Process Engineering Manager: Lead Process Excellence & Team

Element Six; Rineanna South; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Six in Ireland seeks a Process Engineering Manager to lead a team of process engineers and drive the strategic direction of engineering at the IEPRO site. You will oversee end-to-end manufacturing processes, implement FMEAC, and deliver improvements in quality, capacity, scrap reduction and process development.

With 7+ years engineering experience including senior leadership, you will coach teams, optimize processes, and partner with NPI to transfer robust processes to production.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in engineering or science.
• 7+ years engineering experience with 2+ years in a senior role.
• Proven leadership and the ability to make effective decisions.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma qualification with proven application.

Responsibilities

• Support attainment of key business metrics through engineering support for end-to-end manufacturing processes.
• Develop stable and capable manufacturing processes through a structured process development approach.
• Lead and drive the adoption of FMEAC methodology across Process Engineering and translate outputs into actions.
• Coach and develop engineering teams in effective use of FMEAC or equivalent.
• Lead and develop a team of process engineers.
• Provide clearly defined responsibilities and objectives aligned to strategic engineering goals.
• Contribute to business plan development through projects and savings (Quality, Capacity, Scrap reduction).
• Manage tasks and action plans related to customer queries.
• Lead scrap reduction within the value stream through data capture, analysis, and problem solving.
• Support value stream mapping input for business plan development.
• Provide weekly/monthly updates on process capability metrics to management.
• Support team problem solving and root-cause analysis.
• Assist day-to-day operations via pulse walks and timely action closures.
• Ensure timely reporting of project activities and on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with New Product Introduction to transfer robust processes to production.
• Work with Engineering Manager on strategic engineering goals and objectives.
• Support implementation of all engineering and plant strategic initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Lean Six Sigma

Multi-project management

Problem solving

Engineering experience

Education

Engineering/Science degree

Job description

Element Six in Ireland seeks a Process Engineering Manager to lead a team of process engineers and drive the strategic direction of engineering at the IEPRO site. You will oversee end-to-end manufacturing processes, implement FMEAC, and deliver improvements in quality, capacity, scrap reduction and process development.

With 7+ years engineering experience including senior leadership, you will coach teams, optimize processes, and partner with NPI to transfer robust processes to production.