The Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager is accountable for planning, managing, and coordinating resources (people and tools) to deploy new manufacturing methods to achieve cost and/or output targets, ensure manufacturing equipment capacity planning is correct and aligned with demand, and implement engineering changes, process improvements and CAPEX expansion.
Responsibilities- Ensures processes, systems, and governance that supports NPI, capacity analysis, change management, CAPEX, subject matter expertise and other position requirements.
- Builds the team structure and ensures correct resources are secured to accomplish manufacturing demands. Ensures all members of the department are trained, developed and able to perform their tasks safely in a timely manner.
- Engage in the manufacturing prototype gate to ensure design for manufacturability, and understand development of manufacturing prototypes through production release.
- Ensures processes yield capable manufacturing outcomes at the right time and cost.
- Ensures the SIOP equipment and people capacity model is in alignment with current or expected (growth investment) outcomes.
- Develops the industrial engineering capabilities to drive cycle times that are realistic, balanced, and practical. Provides a framework that will clearly guide the equipment expansion requirements.
- Oversees all manufacturing CAPEX projects and spend for plant improvement projects. Requires submittal for approval, tracking, reporting and execution. Established budget, timelines, deliverable and presents to management.
- Leads change management to ensure that key milestones are defined, resources are aligned, validations are completed, and all stakeholders are engaged. This applies to design, process, tooling, supplier, and any other changes that may affect the manufacturing outcomes.
- Creates standardized process documentation, i.e., control plans, work instructions, and standard work.
- Creates a culture of continuous improvement actions on plant processes. Works with team to ensure resources are prioritized based upon impact to business, business case, and are in alignment with continuous improvement framework.
- Uses measures to quantify results and to identify corrective actions needed.
- Maintains metrics and KPIs on leading and lagging metrics and driving continuous improvement activities to improve business outcomes.
- Facilitates technical problem solving by ensuring processes and methods are in place to identify technical problems before they become crises and determine appropriate action to solve technical problems.
- Tracks technical problems to identify trends and determine cost-effective ways to eliminate root causes.
- Focus on lean manufacturing (5S, VSM, SMED, takt time, line balancing, etc.
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Strong leadership skills, including boosting morale, resolving conflicts, managing performance for results
- Strong ability to follow disciplined work processes and create / revise work processes
- Strong interpersonal skills, written, oral communication and influencing skills
- Strong ability to cope with uncertainty and make educated decision
- Strong critical and creative thinking skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete projects.
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
Education and Experience- Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or related field required.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience required.
- Experience in equipment automation required.
