Optical Manufacturing Process Engineer & Engineering Lead

National Vision, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Bonus opportunities

401k with company match

Health Insurance (HSA option)

Flex Spending Account

Life Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability

Wellness Plan incentives

Job summary

National Vision in Plano, TX is seeking an experienced Process Engineer / Engineering Manager to lead continuous improvement and standardization of processes in our optical manufacturing lab, ensuring product quality and cost efficiency across human and equipment systems.

Responsibilities include evaluating supplier data, setting up tests for new consumables, installing equipment, managing maintenance costs and PM schedules, training staff, coordinating with IT and QA, and sharing best practices

Qualifications

• Four year college degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires 2-4 years experience in manufacturing responsible for process improvement.
• Requires 2-4 years project management experience.
• Optical manufacturing/production experience is necessary.
• Technical and mechanically inclined; familiarity with industrial/optical manufacturing equipment.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates data captured by the supplier pertaining to both process and equipment to help department supervisors become more efficient and reduce breakage and identify recurring errors to improve PM and maintenance.
• Works with the departments to set up testing for new consumables and products ensuring testing is organized and historical data can be captured.
• Creates a validated consumable list helping the lab to have multiple suppliers and reduce costs.
• Manages AR and drop ball testing with Colts; schedules samples to be run on time and sends off for testing; monitors and reports on results.
• Works with LMS provider to ensure systems are up to date and all systems are working as intended; uses IT systems to request approvals and close out as required.
• Oversees installation of new equipment including helping identify utility and other requirements; ensures quality before releasing to production.
• Evaluates maintenance costs, corrective actions and PM schedules; identifies opportunities with maintenance and suppliers to reduce cost and change frequency of PMs.
• Helps train staff and updates training documents on LMS functions and basic IT/PC related job functions.
• Collaborates with suppliers and other NVI labs to share best practices.

Skills

Process improvement

Project management

Analytical thinking

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Industrial equipment

Job description

National Vision in Plano, TX is seeking an experienced Process Engineer / Engineering Manager to lead continuous improvement and standardization of processes in our optical manufacturing lab, ensuring product quality and cost efficiency across human and equipment systems.

Responsibilities include evaluating supplier data, setting up tests for new consumables, installing equipment, managing maintenance costs and PM schedules, training staff, coordinating with IT and QA, and sharing best practices