Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Lean & Improvement

Ultipro; Waller (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultipro, located in Texas, seeks an Engineering Manager to oversee continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and drive cost reduction initiatives across fabrication and assembly. You will guide engineering changes, support DOE/6 Sigma Kaizen activities, and partner with Design Engineers to sustain HVAC product designs.

The role requires 12+ years in manufacturing engineering, 8+ years in product design for HVAC/industrial environments, and a proven

Qualifications

• 12+ years manufacturing engineering experience.
• 8+ years with product design in assembly HVAC environment automotive, appliance industry.
• 8+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or Technology – Engineering

Responsibilities

• Establish continuous improvement goals and action plans.
• Lead and mentor manufacturing engineering personnel in ISO 9000 systems and Lean manufacturing.
• Establish, plan and direct manufacturing engineering activities and priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Utilize proven lean manufacturing abilities to identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased quality, work flow improvements, estimating, project analysis, technology development and core manufacturing skill set.
• Provide direction to and mentor junior engineers, technicians and support staff.
• Support DOE, 8D, FMEA, 6 Sigma and DFP analysis and implementation of Kaizen activities.
• Work with Design Engineers to revise, and sustain HVAC product designs, utilizing knowledge of mechanical engineering principles; provide manufacturing technical resource to Design Project teams
• Develop and manage project schedules related to existing product launches or design modifications.
• Document product designs by preparing bills of materials, cost analyses, drawings, and engineering change requests.
• Assist in redesigning internal components to improve overall long term system quality, improve efficiency and reduce cost.
• Develop engineering solutions to product related issues through problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Participate on cross functional teams to launch product modifications, resolve issues, and support product improvements.
• Coordinate project work internally with the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget.
• Develop suppliers for manufacturing equipment, develop key suppliers, create an environment of continuous improvement in equipment UPTIME, EFFICIENCY & QUALITY
• Create preventive maintenance that effectively maintains the equipment in optimal form without the need for short cutting the quality or machine capability
• Participate in additional projects to support ongoing business needs.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or Technology – Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Mapics

PM applications

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Ultipro, located in Texas, seeks an Engineering Manager to oversee continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and drive cost reduction initiatives across fabrication and assembly. You will guide engineering changes, support DOE/6 Sigma Kaizen activities, and partner with Design Engineers to sustain HVAC product designs.

The role requires 12+ years in manufacturing engineering, 8+ years in product design for HVAC/industrial environments, and a proven