Manufacturing Engineer
Menasha · Bardstown, KY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Menasha (packaging) in Bardstown, KY. Manage/lead plant capital improvement projects.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $88k–$150k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 34 manufacturing engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 33 other live manufacturing postings in Kentucky.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 60+)
Typical $88k–$150k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 60+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 79%
- ✓ Root cause 32%
- Lean 32%
- ✓ Automation 29%
- Six Sigma 29%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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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 Menasha
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 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?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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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: Menasha in Bardstown
1 other open role at this site.
- Tooling Technician · Manufacturing · Technician
Manufacturing Engineer at Menasha in other locations
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Full description from MenashaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Level Required
Bachelor’s Degree in industrial, mechanical or manufacturing engineering
Required
- ✓1-3 years of relevant work experience
- ✓Experience using automation to improve process and flow
- ✓Programmable logic controller experience
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About us (and our exciting future)
Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.
Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here.
Join us and become part of the power behind possible.
About The Opportunity
Identify and implement processes aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the plant operations 1. Coordinate and oversee the Mold Shop personnel and ensure metrics are met.
2. Develop and implement process technology in the plant to minimize variation and optimize the manufacturing of products while reducing costs.
3. Maximize efficiency by analyzing the layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods and work force utilization.
4. Support the technical teams in finding root cause analysis for equipment downtime.
5. Provide technical skill, knowledge and judgment as it relates to the quality of product being produced.
6. Provide technical input and support in the advancement of equipment and tools.
7. Manage/lead plant capital improvement projects.
Desired
- +3-5 years of relevant work experience
Two companies, one vision.
Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.
Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.
Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability.
Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries.
Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you’ll have opportunities to grow.
The possibilities are endless. The power is yours!