Job Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer/Programmer III provides technical manufacturing engineering and CNC programming support for machining operations, with a focus on improving safety, quality, productivity, cost, and on-time delivery. This role analyzes drawings, specifications, sketches, and design data to develop manufacturing processes, create and maintain CNC programs, select tooling and fixtures, establish speeds and feeds, and document setup sheets and process instructions for boring bars and horizontal machining centers.

This position works closely with manufacturing, engineering, quality, safety, purchasing, suppliers, supervisors, and hourly production employees to support production needs, troubleshoot issues, improve machining methods, and implement cost-effective manufacturing solutions. The role also supports capital projects, evaluates tooling and equipment needs, assists with routings, PFMEAs, cost estimates, and provides hands-on technical guidance to operators. Success in this role requires strong machining knowledge, experience with Mastercam, SolidWorks, and machine controls such as Fanuc or Siemens, along with the ability to manage multiple projects, communicate clearly, and actively support a safe manufacturing environment.

Key Job Responsibilities

Qualifications/Requirements

Safety

• Promote and support a safety-first culture by designing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes that protect employees, reduce risk, and support safe work execution.
• Incorporate Komatsu safety goals, policies, and cardinal safety expectations into engineering decisions, process improvements, equipment layouts, tooling changes, and standard work.
• Partner with operations, safety, quality, maintenance, and production teams to identify hazards, assess risk, and implement corrective actions that improve employee safety and operational performance.
• Actively support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce unsafe conditions, improve ergonomics, eliminate waste, and strengthen reliable day-to-day work practices.
• Ensure engineering recommendations consider safe material flow, machine guarding, crane and forklift movement, work-at-height exposure, suspended loads, pinch points, and other shop-floor risks.
• Participate in safety reviews, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning as needed to prevent recurrence and improve future processes.