Hands-On Wood Door Manufacturing Process Engineer

Ridgemont Resources, Inc.; Menasha (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its state-of-the-art architectural wood door production facility. This hands-on role reports to the Automation Engineering Manager and focuses on process improvement, sustaining gains, and day-to-day floor support.

You will collaborate with Production, CI, Maintenance and Engineering to meet KPIs, drive waste reduction, and advance safety, quality, productivity and delivery across assigned areas.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering is required.
• 3+ years’ experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in an assembly operation, preferably wood products.
• Must be a self-starter who can work independently and, on a team.
• Prior project management experience, start to finish, is highly desirable.
• Prior capital project experience is also helpful.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for solving hands-on manufacturing problems to help improve the day-to-day performance of manufacturing operations while working closely with Production, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Strong process improvement skills that help meet KPIs.
• Develop practical solutions, and ensure improvements are successfully implemented and sustained.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and work directly with operators, supervisors, and department leadership to understand and resolve day-to-day process issues.
• Serve as an escalation resource for manufacturing problems requiring deeper process analysis and technical problem solving after initial Production or Maintenance response.
• Coordinate efforts to plan, design, develop and validate manufacturing processes and improvements to existing processes.
• Improve Processes and Eliminate Waste in Key Constraint Areas.
• Improve Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Delivery in assigned areas.
• Develop and drive metrics in conjunction with Production Teams.

Skills

Process improvement

Manufacturing engineering

Project management

Communication

Independent worker

Education

Associate degree Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its state-of-the-art architectural wood door production facility. This hands-on role reports to the Automation Engineering Manager and focuses on process improvement, sustaining gains, and day-to-day floor support.

You will collaborate with Production, CI, Maintenance and Engineering to meet KPIs, drive waste reduction, and advance safety, quality, productivity and delivery across assigned areas.