Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Professional-Power-Products; Town of Darien (WI); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pet insurance

401(k) match

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Power Solutions International/3Pi is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Engineering in Wisconsin to lead the engineering team and drive plant productivity.

The role focuses on implementing lean methods, improving layouts, and coordinating NPI and automation projects to reduce costs and defects while aligning with safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing and implementing plant layouts to improve efficiency and quality.
• Subject matter expertise in Manufacturing Engineering & Lean Manufacturing in ISO environments.
• Ability to create mechanical/electrical drawings and manufacturing work instructions (SolidWorks).

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering team across PSI facilities.
• Set performance standards and drive achievement of KPI goals.
• Plan and optimize plant layout, processes, and equipment for lean production.
• Track and improve metrics for safety, quality, cost, and responsiveness.
• Coordinate new product transfers and automation initiatives.
• Drive 5S, Kaizen events, and Kanban systems to reduce waste.
• Oversee NPI activities and engineering change releases.
• Lead continuous improvement using lean tools to reduce cost and defects.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Cross-functional Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks 3D modelling

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: WI Darien - Darien, WI 53114

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Bachelors Degree

Job Shift: 1st Shift

Job Category: Engineering

Pay Rate: $165,000 - $185,000/year based on experience

Summary

Reporting to the VP of Operations, the Director of Manufacturing Engineering leads the manufacturing engineering team through formulating, administering, and coordinating manufacturing engineering policies, practices and programs designed to increase plant productivity, reduce internal and external defects, and reduce costs through improved production methods and optimum utilization of equipment, manpower and materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Hire, train, coach, and manage an integrated Manufacturing Engineering team across all PSI manufacturing facilities.
• Establish performance standards, evaluating individual and team performance, ensuring company policies are adhered to, and meeting leadership’s goals using PSI’s IMPACT values (Innovation, Motivation, Passion, Accountability, Communication, Trust).
• Coordinate departmental activities in design and implementation of plant layout, safe manufacturing processes, including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment to define and support lean, agile and flexible manufacturing processes within established budget.
• Develop, track, communicate and continuously improve metrics of Business Plan Deployment (BPD) in areas of; Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, and Cost throughout the organization as a benchmark for industry standard manufacturing systems and initiate cost reduction projects to assist the organization in achieving operational KPI goals.
• Interface with all departments to ensure processes and designs are compatible for new product technology transfer and to establish future process and equipment automation technology.
• Oversee development of 5S initiatives, Kaizen events, 6 Sigma projects and leading the analysis and implementation of Kanban systems to reduce inventories and other process improvements.
• Responsible for design, development, maintenance and layout of all Factory automation and equipment on the manufacturing floor.
• Oversee the New Product Introduction (NPI) team and the readiness coordinator which manages all new Engineering Change Orders and their release into regular production.
• Initiate and optimize continuous improvement activities using lean tools for cost reduction, quality improvement, improved efficiency, and improved material flow.
• Maintains oversight of all product quality analysis activities and is responsible for determining root cause and corrective action for process and manufacturing related issues.
• Provide manufacturing and industrial expertise and advise, directly and through your team, to customers, management, and other functions within PSI (production, quality, warranty) to support existing and new lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Adhere to all safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment and navigating the plant with alert behavior.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another applicable engineering field.
• Demonstrated success in managing the design and implementation of plant layout initiatives to drive results and continuously improve the manufacturing efficiency and quality.
• Subject matter expertise in Manufacturing Engineering & Lean Manufacturing methods, tools and techniques implemented in an ISO environment.
• Able to create mechanical and electrical drawings and other manufacturing work instructions, ideally in Solid Works 3D modelling software.

PSI offers a wide range of benefits from medical, dental, and vision to pet insurance as well as discounted prescription plans. Additionally, we also provide a 401k match, life insurance and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, and an employee assistance program.

Power Solutions International/3Pi is an EEO disability/vet company offering a drug-free workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.