Onsite Manufacturing Engineering Manager — Lean Leader

API Delevan, Inc.; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx

401k with company match

Life and AD&D Insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Kollmorgen, located in Radford, VA, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Operations Manufacturing Engineering team on process improvements to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. The role emphasizes driving breakthrough quality and cost improvements through VAVE on the production floor and office settings.

The candidate will oversee resourcing, career development, and project planning, while applying lean methods and providing technical leadership in motor and

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related field with 5 years in motor/electronics manufacturing processes or design.
• PM experience with manufacturing cell commissioning and/or process development.
• Lean Production experience using six-sigma, single piece flow, variation reduction, standard work, value stream mapping, 5S.
• Must be available and willing to travel for site transitions, benchmarking visits, or supplier development.
• This position is ITAR restricted and requires a U.S. person as defined by ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Makes resourcing decisions and assigns Manufacturing Engineers to support production needs and to improve manufacturing processes.
• Establishes scope, develops project plans and manages process improvements and manufacturing capability expansions.
• Builds Capital Expenditure project funnel and manages implementation of capital projects.
• Provides technical leadership in motor and electronics design for manufacturability and manufacturing process development.
• Implements lean methods and variation reduction in existing processes.
• Develops Manufacturing Engineering team ABS knowledge and ability through mentorship and facilitation.
• Measures and improves team KPIs (Yield, Productivity, Scrap, OTD).

Skills

People leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Tools

6-sigma

Single piece flow

Variation reduction

Standard work

Value stream mapping

5s

Job description

Kollmorgen, located in Radford, VA, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Operations Manufacturing Engineering team on process improvements to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. The role emphasizes driving breakthrough quality and cost improvements through VAVE on the production floor and office settings.

The candidate will oversee resourcing, career development, and project planning, while applying lean methods and providing technical leadership in motor and