Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer

Title

Project Engineer

Lafayette, IN

12-month contract with ongoing need, opportunity for direct hire, fully onsite role

$55.00 – 58.00/hr. with benefit inclusions

We are seeking a Project Engineer 4 to lead reliability improvements for CNC machining centers at our Lafayette, IN facility. This role focuses on enhancing equipment availability, OEE, and process capability through structured reliability methods such as TPM, RCCA, PFMEA, and predictive maintenance. The position requires collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams to embed a reliability-focused culture and standard work.

• Ensure compliance with safety and reliability standards.
• Improve machine availability and OEE through loss analysis and corrective actions.
• Analyze maintenance data to identify trends, diagnose issues, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Manage critical spares and obsolescence strategy.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement permanent fixes.
• Deploy TPM and operator care on constraint machining centers.
• Influence reliability in new equipment design and commissioning.
• Implement predictive maintenance initiatives (vibration, lubrication, thermal monitoring).
• Coach operators and technicians on defect tagging and basic care.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Industrial).
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 10 years in manufacturing operations, maintenance reliability, and process improvement.

• Black Belt certification.
• CNC machining centers and asset maintenance.
• Statistical and reliability data analytics, root cause analysis.
• Llumin CMMS+ ().
• Microsoft O365 and Power BI.

• Project Management and New Capital Introduction (NCI).
• Hands-on CNC experience, including machine setup.
• Operation, programming, and coaching.

• Clear and fluent English (oral and written).
• Growth mindset; proactive and eager to learn
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong sense of urgency balanced with safety, ergonomics, and quality priorities.