Akkodis is seeking a Contract-to-Hire Manufacturing Process Engineer for a Direct Hire position in Wentzville, MO. This position is Direct Hire and fully onsite, offering growth and a generous benefit package. Hourly Rate: $44.81/hour The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Location: Garden City, NY Duration: 6 months to Direct Hire Job Specific Duties: • Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness, including determining root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods. • Design, install, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment. • Identify opportunities and implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts. • Design testing methods and test finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements. • Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency. • Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness; including purchasing equipment, materials, or parts and preparing documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures. • Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards, including troubleshooting new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes • Develop sustainable manufacturing technologies and analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing • Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing. • Develop, document and implement standard work instructions for critical manufacturing operations. Requirements/Qualifications: • Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or other relevant degree. • Due to contracts with the United States Government, the candidate must be either a US Citizen or Green card. • 3 or more years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering. • Experience in metal fabrication, welding and/or brazing of pressure containing products. • Experience in a highly regulated industry, such as, Military, Aerospace, Nuclear or Automotive or other similar. • Excellent people and communication skills are required (both oral and written). • Strong interpersonal skills requiring the ability to resolve conflicting interests and obtain cooperation • Computer literacy in a MRP system (Oracle a plus), Microsoft Office. • Able to work under pressure • Highly technical and analytical skills such (drawings, schematics, layout) • Able to think out of box. • Project management skills • Highly organized and efficient • Possess leadership and interpersonal skills • Strong problem-solving skills • Due to ITAR Restrictions, an export license may be required. If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Mike.Leeson@AkkodisGroup.com . We are open to working with professionals who are authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. No C2C Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: · The California Fair Chance Act · Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance · Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers · San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance