Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead production layout planning for our new buildings, from initial concept through move-in, including process flow, material flow, workstation design, storage strategy, utilities, equipment placement and traffic…
• Partner with supply chain and build leadership to develop layouts that support today's volume and planned growth
• Plan and manage the transition of production into new space with minimal disruption to build schedules
• Design intra-factory material flow from receiving and storage through kitting, line-side delivery, WIP movement and shipment of finished cells, so flow is built into the new buildings from the start rather than added…
• Map current-state and future-state value streams across build, kitting and test, and use the data, along with simulation where it helps, to drive prioritized improvements on the floor
• Lead continuous improvement events (kaizen, 5S, standard work) that reduce lead time, WIP, rework and cost; push changes to the floor quickly, measure the impact and iterate
• Build takt time, line balancing and capacity models to size workstations, staffing and floor space
• Identify and resolve flow imbalances caused by inventory processes, layouts, part shortages or staffing constraints, and drive fixes with Supply Chain, Quality and design engineering

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment, ideally low-volume, high-mix assembly of complex electromechanical equipment, machinery or automation systems
• Proven experience leading production facility layout projects, such as a new building, plant expansion or line relocation, from concept through move-in
• Strong understanding of factory design, line layout and intra-factory logistics for hardware manufacturing, including fabricated structures, electromechanical assemblies, wiring and controls
• Experience supporting new products from introduction through production ramp
• Hands-on lean manufacturing practitioner with measurable results from value stream mapping, kaizen, 5S, standard work and pull systems
• Track record of building a continuous improvement culture on the floor, not just running projects
• Proficient in CAD for layout work (AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks) and comfortable reading engineering drawings; experience with plant layout or flow simulation tools is a plus