Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer/Programmer
Location: Erie, PA
Employment: Direct Placement
Industry: Manufacturing
Compensation: $ 70k-$80k /hour
Schedule: 40.00 hours /week
About the Opportunity:
- Create programs and fully document (Set Up sheets) for each job.
- Assist & troubleshoot machining issues that occur in manufacturing.
- Manage and order tooling as needed.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Assist set up first runs of new parts and help train machinists.
- Revise existing programs to improve cycle, tool life and quality.
- Program & document laser marker jobs.
- Design and construct drill jigs & fixtures for manufacturing with engineering support as needed.
- Work with Design Engineers & Machinists to efficiently improve current machining fixtures.
- Make sure fixtures are in good repair and ensure they are producing quality parts.
- Work with Engineers to determine critical features of new parts before designing, testing, and refining machine fixtures.
- Consult with Assembly & Engineers to design safe, ergonomic, and time saving assembly fixtures and devices.
- Work to improve and update current assembly methods.
- Work with Engineers to establish efficient machining sequences.
- Suggest design changes to improve manufacturing times, help reduce costs, & improve quality.
- Value analyzes assemblies to simplify & help reduce costs.
- Make suggestions for more effective machines, fixtures, tooling, layout, and participate on improvement teams.
- Assist with managing new equipment projects including machine selection, plant layouts, tooling selection.
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 5+ years of experience in CNC Set Up Machinist.
What Sets You Apart:
- In addition, the ideal performer will be a motivated self-starter with good interpersonal and technical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively on verbal and written levels.
- Possess a high mechanical aptitude.
- Continues learning to improve skills, to keep current with new equipment and methods and to be able to train other associates
- Basic computer skills
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs
- Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs
- Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment.
- Twisting/Bending.
- Driving (forklift license required).
- Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels.
- Climbing/accessing heights.
- Sitting; Frequent
- Standing; Frequent with ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Walking; Frequent
- Talking / Hearing; Frequent
- Writing; Frequent
- Manual Keying/Data Entry.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Aleron
May 08, 2026