Overview
Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Cuyahoga County, OH at Bay Colony Search
Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Company: Bay Colony Search
Location: Cuyahoga County, OH
Manufacturing Engineer
This is a first.
Not first as in entry-level. First as in — this site has never had a dedicated Manufacturing Engineer before. The work has been getting done, but not with the focus it deserves. That changes with this hire.
What's actually going on here
The Cuyahoga Falls site makes precision cutting tools. CNC grinding, brazing, post-production — experienced team, clean environment, real manufacturing. There's a pipeline of active and planned projects: process improvements, shop layout changes, equipment work. Good problems. The kind that have been waiting for the right person.
That's you.
You'll spend time on the floor first. Learning how things actually run before you start changing them. Then you'll transition into driving the work — owning timelines, pushing projects through, making sure things get completed the right way.
What fills your days
- Lead process improvement work: cycle time, setup reduction, machine utilization — the metrics that actually matter on a shop floor
- Own AutoCAD across the site — drawings, tool documentation, layout projects
- Work alongside maintenance, CNC, Braze, post-production, and QA on cross-functional projects (which means you'll need to speak all their languages)
- Investigate quality issues, run root cause analysis, put corrective actions in place and make sure they stick
- Build and update SOPs and work instructions as processes change
- Train operators and supervisors on new workflows — not just hand them a document
- Connect with engineering peers across the broader Harvey network on shared initiatives
What we're looking for
You've been on a production floor. Not visiting it — working it. You understand how CNC machining actually runs, and you know the difference between how a process looks on paper and how it runs at 6am on a Tuesday.
You don't wait to be handed a project. You find the problem, build the plan, and see it through.
More specifically:
- 2+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a real production environment
- Working AutoCAD proficiency — you use it, not just list it
- A background in CNC machining or something similar
- Communication that works for operators and non-technical leaders in the same conversation
If you also have this, we're especially interested
A degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering. Experience in cutting tools, grinding, or precision manufacturing. Lean, Six Sigma, or DMAIC project work. Plant layout or facilities planning. SolidWorks alongside AutoCAD. ERP experience.
None of these are gates. They're context.
Where you'll be
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Northeast Ohio, if you're orienting. You'll be on-site, splitting time between the floor and your desk. Heavier floor presence early on. That's intentional — we want you to understand the operation before you start improving it.
