Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Lean & NPI Lead

Modine Manufacturing Company; Grenada (MS); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Job summary

Modine Manufacturing Company is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead complex initiatives that design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve productivity, quality, and cost performance. This role provides advanced technical expertise and drives cross-functional efforts to ensure scalable, reliable production operations.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer partners with design, operations, and quality leadership to support strategic manufacturing initiatives and new

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering required.
• 5-7+ years in manufacturing/processing and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven methods.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams on complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing process development, optimization, and standardization initiatives.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence projects to improve productivity and cost.
• Support complex new product introductions with readiness, tooling, and validation plans.
• Analyze production data, identify issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Design and optimize production layouts, material flow, and automation integration.
• Justify capital investments with cost-benefit analyses and ROI.
• Provide technical leadership and troubleshoot critical production issues.
• Establish standard work, control plans, and documentation across operations.
• Collaborate with quality, supply chain, and operations leadership to improve throughput.
• Mentor Manufacturing Engineer I/II and promote best practices.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Communication skills

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional teamwork

Process optimization

Capital justification

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Job description

Modine Manufacturing Company is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead complex initiatives that design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve productivity, quality, and cost performance. This role provides advanced technical expertise and drives cross-functional efforts to ensure scalable, reliable production operations.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer partners with design, operations, and quality leadership to support strategic manufacturing initiatives and new