Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Location: Princeton, Indiana

Position Type: Contract Opportunity

Pay Rate: $39.00–$42.00 per hour

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits begin on Day 1

Additional Benefits: Paid time off and paid holidays

Position Overview

• Reliance One, Inc. is hiring a motivated Production Engineer for one of our established automotive manufacturing clients in Princeton, Indiana.
• The Production Engineer will support project planning and implementation for new vehicle models and capital improvement projects within an automotive assembly environment. This position will help develop and introduce manufacturing processes that achieve safety, quality, productivity, and cost targets.
• The role supports a broad range of manufacturing systems, including material handling systems, process equipment, conveyors, logistics areas, and vehicle performance and quality-confirmation equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Manufacturing Analysis

• Support early project planning and manufacturing-impact analysis.
• Evaluate new-model impacts on existing manufacturing processes, equipment, layouts, and logistics operations.
• Conduct layout studies focused on new-model requirements and plant optimization.
• Analyze part counts, material placement, process flow, flexibility, and technology requirements.
• Develop and optimize overall shop layouts.
• Evaluate the impact of model changes on logistics areas, process equipment, material handling systems, and conveyors.
• Establish technical change requirements based on model and process-impact assessments.
• Conduct feasibility studies and return-on-investment analyses for new technologies and equipment projects.

Equipment and Process Engineering

• Lead equipment projects from initial concept through production launch.
• Support new-model programs, capital projects, equipment refurbishments, and plant competitiveness initiatives.
• Develop new technologies that improve manufacturing efficiency and competitiveness.
• Support the implementation of vision systems used for vehicle-quality confirmation.
• Lead process design, machine specification, equipment procurement, installation, and production readiness.
• Coordinate safety risk assessments, part-quality investigations, equipment validation, and process trials.
• Take ownership of manufactured-part quality within assigned areas.
• Identify and resolve equipment, process, quality, and production-readiness concerns.

Project Management

• Create and manage project schedules, budgets, milestones, and quality-confirmation plans.
• Take ownership of significant project workloads and deliverables.
• Lead assigned projects while balancing priorities and adjusting resources as project conditions change.
• Track project performance against established key performance indicators.
• Communicate project status, risks, open issues, and required actions to stakeholders.
• Support equipment modifications and installations during weekends, holidays, and scheduled shutdown periods.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Production Engineering, project leaders, pilot teams, Logistics, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, vendors, and equipment suppliers.
• Build productive working relationships with internal and external project partners.
• Coordinate technical requirements and project deliverables across multiple departments and manufacturing locations.
• Support domestic and international project activities as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.

OR

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology with at least two years of relevant professional experience.
• Project experience supporting new-model development or capital equipment implementation.
• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, or another 3D modeling program.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong project-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to remain focused and meet or exceed project-related performance targets.
• Ability to work weekends, holiday periods, and shutdowns to support equipment modifications and installations.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%, including potential travel to Japan.

Preferred Experience

• Automotive assembly or high-volume manufacturing experience.
• Experience with material handling systems, process equipment, or conveyor systems.
• Experience developing or optimizing manufacturing layouts.
• Experience implementing machine-vision or quality-confirmation systems.
• Experience managing equipment projects from concept through production launch.
• Knowledge of manufacturing safety, quality, productivity, and cost principles.

Apply today to be considered for this Production Engineer opportunity in Princeton, Indiana.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Statement

Reliance One, Inc. 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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