Manufacturing Process Engineer: Lean Optimization

Celestica Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lead Engineer, Manufacturing Process at Celestica is responsible for designing, developing, deploying and optimizing manufacturing processes to meet quality, cost and delivery goals for Celestica and its customers' products.

Responsibilities include interfacing for new product launches, creating and maintaining process methods, designing line layouts with Lean principles, identifying and solving process issues, and driving continuous improvement across lines and equipment selections.

Qualifications

• Experience manufacturing complex industrial equipment.
• Knowledge of IPC-620 and ISO-9001 quality standards.
• Experience with Lean methodologies and tools.
• Strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to design tests and evaluate results to improve assembly processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate deadlines.
• Effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Autonomy with minimal supervision; seeks guidance when needed.
• Able to create models for jigs/fixtures using CAD tools.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes for electromechanical assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Manufacturing Engineering interface for new product launches.
• Creates, implements and maintains methods, sequences and processes.
• Designs manufacturing line layouts guided by Lean principles.
• Identifies process problems, analyzes root causes and implements solutions.
• Creates work instructions and checklists for assembly.
• Participates in selecting new manufacturing equipment.
• Translates customer specifications into factory data and actions.
• Develops and evaluates metrics to drive quality improvements.
• Develops test processes, fixtures and tools to automate testing.
• Drives continuous improvement for existing manufacturing lines.
• Translates customer requirements into factory activities and documentation.
• Defines process problems and stabilizes processes through corrective actions.

Skills

Manufacturing

Lean methodologies

Quality standards

Process design

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoDesk Inventor

Job description

The Lead Engineer, Manufacturing Process at Celestica is responsible for designing, developing, deploying and optimizing manufacturing processes to meet quality, cost and delivery goals for Celestica and its customers' products.

Responsibilities include interfacing for new product launches, creating and maintaining process methods, designing line layouts with Lean principles, identifying and solving process issues, and driving continuous improvement across lines and equipment selections.