{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"10fac9dc3f874402686efa2e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/10fac9dc3f874402686efa2e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/10fac9dc3f874402686efa2e","title":"Manufacturing Engineer","description":"Stuart Rush is a private business formed from the legacy electric chain hoist plants of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, with the first Lodestar® hoist made in the 1950s. With long-standing operations in Damascus, VA and Lexington, TN, the company builds on a legacy of quality in chain and hoist manufacturing. Stuart Rush values its employees as the foundation of its success and is committed to fostering a strong, supportive, and resilient workplace. The company is dedicated to delivering reliable products and earning customer trust through consistent performance while building a strong future for its people and customers.\nPosition Overview:\nThe Manufacturing Engineer provides technical support to machine shop manufacturing operational activity, with emphasis on milling and turning. Recommend and implement processes, fixtures, tooling, machines, and methods to meet the needs of manufacturing and to support continuous improvement.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nProvide technical support to the machine shop pertaining to machines, processes, tooling, fixturing, programming, metrology, and overall troubleshooting.\nLeads process improvement and cost reduction initiatives, including the application of lean manufacturing principles such as setup reduction.\nDevelop and optimize CNC programs and associated tooling for machine tools with Fanuc, Okuma OSP, and Mazatrol controllers.\nAbility to analyze, specify, and bring to full production machinery in the most cost-efficient manner, including the selection and implementation of new capital equipment.\nDevelop, evaluate, improve, and document manufacturing processes, including determination of the most effective raw materials, establishing bills of material, and specifying routings.\nPlans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations, high quality, on time delivery, and lowest possible cost.\nCompiles and analyzes production, maintenance, and operational information to determine causes of operating or production problems and uses to implement solutions.\nDesign and develop manufacturing processes and equipment, related fixtures, and tooling that help achieve short lead times, quick change over, zero defects, and low production costs.\nOther duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nKnowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:\nAbility to work independently, multi-task, and coordinate activity within cross-functional teams.\nAbility to interpret complex technical drawings, understanding and utilize metrology and geometric tolerancing, and measure complex parts.\nWorking knowledge of continuous improvement tools and lean manufacturing.\nProficiency with Microsoft software applications.\nExperience with hobbing and shaping gear cutting processes and associated part measurement.\nProject management skills, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.\nMinimum of 5 years of relevant experience.\nBenefits\nAt Stuart Rush, we value our employees and are committed to offering a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off, and a market-leading 401(k) plan.\nRelocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.\nBenefits:\n401(k)\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nLife insurance\nVision insurance\nWork Location: In person","company":"Stuart Rush","rawCompany":"stuart rush","city":"Damascus","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-14T07:38:37.951Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-engineers"},{"code":"51-4041.00","title":"Machinists","slug":"machinists"}],"industries":[{"code":"332710","title":"Machine Shops","slug":"machine-shops"},{"code":"332721","title":"Precision Turned Product Manufacturing","slug":"precision-turned-product-manufacturing"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Manufacturing Engineer","description":"Stuart Rush is a private business formed from the legacy electric chain hoist plants of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, with the first Lodestar® hoist made in the 1950s. 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