Manufacturing Engineer
ZF · Charleston, SC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at ZF (automotive) in Charleston, SC.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA, APQP, Control plans, PLC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 22 other live manufacturing postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $100k–$125k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 57%
- Tooling 48%
- New product launch 43%
- Root cause 43%
- ✓ EHS / safety 35%
- ✓ Six Sigma 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for APQP, 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 ZF
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?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- 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: ZF in Charleston
4 other open roles at this site.
- Controls Technician · Controls · Technician
- Plant Quality Engineer · Quality
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
Full description from ZFAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Req ID 91590 | North Charleston, SC, United States WABCO Compressor Manufacturing Co
About the Team
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness. This role supports production operations by developing standardized work, validating processes, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The Manufacturing Engineer collaborates closely with production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain teams to ensure products are manufactured to specifications while meeting delivery, cost, and performance objectives. The position plays a key role in introducing new products and process changes, applying Lean and Six Sigma principles, and ensuring compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and regulatory guidelines
What You Can Look Forward to as Manufacturing Engineer
- •Help lead our lean transformation and Continual Improvement Process.
- •Effective implementation of corrective actions to help drive and meet our Zero PPM target.
- •Handle product changes, which are relevant to the assembly line and document the product and process changes.
- •Continually updating the Machine System Design (MSD) for various scenarios, workstation standards, line side standards
- •Establish EHS FMEA for the workstations and implement improvement points. Experienced with updating and maintaining APQP documentation within IQRM software.
- •Purchase capital equipment for process expansion/improvements.
- •Develop and maintain plant layout to optimize production and inventory storage.
- •Assigned areas of responsibility for the manufacturing and assembly process to maintain and drive safety, quality and productivity improvements.
- •Improve profitability through automation and cycle time reduction
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Your Profile as Manufacturing Engineer
- •Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- •5+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment within the automotive industry.
- •Project management skills
- •Lean + Six Sigma Manufacturing knowledge to improve the material and information flow (i.e. non-value adding activities elimination).
- •FMEA and Control Plan Experience
- •CAD skills (Pro-E/Creo)
- •PLC and or programming experience
- •Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
ZF does not offer visa sponsorship for this role (e.g., H-1B, TN), and candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship by ZF now or in the future. This role also does not include any immigration-related support, including—but not limited to—being listed on government forms, providing documentation for work authorization, coordinating with universities, or participating in training plans or other procedures related to visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT/CPT, J-1, O-1, L-1, E-3, and any other status requiring employer sponsorship or immigration-related support). IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FORM OF VISA SPONSORSHIP OR ANY IMMIGRATION SUPPORT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.
What We Offer
- •A supportive collaborative team environment
- •Annual Incentive Plan
- •Paid Vacation
- •401k Plan
- •Health Care Benefits
- •Paid Holidays
- •A strong diversity culture
- •Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
Be part of our ZF team as Manufacturing Engineer and apply now!
Diversity commitment
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.
With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.