Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

Join our team as a lean six sigma and process improvement champion. Work alongside our management team to improve our soapmaking, powder handling, and filling operations. Meliora Cleaning Products is a Woman-Owned Certified B Corp that manufactures people- and planet-friendly home cleaning and laundry products. We care as much about our staff as we do about the planet, so we offer a full benefits package including quarterly profit sharing and health care.

We are proudly certified by Living Wage for US and make our products in our own facility on the near West Side of the city of Chicago. We were named to the INC
5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies in 2025.

Company: Meliora Cleaning Products – Manufacturing facility in Chicago.

Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Hours: Full time, Salaried position. Expected workload is 40 hours per week, in person 5 days per week at our facility, with significant schedule overlap with our production team from 6:00 am-2:00 pm Monday to Friday

Reports to: Director of Manufacturing Operations

Pay range: $75,000-$85,000 plus profit sharing and full benefits

Benefits: Health Insurance, dental, vision, 401k with match, company profit sharing program, PTO and sick pay, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability

• Subject Matter Expert on production processes including soapmaking, powder making, and filling operations
• Lean six sigma and process improvement champion
• Troubleshooting equipment and process issues and working to improve and update equipment and processes for cost, efficiency, quality, reliability, and capacity
• Measuring production capacity, labor times and standard work times to create and maintain Value Stream Maps of operations
• Using data and bottleneck analysis to prioritize processes for new equipment purchases and process updates
• Implementing and managing processes for quality checks for products
• Understanding, creating, documenting and updating Standard Operating Procedures for production-related activities such as Preventive Maintenance for equipment
• Other responsibilities as needed

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing and process improvements, preferably in consumer packaged goods industry
• Demonstrated proficiency in data-driven decision making
• Experience in change management and process change implementation
• Exceedingly well organized, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced environment, eager to learn, detail-oriented, and focused on the success of the team and company as a whole
• Mechanical aptitude for troubleshooting equipment (including mixing, cutting, filling, conveyors, material handling equipment, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience or interest in sustainability and environmental impact efforts
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma tools, preferably including certification such as ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as engineering
• Lift/carry boxes up to 50 lbs., operate freight elevator, and operate a manual or electric pallet jack/stacker
• Fluent in written and spoken English;
  Spanish language skills are a plus

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 per year