Manufacturing Engineer – Print/Converting

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Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer – Print/Converting will provide hands-on manufacturing engineering support within Arrow’s print and converting operations. This role will focus on improving manufacturing quality, throughput, yield, changeover efficiency, waste reduction, and overall equipment effectiveness across Arrow’s bingo paper and pull tab production environments. This person will work closely with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Automation teams to evaluate existing processes, lead structured improvement projects, establish manufacturing standards, and identify opportunities for automation and process optimization across print, die cutting, collating, and finishing operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead structured continuous improvement projects across print, die cutting, collating, converting, and finishing work centers.
• Own OEE data collection, analysis, and improvement roadmaps for assigned manufacturing lines.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement process improvements to increase throughput, capacity, quality, and yield.
• Drive changeover reduction initiatives across high-mix product families using SMED and other structured improvement methodologies.
• Develop and document manufacturing process standards, work instructions, control plans, and other process documentation.
• Support process mapping, process validation, statistical process control, and root cause analysis activities.
• Identify automation opportunities based on labor intensity, production volume, error rates, quality concerns, and process efficiency.
• Partner with Controls and Automation Engineering to implement process improvements and integrate new manufacturing technologies.
• Support configure-to-order manufacturing processes involving variable data, short-run production, and high-mix product requirements.
• Evaluate print and converting processes to identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve consistency, and lower manufacturing costs.
• Support the development and implementation of production data collection, OEE monitoring, and manufacturing performance reporting.
• Work cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and other business partners to implement and sustain process improvements.
• Support the evaluation and integration of new printing, converting, inspection, and manufacturing equipment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across Arrow’s bingo paper and pull tab manufacturing operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.