Manufacturing Engineer

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

The Indiana Production Facility (IPF) is Acuity Brands’ largest manufacturing site in the USA. The facility is located about 45 minutes west of Indianapolis in the small town of Crawfordsville, Indiana, in the middle of Montgomery County. Love the outdoors as much as we do? Then you’ll enjoy the surrounding parks including Turkey Run and Shades State Park or renting canoes at Clements Canoes Outdoor Center. These scenic locations are perfect for boating, fishing, hiking, camping and picnicking.

The Manufacturing Engineer performs a variety of mechanical and electrical engineering work in the planning and design of products, tools, machines, and manufacturing processes. You will work with other engineering disciplines in the development of new products to increase production quality and efficiency. You will provide production support through the resolution of equipment related issues for purchased or in-house manufactured tooling.

Relocation assistance available

• Responsible for collecting and reviewing production data from production cells to ensure implemented process improvements are sustained
• Identify and support production quality processes and procedures to increase production throughput and eliminate impact to the customer
• Participate, lead and facilitate kaizen events to improve internal LEAN manufacturing (ABS) processes to increase production's efficiency and quality
• Train production operators on lean principles and manufacturing processes to increase production's efficiency and quality
• Lean Cell Design
• Work with Cross-Functional teams in the planning and designing of new products to ensure their manufacturability
• Research and review industry trends and technological advancements for products and processes

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering or Engineering Technology Degree required
• 1 to 5 years experience in manufacturing would be a plus
• Experience and Foundational Knowledge of Lean Principles, Lean Cell Design, and demonstrated ability in continuous improvement
• Knowledge of engineering concepts and principles - Design for Manufacturability, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Design/Process Control Methods
• Proficient Computer and Analytical Skills

• Medium work

• 1-20%

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.