Engineering Jobs in Palos Park, IL

Job Title: Lead Manufacturing Engineer (R&D Focus)

Location: Mokena, IL

Salary: $130,000 – $135,000

Overview:

A growing, employee-owned manufacturer near Mokena is seeking a high-level Engineering Manager to lead and oversee R&D-focused operations. This organization designs and produces specialized search and rescue equipment used worldwide. This role is part of a planned succession, as the current engineering leader is expected to retire within the next year, offering a unique opportunity for long-term growth and leadership impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage day-to-day engineering and R&D activities
• Drive new product development and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee design, testing, and validation of products
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, production, and leadership teams
• Mentor and develop engineering team members
• Maintain a hands-on presence in both development and production environments

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical or related preferred)
• 7+ years of engineering experience, with leadership or management responsibilities
• Strong background in R&D and product development
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to lead projects and teams effectively
• Hands-on, solutions-oriented mindset

Why Join:

• Employee-owned company with strong culture and stability
• Clear path to senior leadership through succession planning
• Opportunity to work on impactful, real-world products used globally
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Overview:

We are seeking a driven, results-oriented sales professional to generate new business and expand OEM and Tier automotive accounts. This role is ideal for a true “hunter” who thrives on building pipeline, winning new opportunities, and growing customer relationships in a competitive environment.

You will work cross-functionally with purchasing, quality, and customer service teams to deliver solutions aligned with customer requirements and company objectives. This role owns the full sales cycle—from prospecting through closing—and plays a key role in driving revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

New Business Development

• Proactively identify and develop new business opportunities through outbound sales efforts
• Maintain a strong “hunter” mindset focused on prospecting and expanding the customer base
• Manage the full sales cycle: prospecting, quoting, negotiation, and closing
• Grow assigned accounts while actively pursuing new opportunities beyond existing business

Customer Engagement

• Collaborate with customer purchasing, engineering, and quality teams to define requirements and develop solutions
• Conduct customer meetings, presentations, and plant visits to identify and support new projects

Pipeline & Sales Management

• Maintain an organized and active sales pipeline to track opportunities and forecast activity
• Meet or exceed assigned sales targets and contribute to overall revenue goals
• Document all activity and opportunities within the CRM system

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of B2B sales experience (automotive or OEM preferred)
• Experience selling fasteners and/or C-class components strongly preferred
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Ability to travel up to 30% (including air travel)
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs occasionally
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods during customer visits

Benefits:

In addition to the compensation package, company benefits include:

• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

• Travel/Business Expense Reimbursement

• Short Term Disability

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a growing territory, directly impact revenue, and be rewarded for new business success. If you are a competitive, self-driven sales professional who enjoys building and winning, we encourage you to apply.

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for ensuring operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting maintenance, and repair on both the production and packaging equipment at the facility The ideal candidate brings a strong mechanical background, working knowledge of basic electrical systems, and flexibility to support extended hours and mandatory weekend maintenance work

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on industrial manufacturing equipment

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical systems in a production environment

• Perform basic electrical troubleshooting, including reading and interpreting schematics

• Support weekend maintenance, PMs, and project work

• Work closely with engineering, supervisors, and maintenance leadership

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in industrial maintenance
• Strong mechanical background
• Basic electrical knowledge, including:
• Reading electrical schematics
• Basic electrical troubleshooting
• Ability and willingness to work overtime and mandatory weekends
• Demonstrated reliability and job stability

Shift & Schedule Expectations

Shift: 1st Shift

• Start Time: Typically 5:00 AM or 6:00 AM (varies by operational needs)

Shift: 2nd Shift

• Start Time: Typically 1:00 PM or 2:00 PM

Daily Hours:

• Commonly 9–11 hours per day

Weekends:

Mandatory weekend work

• Preventative maintenance (PMs) and project work are primarily completed on weekends
• Mechanics will typically receive one weekday off instead
• Weekend days may rotate (Saturday or Sunday), depending on coverage
• Time off may be requested in advance, but weekend availability is required

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• Oversee daily warehouse and fulfillment operations, ensuring high levels of throughput, order accuracy, and on-time shipment performance.
• Monitor operational metrics such as productivity, labor efficiency, and inventory accuracy.
• Implement processes and systems to improve operational reliability and customer delivery performance.
• Ensure all operations are conducted safely and in compliance with company and regulatory standards.
  
  

• Lead and develop warehouse supervisors and operational staff, overseeing a team of approximately 10–15 employees.
• Manage staffing plans, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Establish clear expectations, maintain accountability, and foster a positive and collaborative workplace culture.
• Coordinate staffing resources including temporary labor as needed to support operational demand.
  
  

• Identify operational gaps and lead structured root cause analysis to resolve issues.
• Develop and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and improve productivity.
• Create, document, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflows, and training materials.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement through data-driven decision making.
  
  

• Oversee the execution of order management across multiple channels including direct-to-consumer, marketplace, and wholesale.
• Ensure proper operation and integration of key systems including warehouse management systems (WMS), shipping platforms, and EDI tools.
• Maintain system integrity and ensure operational processes align with business needs.
  
  

• Manage inventory accuracy and replenishment planning across warehouse locations.
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers on purchasing, production timelines, and delivery schedules.
• Monitor freight activity and optimize transportation costs.
• Implement inventory controls to reduce shrinkage and maintain accurate stock levels.
  
  

• Monitor operational budgets including labor, fulfillment costs, shipping expenses, and vendor services.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining service quality and operational efficiency.
• Support leadership with operational cost projections and performance reporting.
  
  

• Manage relationships and performance with third-party logistics providers, carriers, vendors, and service partners.
• Ensure service agreements and operational expectations are consistently met.
  
  

• Oversee warehouse layout, equipment planning, and facility maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to improve space utilization and operational flow as the business grows.
• Ensure facilities operate safely and efficiently.
  
  

• Develop operational capacity plans to support company growth initiatives.
• Forecast workforce needs, infrastructure requirements, and operational investments.
• Support operational readiness for new product launches, promotions, and business expansion initiatives.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in operations, warehouse management, or supply chain leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing warehouse or fulfillment operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading teams and managing operational performance metrics.
  
  

• Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS), ERP systems, and shipping platforms.
• Strong understanding of inventory management, logistics, and supply chain processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar business tools for reporting and analysis.
  
  

• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to build and develop teams.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze operational challenges and implement effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across operational and leadership teams.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
  
  

• Improved operational efficiency and productivity across fulfillment and warehouse operations.
• High levels of order accuracy and on-time delivery performance.
• Scalable operational systems and processes that support business growth.
• Strong team engagement, leadership development, and operational accountability.
  
  

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.

Project Manager

Location: Burr Ridge, IL

Shift: 1st Shift

Hire Type: Contract to Hire

Pay Rate: $32-38 per hour

Benefits: Full medical coverage, 401(k) with match, PTO, paid holidays, and strong job stability

Sterling Engineering is hiring a versatile Project Manager for a highly stable, growth‑focused manufacturer known for empowering employees, encouraging ownership, and offering meaningful career development. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing many hats, thrives in fast‑moving environments, and wants direct visibility into operations, supply chain, customer relations, and organizational decision‑making.

You’ll join a company where your ideas matter, your problem‑solving skills are valued, and your ability to influence quality, customer satisfaction, and operational success has a direct impact every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead projects from initiation through completion while ensuring deadlines, quality standards, and deliverables are met.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail for all project stages.
• Think quickly, pivot when priorities shift, and resolve issues proactively.
• Manage material levels, ensuring accuracy, quality, and readiness for production.
• Source raw materials and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure on‑time and high‑quality delivery.
• Serve as a primary technical and service contact for customer inquiries regarding product specs, order status, and pricing

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Manufacturing or metal industry experience is a plus.
• High‑energy, proactive problem solver who can adapt quickly and make sound decisions.
• Experience with SAGE 50 Accounting, Excel, Sortly, and project management tools.
• Proven experience in project management, purchasing, customer service, or material quoting.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on CNC machines, mills, lathes, and other production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues.
• Troubleshoot CNC control systems
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure equipment performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to minimize downtime and optimize machine performance.
• Maintain detailed maintenance logs and documentation of all repairs and PM activities.
• Assist with equipment installations, alignments, and calibration.
• Ensure compliance with all safety procedures and company standards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment; CNC equipment experience required.
• Strong knowledge of CNC control systems
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and technical manuals.
• Proficient in troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and PLC-related issues.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Manager. You will oversee all materials management functions, including inventory control, purchasing, receiving, and supplier management. This role ensures that production, maintenance, and operational departments have the materials, tooling, and consumables needed to operate safely, efficiently, and on schedule. The position is responsible for developing local procurement strategies, optimizing inventory levels, controlling costs, and ensuring compliance with internal, customer, and federal-contractor requirements. The salary target is $90k-$120k, plus benefits that include, healthcare, dental, vision, short and long term, 401k with a match, PTO, and bonus.

Recruiter: Connie Stathopoulos

Responsibilities will include the following:

Purchasing & Procurement

• Lead all purchasing activities for raw materials, consumables, MRO supplies, tooling, spare parts, and contract services in coordination with Corporate Procurement
• Develop sourcing strategies that support cost savings, vendor reliability, and production uptime.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, terms, and service levels with suppliers.
• Maintain approved supplier lists and assess vendor performance regularly.
• Ensure compliance with federal-contractor purchasing requirements
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, and finance to ensure timely purchasing aligned with operational needs and budgetary constraints.

Stores & Inventory Management

• Oversee all warehouse and storeroom operations, including receiving, stocking, issuing, cycle counting, shipping, and documentation.
• Implement inventory control systems to minimize shortages, excess inventory, and stockouts.
• Monitor inventory levels and set appropriate reorder points and safety stock for critical items.
• Ensure accurate records in the ERP system; audit physical vs. system inventory.
• Maintain safe, organized, and compliant warehouse conditions.

Logistics & Supplier Coordination

• Oversee receiving inspections and ensure discrepancies, damage, or non-conformances are resolved promptly.
• Coordinate expediting activities for urgent or critical parts.

Financial & Compliance Oversight

• Create and manage annual budgets for purchasing, inventory, and stores operations.
• Analyze cost drivers and identify opportunities for cost reduction or process improvement.

Leadership & Team Development

• Supervise buyers and stores associates.
• Train and develop team members in procurement processes, ERP use, inventory control, safety, and compliance.
• Establish clear performance metrics and accountability for purchasing and stores teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–7+ years of purchasing, supply chain, or stores/warehouse management experience—preferably in steel manufacturing, heavy industry, machining, or metals.
• Strong negotiation skills and contract management experience.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Infor, etc.).
• Knowledge of inventory control techniques
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

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Title: Production Manager

Location: Countryside, IL

Shift: 1st Shift (7am to 3:30pm)

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Pay Rate: $70-90k

Strong Work/Life Balance, Full Benefits, Occasional Schedule Flexibility, No Regular OT

High Impact Leadership Role: Take ownership of end‑to‑end production operations while driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement across multiple departments. Your decisions matter—and will be fully supported by senior leadership.

This role is open due to an internal promotion. Join a company with an established manufacturing footprint, strong customer demand, and a reputation for craftsmanship and reliability in its product line.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage machine assembly schedules to ensure efficient, on‑time machine production.
• Build deep technical knowledge of product lines and machine assembly methodology.
• Lead, train, and mentor machine assemblers while fostering a safety‑focused, high‑performance culture.
• Maintain machine assembly quality standards and ensure all production procedures are followed.
• Coordinate closely with Purchasing and Inventory Control to align materials with production needs.
• Utilize ERP software for scheduling, production tracking, and process accuracy.

Qualifications:

• Forklift certification with experience operating sit‑down and stand‑up/order picker lift trucks.
• 5-10+ years of supervisory or production management experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Completion of a college degree or equivalent professional experience (technical or management workshops or certifications, etc.)

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.

In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Join us as our next Production Supervisor reporting to our Production Manager. You will provide support by controling and coordinating the production operations within specific area or section of a plant to ensure that intermediate or finished flavor products are delivered according to established production specifications, schedules and quality standards.

Location:Bedford Park, IL

This is a second shift position

Salary expectation based on technical experience: 95,287.00 - 106,463.00 usd

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual's voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.

Pelstar LLC isan ISO 13485 and ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of Class I medical devices under the Health o meter Professional and Bridge Healthcare brands. We are seeking a motivated quality professional to own and lead quality and regulatory as the company’s Quality Manager. Our products, trusted across the full continuum of care—from physician offices and long-term care facilities to acute care and ambulatory surgery centers—are distributed across North America and extend globally into South America, the Middle East, and Asia.

Role Overview: The Quality Manager serves as the company’s authority for quality and regulatory compliance, operating in close partnership with Engineering and executive leadership. The role holds final quality decision authority for product release, supplier qualification, and process changes. This is a primarily on-site, hands-on leadership role with limited flexibility based on business needs responsible for ensuring effective execution of QMS processes and data-driven quality decisions. This position reports to the head of Engineering, with direct and regular engagement with the CEO/President to ensure alignment on quality and regulatory priorities. The role currently has no direct reports and leverages internal and external support resources to support QMS activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as FDA Management Representative with final quality decision authority and responsibility for regulatory compliance and QMS effectiveness
• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the ISO 13485 and ISO 9001-certified QMS, including leading audits, CAPAs, and management reviews
• Establish and oversee part and product inspections and release activities, including direct execution as needed and final review/approval of delegated acceptance decisions
• Oversee supplier qualification, monitoring, and compliance with regulatory and quality requirements, and serve as the U.S. Agent for designated foreign suppliers
• Direct and coordinate internal resources, in collaboration with functional leaders, to meet quality and regulatory objectives
• Analyze quality data, trends, and risk using appropriate statistical methods
• Drive quality culture and cross-functional engagement by promoting a customer- and patient-oriented culture (weighEasier®) and communicating quality objectives and risks across the organization
• Travel up to 5%

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Engineering, Science, or a related technical field preferred. Additional relevant education is a plus.
• 6+ years of quality/regulatory experience in a regulated environment, including 4+ years in medical devices within a certified quality system (e.g., ISO 13485)
• Demonstrated experience owning quality and/or regulatory processes and final decisions

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of technical, quality, or regulatory experience in medical devices
• Prior experience serving as FDA Management Representative
• Experience managing team or external vendors with demonstrated independent decision authority
• Strong statistical analysis background – ASQ, RAPS, Lean, or similar certifications preferred
• Experience with similar technologies to existing product families

Compensation and Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation package, including a comprehensive suite of health benefits, tailored to support the wellbeing of our team members and their families.

Location: On-site, McCook, IL 60525

Join Us: We welcome your application. Please send your resume to