Manufacturing Engineer

RB Royal - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

OVERVIEW

RB Royal is seeking a results-driven Manufacturing Engineer to lead automation initiatives, drive continuous improvement, and support production efficiency across our operations. This role plays a critical part in implementing robotic and lean strategies on the shop floor, ensuring high-quality output while reducing waste and improving safety and ergonomics. The ideal candidate will blend strong mechanical and process engineering skills with a proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. From launching new products to enhancing workflows and tooling, this engineer will directly impact our productivity, quality, and cost-saving goals.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implementing, maintaining, and growing our Automation presence on the shop floor thru robotics and other operations strategy.
• SOP’s and training content for assigned departments.
• Leads engineering support for day-to-day production to improve throughput, assisting to maximize quality and reduce waste.
• Supports manufacturing and quality assurance through the development of engineered solutions and organized problem solving.
• Support and grow the practice of lean methodologies.
• Establishes error-proofing processes and procedures.
• Responsible for determining process improvements and developing cost justifications for additional equipment, tools, materials, etc. Provides annual savings of at least two times annual salary for general and Lean projects.
• Analyzes shop space requirements and workflow designs for layout of equipment for maximum workspace efficiency and for ergonomic and safety considerations.
• Responsible for successful new product launch to meet or exceed quoted rates.
• Creates PAP documents, including process flow charts and FMEA.
• Coaches and applies Lean principles to establish flow, balancing of work pull systems and reduction of waste throughout their area of responsibility.
• Owns all work centers in area of responsibility and works with internal support (maintenance, quality and others) to maintain and improve them.
• Determines tooling and/or fixturing needs. Works with suppliers and approves and installs tooling.
• Ownership for the purchase and installation of all replacement tooling along with managing tooling budgets to or below plan.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar discipline from a four-year college or university plus extensive experience in a project engineering or manufacturing engineering position, and experience with AutoCAD. Basic understanding of machining processes. Familiarity with quality improvement and ISO requirements highly preferred.
• Quality process knowledge to ensure correct application of the PPAP duties and full understanding of the ISO 9001 standard to ensure that the processes put in place to meet customer requirements also meet the standard.
• Strong mechanical abilities to allow the use of various pieces of machinery in order to make prototype product and to work with customers in order to fit up design pieces to satisfy needs.
• Knowledge of sound engineering practices/techniques including the ability to work with customer design requirements and to make the best use of in-house processes to meet customer needs.
• Basic design abilities to include familiarity with the RB Royal type of product (i.e., hose and tubes) and to be able to apply design techniques to produce correct drawings that accurately depict the customer desires and RB Royal processes.