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Manufacturing Engineer

Spring Grove, IL

$73K - $94K/yr

Manufacturing Engineer Position Summary: The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible to develop ... quality, process and costs. Company Background: Scot Forge is a 130 year old, 100% employee-owned ...

Manufacturing Engineer

Spring Grove, IL · On-site

$73K - $94K/yr

Manufacturing Engineer Position Summary: The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible to develop ... quality, process and costs. Company Background: Scot Forge is a 130 year old, 100% employee-owned ...

Scot Forge is seeking to hire an experienced Structural focused Engineer to take the lead on the ... Oversees the quality and safety of external contractors work for the installation of buildings ...

Scot Forge is a 130 year old, 100% employee-owned company that manufactures custom open die and ... provide quality feedback to promote safer work behaviors and conditions. * Electrical design

Scot Forge is a 130 year old, 100% employee-owned company that manufactures custom open die and ... provide quality feedback to promote safer work behaviors and conditions. * Electrical design

Scot Forge is seeking to hire an experienced Structural focused Engineer to take the lead on the ... Oversees the quality and safety of external contractors work for the installation of buildings ...

Scot Forge is seeking to hire an experienced Structural focused Engineer to take the lead on the ... Oversees the quality and safety of external contractors work for the installation of buildings ...

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Do workers at Scot Forge get paid breaks?

Sometimes. Only some people get paid breaks.
63% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.
Based on data from 8 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Does Scot Forge pay people when they’re sick?

No. Most people don’t get paid when they’re sick.
75% of people say they wouldn’t get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
Based on data from 8 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Is the health insurance from Scot Forge affordable enough for their workers?

Most people say the health insurance costs are okay.
100% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and July 2026.

Do people get paid time off at Scot Forge?

Most people get paid time off work.
100% of people say they get paid time off.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and July 2026.

How easy is it to get time off at Scot Forge?

Most people find it easy to get time off.
100% of people report it’s easy to get time off.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

How easy is it to take sick days at Scot Forge?

Most people find it easy to take sick days.
70% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people at Scot Forge feel treated with respect by their managers?

Most people feel treated with respect by their managers.
82% of people say they’re treated with respect by their managers.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people at Scot Forge get to take their breaks without interruption?

Only some people get breaks without interruption.
44% of people report that their breaks get interrupted.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Is it stressful to work at Scot Forge?

Most people feel stressed here.
73% of people say they often feel stressed at work.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people at Scot Forge enjoy their jobs?

Most people enjoy their job.
86% of people report they enjoy their job.
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people at Scot Forge recommend working with their team?

Only some people recommend working with their team.
36% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people get enough training when they start at Scot Forge?

Most people got enough training when they started.
70% of people report they got enough training when they started working here.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people get support to advance at Scot Forge?

Most people are given support to advance their career here.
In the last year, 82% of people report being given support to advance their career here.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do people think Scot Forge’s headquarters understands what’s happening where they work?

Some people think headquarters doesn’t understand what’s happening where they work.
64% of people think that this employer’s headquarters or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

Do workers feel well informed about how Scot Forge is doing?

Most people feel well informed about how the company is doing.
100% of people feel that they are kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and July 2026.

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Infographic showing various Quality Engineer job openings at Scot Forge in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 5% Internship, 64% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 21% Nights. Highlights an 100% Physical job distribution.

Manufacturing Engineer

Scot Forge

Spring Grove, IL

$73K - $94K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 6 days ago


Scot Forge rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 11 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Manufacturing Engineer
Position Summary: The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible to develop, implement and maintain methods, processes and costs in support of Scot Forge customers and employee owners. The Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with the department supervisors and other Scot Forge departments in an environment that fosters continuous improvement, lean principles and best practices. Recommend and implement improvements or modifications in the sequence of operations, work instructions, equipment utilization and other related subjects to improve safety, quality, process and costs.
Company Background:
Scot Forge is a 130 year old, 100% employee-owned company that manufactures custom open die and rolled ring forgings. At Scot Forge, we help our customers with forged solutions from the world's physical infrastructure, energy, and transportation to manufacturing, mining, and our national defense. From the wheels of NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover to mission critical components for nuclear submarines, to large hydraulic cylinders for the largest mining trucks on the planet, Scot Forge creates the precision forged metal parts used in demanding applications all over the world.
Position Format:
Hours: 7AM - 5PM 100% Onsite Monday - Friday
Location: Spring Grove, IL
Essential Position Responsibilities:
  • Support manufacturing with a disciplined approach to problem solving (including fishbone diagrams, 6s, value stream mapping, job safety analysis, etc.) in program launches, rework and continuous improvement.
  • Provide effective leadership by constructively challenging deployed processes, inspiring a shared vision enabling others to act, transparently modeling/leading the way.
  • Utilize an understanding of current and potential process capabilities and process control limits to improve quality and to assess incoming work.
  • Support and document continuous improvement opportunities to reduce cycle times and reduce scrap and waste.
  • Develop financial justifications for capital equipment and process changes.
  • Design and carry out time studies, method analysis, and other work measurement activities.
  • Demonstrate the use of computer simulations of processes and provide input and recommendations for improvements to the plant regarding production processes.
  • Serve as a resource, provide expert technical assistance, and deliver on-the-job training to employee-owners, to ensure all work is performed per specifications in an expeditious, complete, cost effective, and safe manner.
  • Meet key performance measures for the assigned process families in the areas of safety, quality, cost, productivity, and timely completion of customer orders.
  • Create/update/maintain routings, work instructions and blueprints to meet customer specifications and quality standards in the most cost-efficient manner.
  • Work across all three plants/shifts to be able to maintain support for projects/production

Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering/technology or related degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 5 years of related experience in machining and in manufacturing and/or metals industry
  • Experience in project management, applying industrial engineering methods, and technical applications of manufacturing practices.
  • Proficient knowledge of SolidWorks or other CAD/CAM software and Geometrical Tolerance specification/application.
  • Highly proficient ability to communicate technical issues to various internal production and business departments and to external vendors and customers.
  • Demonstrate expert mathematical and mechanical skills
  • Extensive experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, Project and PowerPoint.

Desired Skills:
  • History of success in improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Demonstrate knowledge and experience in quality tools and relevant safety regulations.
  • Experience in Value Stream Mapping, Time Standards, Line Balancing, and Plant Floor Layout.
  • Training in Lean Manufacturing, Visual Factory, Kanban, Kaizen, and Six-Sigma methods.
  • Materials flow management experience.

  • Experience with ERP or MRP software
  • Experience with writing CNC programs and CNC set ups

Additional Information:
  • Scot Forge requires all employees to work 100% onsite.
  • This position is primarily located in our Spring Grove, IL facility with occasional travel to plants in other locations as required (Franklin Park, IL and Clinton, WI).
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Must be authorized to work anywhere in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Must be able to pass a 90 day head hair drug test today.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Position requires a mixture of working in office and occasionally working in production areas while forklifts, overhead cranes and related equipment are in use. On occasion while performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to heat and cold weather conditions as well as wet and/or humid conditions. Production environment may expose individual to excessive loud noise. When in the area of production, appropriate PPE is mandatory.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
The estimated pay range for this position is the lowest and highest range we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. The actual base pay offered to a candidate will depend on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, geographic location and prevailing minimum wage, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Vision, Dental, Hearing, Life (Basic & AD&D), Disability (STD & LTD), 401K Plan with match, Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Tax Savings (FSA & HAS), Vacation Time, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, or any other form of compensation for any particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Scot Forge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome all qualified candidates to apply.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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