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Job Summary:
Hands-on technician to assist with production troubleshooting and support projects to improve manufacturing methods. Assist manufacturing engineers to address equipment and tooling needs to reduce costs and improve product quality on fans, wheels, blower packages, and corresponding component parts.
Responsibilities:
- Under technical direction, troubleshoot and analyze manufacturing problems and implement corrective actions for high quality, efficient manufacturing solutions.
- Support workflow analysis, work methods, plant and department layouts for improved product flow in production.
- Help identify required tools, jigs and fixtures, or other new or special equipment required for new production or improvements to existing production lines.
- Assist in the development of justifications for the purchase of manufacturing equipment.
- Assist with the installation and debugging of production equipment.
- Update and maintain visual and written work guidelines.
- Update and maintain manufacturing routings.
- Assist in the development of manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes.
- Perform time studies and monitor or measure manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality.
- Perform other manufacturing tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Associates Degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering Technology. Must have a good mechanical aptitude of general machinery.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to develop data-driven solutions in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficient in Solidworks or similar 3D modeling package.
- Experience with manufacturing data analysis.
- Experience in Excel is preferred.
Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Barrington, IL 60010
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $115k-130k
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, Holiday Pay, Retirement, Life Insurance, and many more….
Overview: Our client is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a highly visible role that is designed to evolve into a true subject matter expert position, with clear leadership potential over time. This is an opportunity to own complex manufacturing processes end-to-end, influence technical direction, and become a go-to resource across engineering and operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a technical authority for assigned manufacturing processes and product lines
- Lead manufacturing process design, optimization, and validation for precision metal components
- Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives (yield, cycle time, scrap, cost)
- Partner cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Quality, and Operations on new product introductions
- Develop and improve tooling, fixturing, work instructions, and standard processes
- Troubleshoot complex manufacturing and quality issues using data-driven root cause analysis
- Support capacity planning, capital equipment justification, and implementation
- Mentor junior engineers and technicians; contribute to long-term technical strategy
- Gradually take on informal and formal leadership responsibilities as the role matures
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or similar)
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in precision manufacturing environments
- Strong background in metal forming, stamping, springs, or closely related processes preferred
- Experience with Lean manufacturing, process optimization, and root cause analysis
- Ability to operate as both a hands-on problem solver and strategic technical resource
- Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally
OTTO's opportunity:
OurAssembler 1st shift will provide a variety of manufacturing duties.
Specifically, the Assembler 1st shift will:
- Able to assemble a limited variety of parts involving few details
- Required to use light bench equipment, simple hand and power tools and assembly/test fixtures
- Able to perform simple adjustments
- Capable of interpreting routers, bill of materials, and portions of blueprints to build easy to medium assemblies
- Assist with other related duties as required or assigned
What you'll need to bring to the table:
- No previous experience
- Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
- Basic communication skills
- Requires ability to differentiate between colors on certain jobs in this classification
- Bona Fide Occupational Qualification: Visual acuity test and color vision screening will be performed after offer/acceptance of position. Hiring is contingent upon a passing score of 20/25 (in both eyes) and passing of the color screen
What OTTO offers for this specific position:
- Hourly rate: $15.25 per hour
- Profit Sharing Bonus - OTTO believes that it's fair to share the profits that the employees help to make; profit sharing is distributed to employees twice a year. OTTO's profit sharing plan is paid at the discretion of the company and is not a guaranteed bonus or any part of a compensation plan.
- Vacation:five days after 30 days of employment and 80 hours at 1 year - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.
OTTO's Benefits:
Health:
Medical Insurance-
- HMO Plan
- Standard PPO Plan
- Enhanced PPO Plan
- High Deducible PPO Plan
- FSA, LFSA, and HSA
Dental Insurance-
- Base Plan
- Buy-Up Plan
Vision Insurance
401(k) with a company match
Life insurance:
- Life/AD&D
- Voluntary Life/AD&D
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
10 paid holidays
Company picnic
Holiday party
AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!
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Evaluate production process, recommend improvements, qualify and conduct vendor management, generate and maintain DMR’s, product specifications, design control files, and CE technical files.
Job Description MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage the development and implementation of methods and procedures for process control, process validation, process improvement, testing, and inspection to ensure that products are ideal and functional.
Design experiments to understand sources of variation affecting products and processes.
Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes.
Design and perform experimental product testing and analysis to maintain quality levels and minimize defects and failure rates.
Generate and analyze reports and defective products to determine trends and lead corrective actions.
Use concepts of probability and statistical quality control to guide decisions.
Direct and collaborate with supplier representatives on quality problems, ensure corrective action implementation (CAPA, SCAR), and contribute to supplier quality improvement programs.
Lead supplier qualifications.
Provide Quality expertise in Product Development, Design Control activities, Risk Management, and CE Technical Files.
Responsible for building appropriate product documentation (e.g.
Device Master Records) in compliance with applicable regulations.
Work with Regulatory Groups and Suppliers to produce 510K submissions, letters to file, etc., as required.
Coordinate product testing with internal and external laboratories as required.
Ensure compliance with domestic and international regulations associated with product lines and processes.
Perform quality reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality documents and company quality records.
Lead investigations of product and process non-conformances and out-of-specification results and develop effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Education: Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Math or other related technical field.
Work Experience: At least 2 years of experience in the Quality or Engineering.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives, and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
Experience using time management skills to prioritize, organize, and track details in order to meet deadlines of multiple projects.
Experience problem solving, overcoming obstacles, and reaching a positive and successful solution through mathematical or systematic operations.
Experience using MS Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook ).
Intermediate Skill Level in Microsoft Excel (for example: conditional formatting, tables, formulas, charting) Working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards (e.g.
21 CFR 820, ISO13485).
Position requires up to 15% travel.
PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS: At least 2 years of industry experience in Medical Devices, Drugs, and/or fields directly related to the role.
Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
The anticipated salary range for this position: $79,000.00
- $119,000.00 Annual The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities.
This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible.
Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.
Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here .
For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.
We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career.
We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best.
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Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer.
Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Product Manager
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $110,000 – $130,000 + Annual Bonus
- Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
- 401(k) with Company Match
About the Opportunity
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading organization to hire a Product Manager who will drive innovation, profitability, and strategic growth across a diverse product portfolio.
This role is ideal for a data-driven, strategic thinker who thrives in retail manufacturing or industrial product environments and enjoys balancing high-level strategy with hands-on execution. You’ll play a key role in shaping product direction—not just responding to customer requests, but proactively identifying opportunities that impact the broader market.
What You’ll Do
Product Strategy & Portfolio Management
- Lead product innovation through competitive analysis, gap identification, and market insights
- Manage and optimize product portfolios, including SKU rationalization and lifecycle management
- Identify new product opportunities aligned with business goals and market demand
- Own product data and performance metrics to drive strategic decision-making
- Partner with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to refine product specs, cost structures, and procurement strategies
New Product Development
- Develop and execute product roadmaps focused on innovation and value creation
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure successful product launches and market adoption
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across multiple product lines
Pricing Strategy
- Analyze market trends and competitor pricing to ensure optimal positioning
- Implement pricing strategies that drive both revenue growth and margin expansion
- Conduct pricing analysis and experiments to evaluate demand and profitability
Channel & Go-to-Market Strategy (Place & Promotion)
- Define and optimize sales channels (distribution, e-commerce, dealer networks, etc.)
- Partner with Marketing to develop promotional strategies, campaigns, and product positioning
- Support merchandising, packaging, and product content strategies across channels
- Build and manage promotional calendars aligned with key sales events and market opportunities
What We’re Looking For
- 3–5+ years of Product Management experience with a focus on strategy, innovation, and analytics
- Experience in retail manufacturing, industrial, or durable goods environments
- Strong background in competitive analysis, pricing strategy, and portfolio management
- Proven ability to influence internal product strategy at scale, beyond individual customer requests
- B2B experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred)
- Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Demonstrated career stability and long-term impact in prior roles
LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing organization, and they are seeking a motivated Manufacturing Process Engineer – Electronics Assembly to join their team. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of electronics assembly and quality systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Production & Process Leadership:
- Serve as the technical point of contact for the production floor, collaborating daily with operators, technicians, and supervisors.
- Translate new product designs and engineering changes into actionable, efficient manufacturing plans.
- Provide hands-on troubleshooting and root cause analysis for assembly and process issues, minimizing downtime and improving yield.
- Design, implement, and maintain custom fixtures and test equipment for production.
Process Optimization & Documentation:
- Develop and maintain detailed manufacturing work instructions for new and existing assemblies.
- Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement in cycle time, cost, and first-pass yield.
- Ensure all documentation meets internal quality standards and complies with industry certifications (e.g., ISO 9001).
Quality Systems & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with Quality teams to establish inspection points and quality control checks.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions based on process gaps and quality trends.
- Audit manufacturing processes and equipment to ensure compliance and optimal performance.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 4+ years of experience in a technical role within a manufacturing environment, ideally in electronics assembly or display technology (LCD, OLED, TFT, or PCBA).
- Proven cross-functional experience bridging engineering, quality, and production teams.
- Experience with quality systems (ISO 9001), root cause analysis, and process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma).
- Strong understanding of electronics theory and the ability to interpret schematics and technical documentation.
- Familiarity with production equipment, tooling, and process validation in electronics manufacturing.
- Ability to read and modify CAD drawings and BOMs.
- Natural leadership with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a high sense of urgency.
- Superior attention to detail and organizational skills.
Compensation Range: $80,000 - $100,000
Benefits Offered: 2 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave where applicable by state law, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance Vision Insurance, 401K, and Life Insurance.
If you are a passionate Manufacturing Process Engineerlooking for anew and rewarding career, please apply today! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity!
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Job Title: Electrical Engineer II
Location: Schaumburg, IL (100% Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Schedule: Full-Time | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, debug, and test RF circuits for wireless communication products.
Operate and analyze results using RF test equipment such as Network/Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, and Power Meters.
Support RF product redesign efforts through performance validation and troubleshooting.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to improve product performance and reliability.
Document test results, validate compliance with engineering standards, and maintain technical records.
Required Skills
2+ years of RF engineering experience with hands-on circuit design and wireless communication theory.
Proven experience using RF test equipment (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator, Power Meter).
Knowledge of RF amplifier design, PLL, VCO, receivers, and RF communication systems.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Preferred Skills
Experience with LabVIEW or RF testing software tools.
Background working in RF hardware R&D or telecom equipment manufacturing.
Aegis is partnered with a long-standing, family-owned manufacturer that is experiencing significant growth following a recent major facility expansion. This organization produces highly engineered metal components serving industries such as aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial manufacturing.
They are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to act as a key contributor in driving process improvements, supporting new product introductions, and leading quality initiatives across the organization. This is a highly visible role working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and leadership teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality and production efficiency
- Apply statistical analysis tools to evaluate manufacturing processes and reduce variation
- Support new product introductions and quality planning activities
- Work directly with customers to resolve quality concerns and implement corrective actions
- Conduct internal, customer, and supplier audits
- Develop and implement quality procedures, documentation, and process controls
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive root cause investigations and solutions
- Support inspection processes and material disposition decisions
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial preferred)
- 5–8 years quality engineering experience in manufacturing
- Experience working in ISO-certified environments (AS9100 or IATF preferred)
- Strong experience with SPC tools such as PPAP, APQP, RCA, and gage R&R
- Experience leading process improvement or Lean initiatives
- Internal or external auditing experience preferred
- Six Sigma or ASQ certification strongly preferred
Ideal background: aerospace, automotive, medical device, heavy industrial, or high-volume precision manufacturing.
We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to support the delivery of enterprise AI and analytics solutions across global clients.
This role focuses on enabling high-performing data and engineering teams, ensuring Agile best practices are applied effectively, and driving consistent delivery outcomes in complex, fast-paced environments.
What You’ll Do
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
- Enable delivery across data, analytics, and AI teams, ensuring alignment and momentum across workstreams
- Partner with product owners and stakeholders to maintain clear, prioritized backlogs
- Track and report on Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time) to drive continuous improvement
- Identify and remove blockers impacting delivery and team productivity
- Coordinate across cross-functional teams to manage dependencies and delivery risks
- Promote Agile best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile Delivery Lead
- Experience supporting data, analytics, or software engineering teams
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
- Hands-on experience with tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps
- Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to align technical and business stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to drive delivery outcomes, not just facilitate ceremonies
Nice to Have
- Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, life sciences, financial services)
- Exposure to AI/ML or data platform environments
Why This Role
- Work on high-impact AI and analytics initiatives across enterprise clients
- Play a key role in driving delivery across data and engineering teams
- Opportunity to influence Agile practices and team performance at scale
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and business
About MathCo
MathCo is a global Enterprise AI and Analytics company helping Fortune 500 organizations solve complex business problems through data and AI. Our work spans advanced analytics, AI platforms, and scalable solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
We are looking for a Generative AI Lead to drive the design and delivery of advanced AI solutions for enterprise clients.
This role sits at the intersection of hands-on engineering, system architecture, and technical leadership, focused on building production-grade GenAI systems that solve complex, real-world business problems.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions
- Architect and implement multi-agent AI systems and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
- Integrate LLM capabilities into business workflows and enterprise applications
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate complex problems into scalable AI solutions
- Guide and mentor engineering teams while maintaining a high bar for technical quality
- Ensure reliable deployment, monitoring, and performance of AI systems (including handling hallucinations, drift, and scaling challenges)
- Optimize infrastructure across cloud environments, including compute and GPU utilization
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience building and deploying LLM-based / Generative AI applications in production
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python and modern AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex)
- Experience designing RAG pipelines, semantic search systems, or knowledge retrieval architectures
- Exposure to multi-agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI) or similar architectures
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and scaling AI systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams or initiatives
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with both technical and business stakeholders
Nice to Have
- Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, life sciences, financial services)
- Familiarity with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate)
- Background in enterprise AI platform development or data infrastructure
Why This Role
- Opportunity to build real-world GenAI systems at scale (not just prototypes)
- Own end-to-end architecture and delivery, from concept to production
- Work on high-impact use cases across enterprise clients
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and business
About MathCo
MathCo is a global Enterprise AI and Analytics company helping Fortune 500 organizations solve complex business problems through data and AI. Our work spans advanced analytics, AI platforms, and scalable solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
