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Manufacturing Operations Engineer

nox-metalsFerndale, MI

Posted Sep 28 · Last Verified Sep 28

Full-timemanufacturing and productionmetalwork and fabricationmaintenance and facilities

Quick Summary

Manufacturing Operations Engineer for Nox Metals' metal supply facility focused on optimizing production throughput, quality, and safety.

bottleneck optimizationproduction throughputprocess improvementmetal manufacturing

Walk the floor daily and find the next constraint: a saw, a material move, a changeover, a handoff
Attack bottlenecks one at a time and measure the gain in throughput, quality, or safety
Fix problems at the root so they stay fixed, not just for today's order
Solve problems for extreme scale
Instrument the floor: cycle times, changeover times, scrap, downtime
Design fixtures, layouts, and workflows that cut wasted motion and wait time
Work with our software team to turn floor data into decisions
Document what you change so training keeps up with the process

This role is full time, in person in Detroit.

Experienced in high-throughput, high-mix production, not years-long contracts
Fluent in a short lead time frame of reference. Most of the industry thinks in months. We think in days.
Organized and urgent, someone who moves fast and hates waiting
High agency, able to handle big items alone and ask for help when needed
Hands-on: comfortable with saws, material handling, and getting dirty
Data-driven, someone who measures before and after every change
Good with AI tools
Low ego
Awesome attitude
Mission-driven, someone who wants to rebuild American manufacturing for decades