Senior Manufacturing Leader – Lean & Continuous Improvement

NextGenEnergyJobs; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloom Energy is seeking a senior manufacturing leader to drive production schedules with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will hire, develop, and train staff to support ramp ups, develop scalable processes, and lead Lean initiatives across production areas.

You will drive continuous improvement using Kanban, 5S, RCA, and standardized work, while coordinating with warehouse, quality and testing teams to optimize the end-to-end value stream from supply through delivery.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum years of leadership in high-volume assembly or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing tools with proven results.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse manufacturing team to meet production schedules with safety, quality and efficiency.
• Hire, develop, and train staff to support ramp-ups and operations.
• Develop production scalability, workflow and training plans.
• Drive problem solving groups to meet current and future needs.
• Lead Lean training in production areas and implement standardized work.
• Support policies, procedures and standardized work for manufacturing.
• Drive continuous improvement using Pull, Kanban, 5S, Visual Management, and RCA.
• Create and maintain safety and training programs.
• Lead problem solving methods and track progress with RAiL.
• Manage change processes for smooth production changes.
• Coordinate with warehouse, quality, and FIT to meet production needs.
• Optimize end-to-end value stream from supply to delivery.
• Support new product/process launches.
• Manage multiple shifts and cross-area flexibility.
• Develop dashboards for visualization and decision making.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

Problem solving

ERP implementation

Oracle WMS

MES systems

Excel

MS Office

Visual management

Education

BS Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Oracle WMS

MS Excel

Job description

Bloom Energy is seeking a senior manufacturing leader to drive production schedules with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will hire, develop, and train staff to support ramp ups, develop scalable processes, and lead Lean initiatives across production areas.

You will drive continuous improvement using Kanban, 5S, RCA, and standardized work, while coordinating with warehouse, quality and testing teams to optimize the end-to-end value stream from supply through delivery.