Manufacturing Performance Engineer (1-Year Fixed Term)

Thales Group; Otago; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer in Otago, NZ, to drive manufacturing performance through data analytics, process optimization, and digitalization initiatives. The role focuses on data-driven decision making, standardizing processes, and implementing continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

The position offers a 1-year fixed-term engagement with responsibilities including analytics, KPI development, dashboarding, and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Ability to structure dashboards and presentations to tell a data-driven story.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering standards, project specifications, or continuous improvement practices.
• Experience with data visualization and dashboarding tools is preferred.
• Certifications in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Industrial Engineering, or data analytics are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production, quality, yield, downtime, and performance data to identify gaps, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, process efficiency, product quality, and cost performance.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to investigate issues and develop corrective actions.
• Implement, validate, and monitor process improvements to ensure measurable performance gains.
• Establish and standardize best practices, procedures, and performance measurement methods across manufacturing operations.
• Conduct capacity analysis, workload assessments, and line balancing studies to identify constraints and opportunities.
• Perform time studies and productivity assessments to establish baselines and identify efficiency gains.
• Evaluate manpower, equipment utilization, and production workflows to optimize resources and capacity.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose solutions to improve throughput and flow.
• Support production planning and capacity expansion through data-driven analysis.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and management reports to monitor performance.
• Consolidate and visualize operational data to provide actionable insights for timely decisions.
• Utilize data analysis and visualization to track trends and deviations.
• Support digitalization and automation of manufacturing reporting and data collection.

Skills

Data analysis

KPI development

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Grafana

Job description

Thales Group is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer in Otago, NZ, to drive manufacturing performance through data analytics, process optimization, and digitalization initiatives. The role focuses on data-driven decision making, standardizing processes, and implementing continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

The position offers a 1-year fixed-term engagement with responsibilities including analytics, KPI development, dashboarding, and capacity planning.