Production Engineer

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**Production Engineer**

**Job details**

Posted

06 October 2026

Salary

USD Negotiable

Start date

23 November 2026

Salary Range

USD

70000

- 95000

per&nbspYear

LocationMount Pleasant

Job type Permanent

Discipline Industrial Manufacturing

Reference170503

Job Function Engineer
, Mechanical Engineer

**Job description**

**Title:** Product/Manufacturing/Production Planning Engineer

**Location:** Mount Pleasant, SC

**Employment:** Full time/Direct hire

**Industry:** Manufacturing

**Summary**

Hands-on engineering role supporting the launch and scale-up of manufacturing operations in Charleston. The position combines manufacturing/process engineering with production and capacity planning, material flow, ERP/MRP discipline, work instructions, quality and direct shop-floor support.

**Responsibilities**

+ Own and improve production processes, routings, work instructions, standard work and manufacturing documentation.

+ Develop production, capacity and resource plans aligned with incoming orders, equipment capability and required delivery dates.

+ Support ERP/MRP and production-data accuracy, including materials, routings, inventory, scheduling and manufacturing status.

+ Analyze material flow, bottlenecks, labor utilization, throughput, quality and lead-time performance; implement practical improvements.

+ Support equipment commissioning, process validation, layout optimization and introduction of additional manufacturing capability.

+ Partner with operations, logistics, engineering, sales/project teams and European technical resources to resolve production and product issues.

+ Apply Lean / continuous-improvement methods and establish measurable shop-floor performance controls.

+ Provide hands-on technical support to operators and help develop training, quality checks and repeatable production standards.

**Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Process Engineering or a closely related discipline; strong recent graduates may be considered.

+ Manufacturing, process, production-planning or industrial-engineering experience in a hands-on environment.

+ Working knowledge of production planning, capacity planning, ERP/MRP, material flow and manufacturing documentation.

+ Strong problem-solving, communication and ownership mindset; comfortable working directly on the production floor.

+ Ability to operate effectively in a startup/ramp-up environment where processes and systems are still being built.

**Preferred Background**

+ Advanced manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, fabricated products, architectural products, glass, aluminum, millwork orconfigurable assembly.

+ Lean / Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, quality systems, line balancing, time studies or continuous improvement.

+ Experience with CNC/fabrication/assembly equipment and production-system implementation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.