Manufacturing Engineering Leader – Lean & Process Improvement

Wanzl North America; Newton (NC); In loco; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Wanzl North America (WNA) in the Charlotte area is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering leader to manage a team of 5–10 engineers, CAD designers, and technicians, driving LEAN transformation and capital projects from concept through implementation.

You will develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, provide technical support on the shop floor, optimize material flow, create BOMs in ERP, and advance new production methods while pursuing cost reductions and efficiency gains.

Competenze

• BS in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Min 5 years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment with design/R&D and project leadership.
• LEAN and Six Sigma training preferred.
• Experience implementing LEAN Manufacturing projects.
• Proficient in CAD (SolidWorks), MS Project, MS Office.
• Strong problem solving / analytical skills.
• Demonstrated Leadership skills.
• Minimal travel.

Mansioni

• Manage a team of 5-10 Engineers, CAD Designers, & Engineering Technicians
• Drive LEAN implementation / LEAN transformation.
• Recommend and manage capital projects from concept through appropriation process, to project management and implementation for current production improvement.
• Select, develop, and train the Manufacturing Engineering Team
• Provide needed technical support and lead shop floor problem solving using world-class problem-solving methodologies.
• Create and maintain shop floor layouts, fostering material flow optimization.
• Creating and maintaining Manufacturing BOMs and Routings in ERP system
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) driven by R&D
• Support Industrialization in developing & implementing new production methods/processes.
• Process Capability Studies
• Standard Work Analysis, for both Direct and Indirect Labor
• Create test protocols, document and track results.
• Support for Operations, support for Tooling and Maintenance, Look for Efficiency Projects to increase Capacity, OEE, Reduce costs (Labor, Material, OH, etc.) and drive projects in consequence, review PMs, Cycle Times analysis, Downtime analysis.
• Develop Set-up technicians.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Team management

Formazione

BS in Engineering from an accredited university

Strumenti

CAD (SolidWorks)

MS Project

MS Office

ERP system

Descrizione del lavoro

Wanzl North America (WNA) in the Charlotte area is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering leader to manage a team of 5–10 engineers, CAD designers, and technicians, driving LEAN transformation and capital projects from concept through implementation.

You will develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, provide technical support on the shop floor, optimize material flow, create BOMs in ERP, and advance new production methods while pursuing cost reductions and efficiency gains.