
  • Aqua-Chem provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Salary : $85,000 - $135,000

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