Manufacturing Engineer Tech
Shreveport
Manufacturing Engineer Tech
Full-Time • Shreveport
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Relocation bonus
- Signing bonus
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
MODULE X SOLUTIONS is a rapidly growing modular manufacturing business that serves marquee corporate and government customers in renewable energy, network infrastructure, battery storage, telecommunications, petrochemical, utility, transportation, and other verticals. We design, engineer, and manufacture products to our customers’ specifications. We are a proud Shreveport-based company working to support our employees and our community. Check us out at www.ModuleXSolutions.com, and we hope you will consider applying to build your career and future at MXS!
JOB SUMMARY:
The Manufacturing Engineering Technician provides hands-on technical support to the Manufacturing Engineering department by assisting with capital equipment installations, equipment commissioning, process validation, data collection, and ongoing production support. This position serves as the execution arm of Manufacturing Engineering, ensuring equipment is installed correctly, operating within specification, properly documented, and supported with accurate production data.
Working directly alongside Manufacturing Engineers, Maintenance, Quality, and Production teams, this role supports equipment startup, acceptance testing, tooling management, process observation, engineering documentation, and floor-level troubleshooting. The technician plays a key role in maintaining engineering records, collecting manufacturing data, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring engineering changes are successfully implemented on the production floor.
The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical aptitude, excellent attention to detail, experience working in manufacturing or fabrication environments, and the ability to accurately document technical work while supporting multiple projects simultaneously.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Equipment & Capital Project Support
- Support capital equipment installations, startup activities, validation runs, and commissioning tasks.
- Assist Manufacturing Engineers with equipment qualification plans by coordinating validation runs, collecting acceptance data, and documenting results.
- Maintain equipment production logs, preventive maintenance records, and operator sign-off documentation.
- Track equipment uptime and downtime for assigned equipment and communicate recurring issues to the Manufacturing Engineer.
- Coordinate equipment installation schedules and preventive maintenance activities with the Maintenance department.
Dimensional Verification & Quality Support
- Perform dimensional inspections and measurement verification during equipment qualification and production monitoring.
- Conduct acceptance sampling using established inspection plans.
- Maintain organized inspection records and immediately report out-of-tolerance conditions.
- Operate and maintain precision measuring equipment including calipers, tape measures, squares, torque tools, and other inspection instruments.
- Track calibration schedules and remove out-of-calibration instruments from service.
Tooling & Fixture Management
- Maintain tooling and fixture inventories for assigned production areas.
- Inspect tooling condition and report damaged or nonconforming tooling.
- Organize tooling storage locations while supporting 5S initiatives.
- Assist with tooling changeovers, fixture trials, equipment setup, and manufacturing evaluations under engineering direction.
Engineering Documentation
- Maintain equipment setup sheets, parameter logs, preventive maintenance documentation, and operator qualification records.
- Ensure engineering documentation remains current and accessible at the point of use.
- Assist Manufacturing Engineers in developing equipment work instructions and setup procedures.
- Implement engineering-directed process and equipment documentation changes on the production floor.
Data Collection & Process Observation
- Collect manufacturing data including production output, cycle times, downtime events, equipment utilization, and process performance metrics.
- Conduct structured process observations and accurately document current-state manufacturing processes.
- Assist with weld traceability verification and manufacturing data collection activities.
Manufacturing Engineering Support
- Serve as the initial point of contact for shop-floor engineering questions and route issues to the appropriate Manufacturing Engineer.
- Assist Production, Quality, and Maintenance teams in resolving equipment and tooling issues.
- Capture Design for Manufacturing (DFM) improvement opportunities observed during fabrication.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and Manufacturing Engineering projects.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Work Experience:
· 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing, fabrication, industrial maintenance, or a related technical environment preferred.
· Experience supporting equipment installation, commissioning, validation, or startup activities preferred.
· Experience working with tooling, fixtures, capital equipment, or fabrication machinery preferred.
· Ability to interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing documentation.
· Experience in maintaining equipment logs and production documentation.
· Strong computer proficiency including Microsoft Office applications.
· Experience using measurement equipment including calipers, torque wrenches, tape measures, and similar inspection tools.
· Experience supporting continuous improvement or lean manufacturing initiatives is preferred.
Education:
· Associate degree in Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical field preferred.
· Equivalent combinations of technical education and relevant hands-on manufacturing experience will be considered.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee sometimes works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to excessive noise, extreme heat, extreme cold, and heights. When participating in activities on the shop floor, the noise level in the work environment is typical for a fabrication shop and ear plugs may be used as necessary.
DISCLAIMER
The employer shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the company’s changing needs.
This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate at the employer’s sole discretion.
Module X Solutions, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabled
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
All qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Compensation: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our Company
Module X Solutions (MXS) designs, engineers, manufactures, and integrates modular structures for our customers in the solar energy, oil & gas/petrochemical, transportation, utility, fiber & telecommunications, and government sectors. Our product line is manufactured locally and deployed domestically and internationally. Emerging market sectors such as renewable energy solutions [primarily solar & energy storage applications] are our niche.
We are committed to understanding the needs and wishes of our customers; and are always striving to be flexible, creative, innovative, and efficient with our methods and product designs.
MXS is looking for team members who want to learn and achieve, who are dedicated, productive and agile. If you enjoy a challenge, are capable of delivering quality work, and want to make a difference, join our growing team!
As our founder, Steve Schoonover said, “We take care of our people and our people take care of our customers!
If you want to take care of our customers, let’s talk!
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