Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Lean & Process Excellence

OPW; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OPW seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to produce high-quality products efficiently and cost-effectively. This role reports to the Industrial Engineering Manager.

You will support production, lead continuous improvement, design tooling, coordinate facility layout, drive root-cause analysis, and implement engineering changes. Experience with lean, SMED, A3, 8D, and documentation is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support production and provide technical expertise to solve quality, delivery, and productivity issues for value streams
• Design work holding and tooling solutions for new or existing manufacturing components
• Lead continuous improvement / lean projects such as SMED, standard work kaizens, and value stream mapping
• Design, plan, and coordinate facility layout improvements
• Lead production teams using heuristic problem solving techniques such as FAST problem solving to quickly resolve problems that occur during production.
• Drive root cause analysis for complex issues using formal problem-solving tools such as A3, 8D, Fishbone, and 5Why
• Identify new technology to improve manufacturing processes
• Coordinate and implement engineering change orders in manufacturing including process and equipment modifications
• Create, edit, and maintain critical process documentation
• Facilitate CAPE

Job description

OPW seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to produce high-quality products efficiently and cost-effectively. This role reports to the Industrial Engineering Manager.

You will support production, lead continuous improvement, design tooling, coordinate facility layout, drive root-cause analysis, and implement engineering changes. Experience with lean, SMED, A3, 8D, and documentation is valued.