O'Neal Industries, Inc. logo

Manufacturing Engineer

O'Neal Industries, Inc.

Kingsport, TNFull-time$65–85K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$65–85K/yr
Location
Kingsport, TN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Manufacturing Engineer provides frontline technical support to the manufacturing plant by planning, directing, and coordinating manufacturing processes. The role drives safety, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement initiatives, including waste reduction, process quality, and productivity. The engineer also supports new business estimates and develops expertise by maintaining industry contacts and studying innovations in the field.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Lean PrinciplesSix SigmaMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationInstruction InterpretationConversational EnglishLifting 20 LbsBendingStandingClimbingTwistingStoopingSedentary WorkOffice Equipment OperationVision 20/30Hand CoordinationTravel

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering or Equivalent ExperienceFour Years Applicable Work Experience

Full job description

Description

The Manufacturing Engineer will be the frontline technical support for the manufacturing plant by planning, directing, and coordinating manufacturing processes. The Engineer will drive key initiatives of safety, quality and delivery by utilizing various tools and programs available to promote continuous improvements.

Hours: Monday-Friday 7am - 4pm

Salary: $65,000 - $85,000/yr based on previous experience

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participate on the APQP team and complete assignments in a timely and accurate manner.

  • Constantly implement continuous improvement activities that drive waste and cost from the manufacturing processes.

  • Implement tools and techniques that mistake proof (Poka-Yoke) operations and increase the quality output of the process.

  • Suggest and implement new and advanced processes/equipment to increase safety and productivity.

  • Analyze hourly job duties for ergonomic issues. Attempt to minimize manual material handling and repetitive motions.

  • Support the implementation of CE’s on plan for time and cost.

  • Conduct problem solving and documentation through the application of Lean Manufacturing principles and scientific techniques like 6-Sigma.

  • Conduct time studies and keep BOM’s and routers accurate and up to date. Use the data to focus activities on areas with the largest financial return.

  • Write and implement technical work instructions for complex processes/parts.

  • Support the development of timely cost estimates for new business opportunities as needed.

  • Participate on Kaizen teams as required.

  • Responsible for providing error-free work to all internal and external customers as related to the output of the position.

  • Develop professional expertise by maintaining contacts in the industry. Continue to develop depth of knowledge by studying innovations and changes in their specific field.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, or equivalent experience.

  • Four years of applicable work experience.

  • Working knowledge of lean principles and of Six Sigma methodology.

  • Proficiency in MS Word and Outlook.

  • Must be able to communicate both orally and effectively with various members of the organization.

  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

  • Speak, write, and comprehend conversational English.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to lift 20 lbs. as needed.

  • Ability to bend, stand, climb, twist and stoop for extended periods of time.

  • Ability to perform sedentary work including sitting for extended periods of time.

  • Ability to operate standard office equipment.

  • Have good vision of 20/30 with corrective lenses.

  • Ability to maintain coordination of hand and finger movements to grasp and manipulate objects with precision.

  • Travel as needed to accomplish desired results. Overnight travel may be required occasionally.

Subject to environmental conditions that occur indoors and outdoors which includes but is not limited to exposure to changing temperatures, loud noises, vibration from use of equipment and the following:

  • Hazards: Variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

  • Atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin – fumes, odors, dust, mist, gases or poor ventilation.

  • Oils: there is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,674 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–85K/yr
  • Tennessee median$82–130K/yr30 salary ranges
  • US median$97–143K/yr3,217 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $75K, is 30% below the Tennessee median midpoint ($108K) — in the lowest quarter of Manufacturing Engineer salary ranges in Tennessee.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 71 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 5,674 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Manufacturing Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,474 postings).
Education
3,163 of the 5,674 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.