# Manufacturing Engineer - Entry Level Continuous Improvement

Under the direction of the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Howmet Business System, this position is responsible for supporting and assisting the Continuous Improvement Organization (Business Unit and Manufacturing Plants) as “boots on the ground” in the organization, planning, implementation, and follow-through of manufacturing improvement initiatives. Correspondingly, the incumbent coordinates and leads a wide range of activities that are designed to improve on-time delivery, productivity, quality, cost, safety, and environmental performance. This position does not directly supervise other personnel. Additionally, this position supports Operations Supervisors, Area Leads, and Plant Managers. Key Objectives Deploy to Whitehall, MI as part of a team to increase output. Complete time studies in various processes and identify opportunities for improvement. Perform shopfloor observations, working with Manufacturing employees to document current and target conditions. Eliminate non-value-added activities while working on scrap reduction activities. Participate in the Howmet Business System implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and drive waste reductions utilizing Lean

- **Id**: 4070040
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/howmet-aerospace-manufacturing-engineer-entry-level-continuous-improvement-2>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Whitehall, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T12:24:24Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T13:07:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3958
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Metals & Metallurgy, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 2065140
- **Name**: Howmet Aerospace
- **Domain**: howmet.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/howmet>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 56
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.607
- **Repost share**: 0.018
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 48
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T13:07:04Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 48
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T14:05:37Z

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