Manufacturing Engineer
Chipton-Ross · Ocala, FL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 26 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Chipton-Ross (industrial) in Ocala, FL.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, SPC, Robotics, Automation, SAP
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $71k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 32 live postings that list pay, out of 89 manufacturing engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 88 other live manufacturing postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $71k–$131k, from 32 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 46%
- Tooling 44%
- ✓ Root cause 34%
- ✓ Automation 34%
- Machining 31%
- Six Sigma 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Chipton-RossAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
(required skills/experience)
Candidate must have at least 3 years of experience driving robust Corrective Actions Root Cause and Corrective Action
Candidate must have at least 5 years of experience with electo-mechanical assemblies
Candidate must have at least 3 years of experience with PR/MRB process (PR/QMRB certification preferred)
Responsibilities
Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling.
Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions.
Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence.
Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence.
Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement.
Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification
requirements
to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
(desired skills/experience)
Ability to interpret electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
Experience with PR/MRB process (PR/QMRB certification preferred)
Understands lean manufacturing and quality optimization in a production environment
Experience with SAP, Apriso, and Windchill
Excellent process development and documentation skills. (MS Office)
Experienced with visual based work instructions (creating and providing feedback)
Required education
Accredited Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college.
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Chipton-Ross is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a contract opportunity in Ocala, FL.
Work hours
Full-Time; 4/10A-1st Shift.