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Manufacturing Engineer Sr

Hayward · North Kingstown, RI

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Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Required
Experience asked
8+ years
Certification
Green Belt preferred
Industry
Industrial
Posted
2 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Hayward (industrial) in North Kingstown, RI. Define, execute, and manage projects to identify and implement process improvements, cost savings, efficiency gains, and quality improvements.

They ask for
8+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, FMEA, PLC, Robotics

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $96k–$145k.

Median of the low and high ends of 765 live postings that list pay, out of 2257 manufacturing engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Rhode Island plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 2256 other live manufacturing postings in the US.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $93k–$138k, from 711 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (8+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Tooling 45%
  • Root cause 38%
  • ✓ Lean 38%
  • ✓ New product launch 33%
  • ✓ Automation 32%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 22%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Green Belt, PLC, Assembly lines, AutoCAD, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 8+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 10 lbs

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How to get in at this plant

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    • 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?
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This plant: Hayward in North Kingstown

3 other open roles at this site.

Full description from HaywardAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

  • ◆Support the Manufacturing Engineering Manager by organizing, leading, and reporting on the Manufacturing Engineering tasks required for the final assembly manufacturing operation
  • ◆Work closely with Production, Continuous Improvement, and Quality teams in readiness preparation for daily production Gemba meetings.
  • ◆Define, execute, and manage projects to identify and implement process improvements, cost savings, efficiency gains, and quality improvements
  • ◆Identify, specify, and develop recommendations for capital expense projects for new technology and equipment required for the manufacturing operation of existing and new products. Execute on approved capital expenditures.
  • ◆Work cross functionally with design engineering, test engineering, and change management to maintain product quality throughout New Product Introduction through the product life cycle.
  • ◆Calculate and update routing time accuracy for new and existing products.
  • ◆Develop processes for New Product Introduction and execute to maintain project management timelines.
  • ◆Create and update pFMEAs for existing and new products
  • ◆Collaborate with Production and Quality to conduct Performance

Qualifications

on new processes and equipment

  • ✓Responsible for managing multiple products consecutively
  • ✓Advise, train, and mentor maintenance technicians.
  • ✓Always work safely and support a safe working environment for all others in the plant.
  • ✓All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks
  • ✓Experience with ERP systems, specifically Microsoft D365, is preferred
  • ✓PLC and controls experience a plus
  • ✓Experience with complex manufacturing assembly cells, including automation and robotics
  • ✓Experience with Lean Manufacturing Techniques, Six Sigma Green belt preferred
  • ✓Leadership skills and Project Management experience required
  • ✓Excellent writing and organizational skills

Education and Experience

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in industrial or manufacturing engineering or other engineering disciplines with strong manufacturing and systems experience
  • ✓Masters degree plus.
  • ✓5-8 years’ Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience required.
  • ✓1-2 years’ leadership experience

Physical

Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Show full description ↓

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is one of the leading manufacturers of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control and energy solutions at our company owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island, Georgia, as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China.

Position Overview

Design, improve, and provide ongoing support for final assembly operations and work cells at the Hayward RI facility.

Major Tasks and

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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