NA Manufacturing Engineering Director—Digital & Lean Ops

US11 Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc

United States

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 280,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours/hybrid work env.

Discounts on Electrolux products & 401

Family-friendly benefits; Insurance &

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Job summary

Electrolux Group North America seeks a Senior Director of Industrial Manufacturing Engineering to define and execute the regional manufacturing engineering strategy across the full lifecycle from concept to sustained performance. The role integrates lean, automation, AI, digital manufacturing, and sustainability to deliver OEE, throughput, quality, and cost objectives across NA facilities.

The position is based in Springfield, TN, with a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline required; advanced degree preferred.
12+ years of manufacturing engineering, automation, industrial engineering, or related experience, including 5+ years leading regional or multi-site operations.
Proven leadership of large technical teams and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
Demonstrated success delivering industrialization, automation, digital manufacturing, and capital project initiatives.

Responsibilities

Own the North America Manufacturing Engineering strategy, operating model, technical standards, governance, and capability roadmap across all manufacturing sites.
Lead product industrialization, including DFM/DFMA, process architecture, manufacturing concepts, and new product launch readiness.
Direct production system, line, cell, and facility design to optimize safety, quality, capacity, productivity, flexibility, and cost.
Establish and validate manufacturing performance targets, including OEE, throughput, yield, labor productivity, reliability, and energy consumption.
Lead equipment, tooling, automation, and supplier selection through standardized specifications, capability assessments, cybersecurity requirements, and total cost of ownership analysis.
Develop and execute the smart manufacturing roadmap, including MES, SCADA, IIoT, robotics, machine vision, digital work instructions, production traceability, and AI-enabled manufacturing solutions.
Drive operational excellence through material flow optimization, intralogistics, constraint management, capacity planning, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Own regional manufacturing capital investment planning and execution, including business cases, investment requests, project governance, commissioning, and benefits realization.
Lead capacity, footprint, and network optimization initiatives, including make-versus-buy decisions, line transfers, consolidations, and facility expansions.
Establish manufacturing technology, OT/IT, data, connectivity, maintenance, and cybersecurity standards in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.
Embed sustainability, energy efficiency, and resource optimization into manufacturing system design and operations.
Build and develop a high-performing regional engineering organization while ensuring consistent implementation of approved standards, processes, and ways of working across North America facilities.