Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Spin Master; Ciudad de México; A distancia; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global toy and entertainment company seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to drive innovative manufacturing solutions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring junior engineers, and improving processes to enhance efficiency and quality in production.

Servicios

Growth and Career Opportunities

Flexible Work Hours

Comprehensive Benefits

Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

Other fun Perks!

Formación

• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering or Product Development Engineering.
• Ability to lead manufacturing projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong knowledge of injection molding and related processes.

Responsabilidades

• Guide product designs for optimal manufacturing methods.
• Lead medium-complexity product launches ensuring timelines and quality.
• Develop solutions for manufacturing challenges using Lean methodologies.

Conocimientos

Manufacturing Engineering

Project Management

Process Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Fluency in English

Fluency in Spanish

Herramientas

CAD

DFMA

Lean Six Sigma

Descripción del empleo

Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description:

What will you work on?

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with vendors, headquarters, and cross-functional teams to develop innovative manufacturing solutions that meet product specifications, cost targets, and aesthetic requirements. This role also involves leading key initiatives, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving manufacturing processes to drive efficiency and quality.

How will you create impact?

Engineering Support

• Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA): Guide product designs to support optimal manufacturing and assembly methods.
• Collaborate with Product Development Engineering and Designers to align designs with manufacturing capabilities, targeting cost, quality, and safety requirements.
• Independently carry out product development, engineering, and debugging to meet product specifications and aesthetic standards.
• Oversee the engineering and procurement of consigned materials and special components, providing support to sourcing and cost negotiation.
• Provide technical support and debugging for consigned materials during production.
• Work with suppliers to define manufacturing methods and implement solutions for complex projects, such as injection molding, extrusion, decoration, other materials transformation or assembly processes (not exhaustive list).
• Ensure the quality requirements of our products are met at Production Start, with the support of Quality team.

Project Management

• Lead medium-complexity product launches, from development to Production Start (PS), ensuring timelines, costs, and quality standards are met.
• Drive initiatives to improve processes, tooling designs, or products, focusing on efficiency and cost reduction.
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing expertise in lean manufacturing, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to solve production challenges and enhance manufacturing efficiency.
• Provide on-site support throughout development, tooling, and production phases, monitoring schedules and resolving critical challenges.
• Collaborate with vendors and supply chain to ensure Capacity planning in line with the demand.

Process Improvement and Continuous Development

• Lead key improvement initiatives annually, focusing on optimizing manufacturing processes for cost, time, and quality efficiency.
• Develop and implement practical solutions for manufacturing challenges, using tools such as CAD/DFMA/DFMEA and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Actively identify long-term efficiencies for evergreen product categories or new manufacturing strategies.
• Ensure alignment with global initiatives, such as standardization of tooling, components, and production specifications.

Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting

• Collaborate with sourcing staff and global teams to identify and develop non-Asia vendors and strengthen supplier relationships.
• Prepare technical content for senior leadership, delivering insights on manufacturing strategies, cost analyses, and project updates.
• Support cross-functional teams on production output issues and material authorization reviews.
• Some travel to client sites will be required

What are your skills and experience?

• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or Product Development Engineering
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead manufacturing projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Experience with consumer goods or toys is an asset but not mandatory
• Strong knowledge of injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, and related manufacturing processes.
• Expertise in CAD (reading/editing), DFMA, and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Proven track record in developing cost-effective, innovative solutions for manufacturing challenges.
• Expertise in process improvement documentation
• Fluency in English Spanish (written and spoken); additional languages like Mandarin are an asset.

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What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities
• Flexible Work Hours
• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.