Manufacturing Engineer
Regal Rexnord · Union Grove, WI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
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An engineer-level manufacturing role at Regal Rexnord (industrial) in Union Grove, WI.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Green Belt, Root cause, Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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About the role
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- ✓Minimum 7 years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment. Extensive experience with assembly processes.
- ✓Demonstrated success leading complex process improvement and capital project initiatives. Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills.
- ✓Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
- ✓Experience with root cause analysis, statistical problem solving, and process optimization.
- ✓Proficiency in manufacturing performance metrics and data analysis.
- ✓Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience in machining, metalworking, tooling, automation, or high-volume manufacturing.
- ✓Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent certification, or willingness to .
- ✓Experience managing simultaneous initiatives and projects, especially plant transformation or automation projects.
- ✓Knowledge of ERP, MES, and manufacturing data systems.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.
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Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.
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Position Overview
Regal Rexnord is looking for a senior-level engineering professional responsible for leading complex manufacturing improvement initiatives, capital projects, process optimization efforts, and technical problem-solving activities. This role works out of our Union Grove, WI site which is the center of excellence for gear boxes.
The role serves as a subject matter expert within the manufacturing organization, providing technical leadership across multiple production areas while driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost that support operational excellence and business growth.
Technical Leadership
- •Serve as the technical lead for assembly and other manufacturing processes, equipment, and production systems.
- •Act as a key technical resource for production, maintenance, quality, and leadership teams.
- •Provide engineering leadership for major plant initiatives and strategic improvement projects.
- •Establish engineering standards, best practices, and process governance across manufacturing operations.
Safety Leadership
- •Champion safety initiatives and foster a proactive safety culture throughout manufacturing operations.
- •Lead risk reduction efforts through engineering controls, machine guarding improvements, and ergonomic enhancements.
- •Participate in incident investigations and implement permanent corrective actions.
- •Ensure all engineering activities comply with applicable safety standards and regulations.
Process Optimization and Continuous Improvement
- •Lead high-impact initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, throughput, and operational efficiency.
- •Utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and statistical analysis tools to drive sustainable improvements.
- •Lead root cause investigations into chronic manufacturing and quality issues.
- •Analyze process performance data and identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve manufacturing capability.
Capital Equipment and Facility Projects
- •Lead capital expenditure projects from concept development through implementation and project closeout and ensure projects meet safety, quality, financial, and operational objectives.
- •Develop business cases, cost justifications, ROI calculations, and project schedules.
- •Specify, evaluate, select, and commission manufacturing equipment, automation systems, tooling, and fixtures.
- •Coordinate with and communicate to suppliers, contractors, maintenance personnel, and operations teams during project execution.
Manufacturing Excellence
- •Develop and implement manufacturing strategies that support long-term plant growth and competitiveness.
- •Drive standardization of processes, work instructions, and operational controls.
- •Support new product introductions through process design, equipment qualification, and production readiness activities.
- •Evaluate emerging manufacturing technologies and recommend implementation opportunities.
Quality and Regulatory Compliance
- •Lead cross-functional corrective and preventive action activities. Partner with Quality to improve process capability and reduce defects, scrap, and rework.
- •Ensure manufacturing processes comply with customer, quality, environmental, and safety requirements.
Benefits
- •Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- •Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- •Paid Time Off and Holidays
- •401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- •Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- •Paid Leaves
- •Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, genera