Manufacturing Operations Engineering Leader

FTI; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI is seeking an Operations Engineering Manager to lead engineering activities for Excellerate, oversee a team of 10–15, and drive efficiency and safety in a distribution-center environment.

You will manage budgets, develop labor standards, coordinate CAD-related services, and provide coaching to staff while aligning with FTI’s culture of care and core values. Travel up to 30% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering is required.
• 5+ years of Industrial Engineering experience with prior team management experience.
• Experience completing multi-variable work measurements and developing labor standards.
• Experience with process improvement initiatives and network optimization in a distribution center environment.

Responsibilities

• Participates in Customer / Project Interviews: Leads the Manufacturing Engineering portion.
• Assigns manufacturing engineering resources to effectively deliver projects within Excellerate.
• Leads and directs maintenance and tooling for all Excellerate locations.
• Provide performance evaluations and coaching to team members.
• Prepares proposals and cost estimates for Engineering, modeling, detailing and CAD-related services.
• Engineering support of all projects, supporting the Operations Engineering team.
• Provides leadership and guidance to Manufacturing Engineering staff, maintenance and tooling staff.
• Manage the CAPEX process for Excellerate.
• Prepares and studies technical drawings, and electrical specifications to ensure installations and designs conform to standards and customer requirements.
• Confers with internal and external customers to discuss existing or potential construction and product/manufacturing projects.
• Supports manufacturing with designing Jigs or fixtures needed for production.
• Monitors and controls project activity to meet budgets and schedules.
• Accountable for building skills, capabilities and team culture which aligns with FTI's core values.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
• Work with production personnel to identify and correct all safety issues.
• Develop and maintain facility layouts using AutoCAD.
• Justify and procure capital equipment and tooling.
• Coordinate facility and equipment preventive maintenance programs.
• Understand government regulations as they apply to the business and assure compliance.
• Assist in developing capacity and contingency plans for Excellerate.
• Thoroughly understand assembly and operations and drive efficiency, safety, delivery and quality improvements
• Help drive employee improvement projects and administer business unit and company programs.
• Develop or optimize processes to ensure quality, cost, and efficiency requirements are met.

Skills

Team management

Leadership

Industrial engineering

Process improvement

Labor standards development

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

FTI is seeking an Operations Engineering Manager to lead engineering activities for Excellerate, oversee a team of 10–15, and drive efficiency and safety in a distribution-center environment.

You will manage budgets, develop labor standards, coordinate CAD-related services, and provide coaching to staff while aligning with FTI’s culture of care and core values. Travel up to 30% may be required.