Manufacturing Engineer

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Manufacturing Engineer – Pico Rivera, CA

The Manufacturing Engineer will develop and improve processes for sheet metal fabrication, welding, and high volume, precision machining to include tool design and process troubleshooting. The engineer will drive productivity improvements through applications of lean principles to reduce cycle times and waste by developing standard work, designing, and balancing production cells, and implementing capital equipment. The engineer must possess strong interpersonal skills, working both independently and within a wide variety of cross functional teams.

What You Will Do:
• Lead and implement process improvement events to achieve financial productivity goals
• Develop and improve sheet metal fabrication and welding processes
• Develop and improve high volume, precision machining processes
• Design and procure mechanical components and assemblies, workholding fixturing, cutting tools and gages
• Troubleshoot equipment and process failures
• Seek out and develop lower cost, higher quality alternatives to current manufacturing methods
• Manage capital equipment from requisition through procurement to installation and operator training
• Lead multiple projects to include development of and adherence to schedule, resources, and budget
• Develop and implement safety and quality improvements
• Work with product design engineering, marketing, operations and quality assurance to implement new and improve existing products, utilizing tools such as LEAN and Six Sigma.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Minimum Associates in Engineering, Bachelor degree preferred.
• Minimum three years related experience
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Mechanical design, manufacturing and assembly
• AutoCAD, PTC Creo, or equivalent solid modeling design
• Lean methodology
• Automation
• Project management
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with time and resource constraints
• Strong teamwork and internal customer-relation skills
• Effective verbal and written communication at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within teams
• Effective data collection, analysis, interpretation, and resulting decision-making

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: 

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us. 
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! 

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”  
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period 
• Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
• Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement  
• Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work 
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself” 
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching