Lean Manufacturing Engineer: Drive Efficiency & Innovation

Shape-Corp-1; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shape-Corp-1 in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design and optimize equipment, processes and systems using lean principles. You will lead troubleshooting, improve workflow, and drive cost-effective improvements while ensuring safety and quality.

Strong knowledge of lean tools and data-driven problem solving is required. The role requires cross-functional collaboration to reduce maturation time, support new launches, and ensure compliant, high-quality outputs across

Qualifications

• Engineering or Engineering Technology degree with 3–7 years of professional engineering experience.
• Master's degree with 0–3 years of professional engineering experience or
• 2-year Technical Degree or Journeyman card with a minimum of 10 years applicable experience
• Knowledge and experience with Lean Manufacturing methods.
• Travel is occasionally required, up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Champion and Leader for Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Utilization of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Material Information Flow Chart (MIFC) to drive improvement activities.
• Create and utilize standards in order to evaluate improvement activities.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Ability to identify, communicate and resolve mechanical failures associated with tools.
• Responsible for safety in process design and in execution of daily activities.
• Ensure compliance of practices, procedures and instructions relative to applicable corporate standards (ISO, TS, etc).
• Ensure quality outputs from daily activities.
• Use of proper data collection and analysis to ensure provided information is supported with data that reinforces the stated output.
• Coordinate/facilitate/analyze process design of experiments (DOE's).
• Ensure timely execution of planned activities.
• Provide process design and improvements in a cost efficient manner.
• Proficient in completing cost justifications with acceptable ROI.
• Foster good working relationship and demonstrate effective communication skills with vendors, team members, suppliers and project teams.
• Lead mid-sized projects while independently developing project approach; receive minimal supervision.
• Understand the impact of one's decisions on other areas of the business.
• Demonstrate an interest in personal and professional lifelong learning and development.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to use scientific method for problem solving of complex problems.
• Clearly define the problem and quantify the impact of corrective actions; effectively communicate to appropriate parties.
• Observe and evaluate the outcomes of implementing the solution to assess the need for alternative approaches and identify lessons learned.
• Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

VSM

MIFC

DOE

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology

Master's Degree in Engineering

2-year Technical Degree/Journeyman with 10 years exp

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Shape-Corp-1 in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design and optimize equipment, processes and systems using lean principles. You will lead troubleshooting, improve workflow, and drive cost-effective improvements while ensuring safety and quality.

Strong knowledge of lean tools and data-driven problem solving is required. The role requires cross-functional collaboration to reduce maturation time, support new launches, and ensure compliant, high-quality outputs across