Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Ainsley Search Group; Bensalem Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

401k with match

Health, dental and vision

PTO and paid holidays

Flexible spending and health saving accounts

Job summary

A global manufacturer located in Pennsylvania seeks a Manufacturing Engineer with expertise in leading Continuous Improvement projects. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering and possess strong Six Sigma certification. The role involves implementing CI strategies, conducting training, and managing various engineering projects. This position offers lucrative compensation and substantial benefits. It’s an opportunity to advance towards the Corporate Engineering Manager role.

Qualifications

• Recent work experience as an Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or CI Engineer in the manufacturing industry.
• Solid hands-on experience in managing changes and CI projects.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing/production environment.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Plant Manager and lead CI projects.
• Conduct DMAIC and design for Six Sigma projects.
• Provide hands-on training and mentoring on CI initiatives.
• Facilitate and lead Continuous Improvement events.
• Develop and deliver programs on lean principles.

Skills

Six Sigma Certification

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Project Management

Lean Manufacturing Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Job description

Ainsley Search Group is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer with experience in leading capex and CI projects to join a Global Manufacturer located in Philadelphia County. This Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Plant Manager and work closely with local cross functional teams to lead and implement CI roadmap development, planning, and execution for the local manufacturing plant. This is a permanent opportunity with lucrative compensation and competitive benefit. In addition, company would like to develop this individual to be the Corporate Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Report to the Plant Manager and work closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Manufacturing, Suppliers, Procurement, Supply Chain, etc. to develop, plan and executive CI projects and initiatives.
• Conducts DMAIC, design for Six Sigma Projects and address business process problems and design new processes to achieve results, apply a control plan on project completion and integrate the control plan into the current SOP.
• Provide hands-on training, mentoring, and coaching to all level of internal customers on CI initiatives, project scope; educate personnel about change management and encourage engagement and transform culture of significant focus on continuous improvement, waste reduction, cost reduction, quality, safety, etc.
• Provides, instructs, and facilitates Six Sigma Training and JIT training, identifies opportunities for Six Sigma Projects and analyzes data to determine project scope, timeline and roadmap.
• Applies SPC Charts on CI and Lean projects, works with process owners to ensure data availability to process owners for tracking and measuring performance and progress.
• Project manage approved Continuous Improvement programs by coordinating necessary human and operational resources and setting and implementing budgetary and timing controls to achieve chartered goals.
• Coach, counsel and train operational managers and staff to apply, support, sustain and develop a Continuous Improvement culture.
• Facilitate and lead Continuous Improvement events as a subject matter expert while empowering operational staff and associates to present ideas and create improvements and solutions.
• Leverage best practices are gained through Continuous Improvement activities to other activities which would benefit from implementation.
• Develop, deliver, and support programs to teach personnel about lean principles, tools & concepts: problem solving, coaching, Kaizens, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, Visual Factory, 5S, TPM, QCO and flow manufacturing.
• Monitor, assess, and develop metrics to measure the cycle of change management; champion the CI initiatives and recommend process improvement to management team based on assessment of changes, CI Projects, project implementation, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical Engineer, Industrial Engineer, or related field.
• Recent years of recent work experience as a Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, CI Engineer, or similar within manufacturing industry
• Six Sigma Certified strongly desired.
• Solid hands-on experience in managing changes, CI projects, conflict management, culture transformation.
• Solid knowledge in CI related practices such as 5S, TQM, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma.
• Solid knowledge in Project Management, able to develop scope of project based on timeline, budget, resource, cost, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill, excellent communication, and people skill.
• Able to work in a manufacturing/production environment.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Lucrative base compensation
• Annual performance bonus
• 401k with match
• Health, dental and vision
• PTO and paid holidays
• Flexible spending and health saving accounts