The Ideal Tridon Group comprises a family of brands that support, secure, and connect the movement of air, fluid, and electricity in critical applications. With over 100 years of proven quality and a strong culture of service, we are the worldwide leader in clamps, strut, hose supports, conduit, fittings, and coupling solutions. Our products are engineered to meet the highest standards across a range of industries, and our commitment to innovation, reliability, and customer support ensures we’re ready to meet the demands of today and tomorrow. At the Ideal Tridon Group, connections aren’t just what we make—they’re the heart of everything we do.
Summary:
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer provides technical leadership for manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and capital projects at the Auburn Hills facility. This role partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Product Engineering, and suppliers to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity. The engineer translates business and operational needs into practical manufacturing solutions, from concept and justification through installation, validation, launch, and sustained performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own engineering and automation projects to improve various manufacturing process, including injection molding, stamping, packaging, others
- Develop and execute improvement roadmaps that address process capability, throughput, labor effectiveness, equipment reliability, capacity, and total product cost.
- Lead capital projects from scope definition and financial justification through supplier selection, implementation, commissioning, and project closeout.
- Prepare equipment, tooling, gauging, labor, and operating-cost estimates for new products, product changes, and capacity expansions.
- Establish production rates, staffing assumptions, equipment requirements, and process flows
- Create and maintain clear manufacturing documentation, including process specifications, work instructions, equipment layouts, fabrication drawings, control plans, and launch documentation.
- Review product and tooling designs for manufacturability, assembly, serviceability, quality risk, and process robustness; recommend practical design changes early in development.
- Lead structured problem solving and continuous improvement using tools such as A3, PFMEA, value-stream mapping, SMED, rapid improvement events, and standard work.
- Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness by identifying chronic losses, prioritizing countermeasures, and verifying that gains are sustained.
- Support the site capacity plan, facility changes, product transfers, new product introductions, and production readiness activities.
- Advance appropriate Industry 4.0 and automation solutions that improve visibility, control, traceability, and manufacturing performance.
- Coordinate engineering priorities across functions, communicate project status and risk, and escalate decisions when safety, timing, cost, or performance is at risk.
- Incorporate EHS requirements into process and equipment design and actively support a zero-incident culture.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
- 5+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
- Strong project management skills
- Expertise in using SOLIDWORKS and/or AutoCad
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with injection molding, metal stamping, and automation
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification.
- Project or program management certification.
- Experience developing appropriation requests, business cases, and capital spending forecasts.
Work Environment & Culture:
Foster and embody the Ideal Tridon Group values:
- Devoted to Customers – Builds trusted relationships through service and reliability.
- We Care – Acts with integrity, accountability, and respect for others.
- Passionate About Growth – Committed to personal and team development.
- Positive Energy – Creates a collaborative, energizing work environment.
- We Find a Way – Resourceful, determined, and solutions-focused.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
