Senior Process Engineering Lead — Injection Molding

EssilorLuxottica; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

EssilorLuxottica is seeking a Sr. Manager Process Engineering to lead a hands-on manufacturing engineering team focused on high-mix, high-volume production. You will drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, yield, and capacity across injection molding, paint, and assembly.

The role requires collaboration with production, maintenance, quality, tooling, automation, and NPI teams, delivering measurable process improvements and robust engineering deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in management
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
• Experience with SPC, Process Capability, DOE, PFMEA, Control Plans, and data-driven problem solving
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex manufacturing issues, perform root-cause analysis, and lead cross-functional corrective actions
• Ability to coach teams and manage multiple complex projects independently
• Advanced MS Office skills

Responsibilities

• Lead a manufacturing engineering team responsible for process and equipment design, operational excellence, and KPI performance across safety, volume, efficiency, cost, yield, and service.
• Provide technical and strategic leadership, including budget input and execution of Lean initiatives using Process Management, Visual Management, Standard Work, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and root-cause problem solving.
• Maintain a strong shop-floor presence, providing hands-on leadership for production, process, tooling, equipment, quality, and yield issues while driving sustainable corrective actions.
• Develop engineers through coaching, structured problem solving, and manufacturing fundamentals; establish and maintain Process Capability metrics, SPC Control Plans, and PFMEAs.
• Lead manufacturing validation for new product releases and partner with Tooling and Maintenance to improve mold/tooling performance, equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and manufacturing capability.
• Manage the Tooling Management Program and multiple concurrent engineering projects, ensuring schedule, technical performance, cost, and business results.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, NPI, Finance, Production, Maintenance, Assembly, Quality, and Customer teams to resolve complex issues and implement improvements.
• Coordinate with internal engineering disciplines to ensure integrated designs and complete engineering deliverables.

Skills

LEAN Manufacturing

Six Sigma

SPC

PFMEA

DOE

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Data-driven problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Minitab

MS Office

Job description

EssilorLuxottica is seeking a Sr. Manager Process Engineering to lead a hands-on manufacturing engineering team focused on high-mix, high-volume production. You will drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, yield, and capacity across injection molding, paint, and assembly.

The role requires collaboration with production, maintenance, quality, tooling, automation, and NPI teams, delivering measurable process improvements and robust engineering deliverables.