Engineering Jobs in Mentor On The Lake

About William Neundorfer & Co.

Since 1959, William Neundorfer & Co. (WNC) has been a trusted manufacturer representative delivering guaranteed, high-quality solutions in bulk material processing and corrosion control coatings. We partner with world-class principals to solve complex industrial challenges for our diverse client base across Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York.

Technical Sales Representative

This isn't a role about just selling products—it's about becoming a trusted technical advisor to clients who depend on your expertise. If you have the drive to pursue new opportunities and the technical acumen to deliver results, your success and your income will reflect your efforts.

What We Offer

• Uncapped earning potential with compensation tied directly to sales performance
• Established relationships with world-class principal suppliers
• A 65+ year legacy of industry expertise and client trust
• Supportive team environment with office and warehouse resources in Painesville, OH
• Opportunity to build long-term client relationships across a defined territory

Work Environment

This is a field-based role requiring in-person client engagement and presence at our Painesville office and warehouse. The position involves a combination of office work, client site visits, and travel throughout the sales territory. This role is hands-on and industrial in nature, working directly with manufacturing and processing equipment.

WNC maintains a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

Your Impact and Responsibilities:

• Serve as an expert technical consultant, analyzing client needs in areas like mixing and blending, vibratory feeding and conveying, corrosion control and prevention, level control and inventory management, material handling and flow solutions and custom engineered system solutions
• Manage the complete client relationship lifecycle—from initial contact and needs assessment through technical proposal development and solution delivery
• Create and present compelling technical proposals that demonstrate clear value and ROI for clients
• Partner with world-class principal suppliers and internal teams to design and deliver the optimal solution for every customer
• Identify and develop relationships with potential principals who offer best-in-class solutions aligned with our agency's mission
• Present and maintain a professional, self-managed, and organized approach to sales activities and client communications

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or industrial engineering required. This is a hands-on industrial equipment role, not an inside software or IT position.
• 5–10 years of industrial experience with a demonstrated track record in technical sales and/or applications engineering
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
• Strong problem-solving abilities and creative approach to addressing client challenges
• Self-motivated and independent with a drive for personal and agency success
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record (MVR will be reviewed prior to employment)
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% initially to support client needs, with increased travel as territory develops

Preferred

• Experience in bulk material handling equipment and/or corrosion control coatings
• Existing relationships within industrial markets in Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, or Western New York

Manufacturing Engineer | Precision Optics | Medical Device Manufacturing

A growing global medical device manufacturer focused on advanced ophthalmic technology is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support precision optical lens fabrication and assembly operations. This role partners closely with engineering, quality, and production teams to improve manufacturing processes, support production, and drive continuous improvement across the operation.

This is an opportunity to work on highly precise products that support vision care while contributing to process innovation and manufacturing excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for precision optical lens fabrication and assembly

• Develop and maintain metrology processes used to measure optical lens assemblies in production

• Partner with optical design engineers to ensure designs are manufacturable at scale

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to support quality and long term product reliability

• Lead manufacturing improvements including sourcing equipment and establishing new processes

• Provide day to day production floor support by troubleshooting build issues and improving yields

• Work with optical component suppliers to optimize product delivery and qualify new suppliers or components

• Create detailed manufacturing work instructions and process validation documentation

• Implement new manufacturing technologies and automation aligned with business goals

• Design tools and fixtures to improve manufacturing efficiency

• Develop manufacturing approaches for optical components using existing or newly proposed equipment

• Conduct root cause analysis and troubleshoot equipment or process failures on the production floor

• Drive continuous improvement related to process efficiency, yield, production rates, and cost

• Maintain project documentation and communicate updates during project status meetings

• Apply Lean manufacturing principles to reduce variability and improve yield

• Support capital equipment planning, evaluation, and implementation

• Maintain compliance with quality systems and medical device regulations

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

• 5+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer

• Experience designing and implementing machines, equipment, or manufacturing processes in production environments

• Hands on problem solver able to work independently with minimal supervision

• Strong time management and ability to manage competing priorities

• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices and principles

• Experience with root cause analysis techniques

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

• Strong written and verbal communication skills across multiple organizational levels

• Familiarity with ISO standards and quality systems

• Experience driving productivity or cost savings initiatives

• Strong collaboration, influence, and change management skills

• Experience developing or optimizing Bills of Materials and manufacturing routings

• Basic project management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with optical manufacturing processes such as grinding and polishing

• Hands on experience working in an aspheric optical manufacturing environment

• Familiarity with optical metrology equipment such as interferometers

• Experience with machine programming

• Experience using statistical analysis tools such as Minitab

Tool & Die Maker

Cometic Gasket, Inc., is a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for Automotive Performance, Powersports, Original Equipment and Remanufactured Engine Industries. We are currently seeking an individual, Tool and Die Maker, for our expanding Tool Room.

Our Tool Room consists of standard Tool Room machines, along with VMC’s and Tool and Die Makers at Cometic Gasket are responsible for building and repairing our progressive and single hit metal stamping dies and the safe & successful operation of all production tooling.

A successful candidate shall have several years of experience working with tight tolerance progressive dies in a medium to long run stamping environment on up to 200-ton presses.

Responsibilities:

· Machining of die sets, die sections, and tooling components

· Build/repair progressive, single hit dies, jigs and fixtures

· Plan and perform bench and machine operations for tooling

· Fit and assemble sections and components for dies, jigs and fixtures

· Continuous improvement of tooling

Experience:

· Tool and Die: 4 years State Certified or 6 years of documented tool room exp.

· Trouble Shooting: 2 years exp. Min.

· Previous experience in tooling and manufacturing

· Previous experience in working with progressive and pierce/blank dies

· Knowledge of basic TR equipment and machinery

· Prior CNC and Wire EDM experience is a plus.

· Excellent attendance is required.

· High school degree or equivalent

· Journeyman State Certification or 6 years in building and repairing metal stamping dies

· Self-motivated individual capable of working independently.

· Proactive and self-disciplined

PAY COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE

Buyers Products company, a leading manufacturer in the work truck industry, is searching for an Production Supervisor that will demonstrate leadership and utilize their skills and experience to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and can create and implement short-term and long-term processes and procedures. The Weld Production Supervisor oversees daily welding operations to ensure products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. This role combines hands‑on technical welding knowledge with strong leadership, production planning, and continuous improvement skills.

Primary Job Duties:

• Operate as a manufacturing leader demonstrating metric-based management in areas of PQDCCC for daily improvement– people/quality/delivery/cost/cash/CI
• Responsible for driving a culture of safety, accountability, metrics and operational excellence.
• Direct and coordinate daily welding activities on the shop floor and assign work based on welder skill level, certifications, and project requirements
• Train and mentor welders, robotic cell operators, and production staff.
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, resolving problems and reporting results on shift production summaries
• Work with engineering on weld procedures, process improvements, fixture design, and technical issues
• Inspect welds for accuracy, strength, and compliance with specifications
• Partner with quality control to resolve defects, rework, or process issues
• Enforce OSHA and company safety policies
• Maintains workflow by monitoring and upgrading processes, setting process variables, observing control points and equipment, monitoring personnel and resources, studying methods, implementing cost reductions and facilitating communications across cross functional teams
• Ensures effective employee relations, coaching, and employee development
• Lead or participate in lean manufacturing, 5S, and process optimization initiatives

Skills/ Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of operations leadership experience in welding/fabrication manufacturing environment
• Proficient MS Office suite (i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point. etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Proficient with Lean Management techniques (C.I., 5S, Kaizen, Process optimization)
• Capability to lead growth in a rapidly expanding organization

Education Background:

• High School Diploma / GED or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Standing, Walking and Sitting for extended period of times (up to 2-3 miles per day)
• Mobility and dexterity to move around operating machinery and powered industrial equipment
• Ability to work on site to physically support manufacturing requirements

About Buyers Products Company

Established in 1946, Buyers Products Company has grown to become a leading manufacturer in the work truck industry. Buyers Products specializes in durable truck boxes, heavy duty towing equipment, hydraulics, controls, and all-season trailer accessories. The Buyers line of snow and ice equipment includes SnowDogg® snowplows, SaltDogg® spreaders, and ScoopDogg snow pushers. For more information, visit

Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and decommissioning of nuclear powered ships and submarines from Naval Reactors Headquarters and associated Department of Energy laboratories and shipyards.

Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction in areas such as reactor and fluid systems design, reactor physics, materials development, component design for steam generators, pumps, and valves, instrumentation and control for reactor and propulsion plants, testing and quality control, radiation shielding, and chemistry and radiological controls; review designs and analyses from laboratories, shipyards, and industry partners; coordinate with fleet units to ensure safe and reliable nuclear plant operation.

What to Expect Assume significant technical responsibility early in your career as part of a lean headquarters staff; work primarily in an analytical and oversight role rather than operating plants at sea; balance long term engineering projects with time sensitive fleet and shipyard issues; frequent coordination with senior civilian engineers, naval officers, and technical teams; high expectations for attention to detail, judgment, and written and oral communication.

Work Environment Work mainly at Naval Reactors Headquarters in the Washington, District of Columbia area with regular engagement with Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear training sites, shipyards, and nuclear powered ships and submarines; office based work that includes document reviews, technical meetings, inspections, and site visits rather than day to day shipboard watchstanding.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Officer commissioning through programs such as Officer Candidate School or the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program followed by a structured technical qualification program at Naval Reactors; rotational exposure to laboratories, prototypes, shipyards, and fleet support issues; progressive responsibility leading projects and becoming a subject matter expert, with opportunities for professional military education and advanced graduate study in technical fields.

Entry through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program for qualified college students and recent graduates, or selection via Officer Candidate School for those who already hold qualifying degrees; all applicants must meet Nuclear Propulsion Program academic and technical screening standards in addition to general officer commissioning requirements.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Completion of a rigorous technical degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related field that includes strong backgrounds in calculus and physics; outstanding academic record, particularly in technical coursework; United States citizenship and eligibility for a high level security clearance; strong technical aptitude and comfort with detailed analytical work.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.