Director of Process & Industrial Engineering Excellence

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.; Waupaca (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short and long term disability

Life insurance

401(k)

Employer funded retirement plan

Paid vacations/holidays

Wellness program

Fitness membership

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is seeking a Director of Process and Industrial Engineering to provide strategic and technical leadership across foundry operations.

You will drive process engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing optimization, and continuous improvement to improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and cost competitiveness. The role focuses on establishing standardized processes, leading development for new products and transfers, and partnering with Quality and Operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Proven leadership in process/industrial engineering and manufacturing optimization.
• Experience in continuous improvement and cost reduction programs.
• Strong collaboration with Quality and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish, monitor, and improve key manufacturing performance measures across Process/Industrial Engineering and Continuous Improvement.
• Establish and maintain standardized processes, specs, work instructions, standards, and control plans.
• Lead process development for new products/transfers; support feasibility and launches.
• Develop capacity models, layouts, material-flow plans, and bottleneck solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

Lean

Kaizen

6S

Root-cause analysis

5-Why

Fishbone

Pareto

SPC

Job description

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is seeking a Director of Process and Industrial Engineering to provide strategic and technical leadership across foundry operations.

You will drive process engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing optimization, and continuous improvement to improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and cost competitiveness. The role focuses on establishing standardized processes, leading development for new products and transfers, and partnering with Quality and Operations