Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Programmer

Location: East Peoria, Illinois, United States. Onsite manufacturing role with up to 5% travel. Relocation assistance is available; visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $97,530–$146,290 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops heavy equipment and manufacturing solutions focused on building stronger, more sustainable communities.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and sustain safe manufacturing and tooling processes for complex machined components.
• Create, validate, and maintain CNC programs for multi-axis machining and turning centers, including process prove-out and production support.
• Design and specify tooling, workholding, fixtures, jigs, machine setups, and related manufacturing solutions.
• Maintain operation specifications, work instructions, setup drawings, tooling standards, cycle-time analyses, and process sheets.
• Lead root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, lean improvement, and bottleneck-reduction initiatives.
• Evaluate and support equipment, automation, advanced manufacturing technologies, and technical projects involving planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of manufacturing engineering methods, equipment, specifications, standards, and production-process improvement.
• Ability to create, evaluate, and optimize manufacturing processes and CNC programs, including process controls, manufacturing standards, and production deliverables.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including information gathering, risk evaluation, stakeholder consideration, and solution recommendation.
• Working knowledge of lean principles, work-cell considerations, waste reduction, lean assessment tools, and manufacturing-effectiveness measures.
• Ability to contribute to project plans, cost and schedule estimates, resource planning, progress tracking, stakeholder coordination, and status reporting.
• A degree or equivalent practical experience is desired.

Nice to have

• Experience with manufacturing equipment, production processes, factory operations, or process improvement in complex or high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with Creo and NX NC programming, including toolpath development, program verification, post-processor evaluation and modification, and machining optimization.
• Experience with collaborative automation, collaborative robots, robot risk assessments, automation testing, or automated manufacturing deployment.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, process mapping, waste reduction, standard work, or production-performance analysis.
• Experience coordinating engineering projects involving equipment changes, process modifications, cost estimates, schedules, suppliers, or cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly and coach operations or technical personnel through process, equipment, or technology changes.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision benefits, subject to plan eligibility.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, lifestyle programs, voluntary benefits, discounts, and incentive bonus opportunities.
• Employment offers are conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen.