Manufacturing Engineer
Faith Technologies · Olathe, KS
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 5%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Faith Technologies (industrial) in Olathe, KS. It is not intended as a comprehensive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills or abilities.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Time studies, Plant layout, Tooling, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- about 5% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $98k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 502 live postings that list pay, out of 1495 manufacturing engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 10 other live manufacturing postings in Kansas.
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 64%
- Lean 45%
- Root cause 45%
- ✓ Team leadership 45%
- Six Sigma 36%
- PLC 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Plant layout, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Faith Technologies
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- The posting says about 5% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Faith Technologies in Olathe
4 other open roles at this site.
- Facilities Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Plant Manager-Mechanical · Reliability · Manager
- Quality Manager · Quality · Manager
- Quality Technician · Quality · Technician
Full description from Faith TechnologiesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Experience: 5+ years of relevant industry experience
Travel: 5%
Work Schedule: Typical work hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.
Key responsibilities
- ◆Work with production personnel to identify and correct all safety issues.
- ◆Develop and maintain facility layouts using AutoCAD.
- ◆Justify and procure capital equipment and tooling.
- ◆Coordinate facility and equipment preventive maintenance programs.
- ◆Understand government regulations as they apply to the business and assure compliance.
- ◆Assist in developing capacity and contingency plans for Excellerate.
- ◆Thoroughly understand assembly and operations and drive efficiency, safety, delivery and quality improvements using 80/20 and MRD (Market Rate of Demand).
- ◆Help drive employee improvement projects and administer business unit and company programs.
- ◆Conduct time studies to determine costing of assemblies.
- ◆Develop or optimize processes to ensure quality, cost, and efficiency
requirements
are met.
- ✓Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
The job description and
responsibilities
described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended as a comprehensive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills or abilities. Additional functions and
requirements
may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
How Does FTI Give YOU the Chance to Thrive?
If you’re energized by new challenges, FTI provides you with many opportunities. Joining FTI opens doors to redefine what’s possible for your future.
Once you’re a team member, you’re supported and provided with the knowledge and resources to achieve your career goals with FTI. You’re officially in the driver’s seat of your career, and FTI’s career development and continued education programs give you opportunities to position yourself for success.
FTI is a “merit to the core” organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package.
Benefits are the Game-Changer
We provide industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members. Start here. Grow here. Succeed here. If you’re ready to learn more about your career with FTI, apply today!
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