Senior Process Engineering Manager - Lean & Industry 4.0

Sanmina Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation in Houston seeks a Process Engineering Manager to lead process development, continuous improvement, and operational excellence for data center racks, enclosures and related infrastructure. You will apply 42Q, Lean, Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 to drive safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost performance across metal fabrication and assembly.

You will manage a team of process, manufacturing and industrial engineers, set standards and best practices, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing/industrial engineering or related
• 6+ years of manufacturing engineering and process improvement experience in metal fabrication environments
• 5+ years of leadership experience
• Experience supporting high-volume and mixed-model manufacturing environments
• Strong knowledge of sheet metal fabrication and assembly processes
• Strong experience leading process engineering utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Proven experience with process and manufacturing improvements projects
• Strong knowledge of PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, lean, six sigma, value stream mapping, capacity modeling, manufacturing automation, ERP/MES systems
• Preferred experience in automotive, aerospace or other highly technical manufacturing environments

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of 42Q, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma across fabrication, welding, painting and assembly
• Establish process standards, manufacturing specifications, and best practices across multiple lines
• Develop strategies to improve process capability, repeatability and scalability
• Drive process validation and capability studies using SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA and statistical methods
• Implement engineering controls to improve process stability and product quality
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across all manufacturing processes (laser cutting to final assembly)
• Partner with Product Engineering to ensure DFM/ DFA principles in product development
• Lead manufacturing readiness reviews for new products and customer programs
• Develop routings, work instructions, process flows, PFMEAs, control plans and process validations
• Support rapid scaling of data center infrastructure products and customer programs
• Drive digital manufacturing initiatives relating to predictive maintenance, quality analytics and manufacturing visibility
• Establish KPI dashboards and performance management systems

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

DMAIC

Process engineering

Statistical methods

CP/Cpk analysis

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

SPC/MSA

Data analytics

ERP/MES systems

Job description

Sanmina Corporation in Houston seeks a Process Engineering Manager to lead process development, continuous improvement, and operational excellence for data center racks, enclosures and related infrastructure. You will apply 42Q, Lean, Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 to drive safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost performance across metal fabrication and assembly.

You will manage a team of process, manufacturing and industrial engineers, set standards and best practices, and collaborate with