Responsible for facilitating cross-functional teams engaged in location-specific continuous improvement activities using enterprisewide standard methods for value creation and waste elimination in accordance with industry standard strategic deployments of Lean and Six Sigma.

• Responsible for manufacturing process development, implementation, and continuous improvement to enhance Quality/ Yield, reduce Cost, and improve Productivity/Schedule. Initiate and lead lean manufacturing process improvement projects.
• Specify and implement equipment and processes including efficient layout and optimization of material and information flows.
• Provide production support to assemblers and leads. Document manufacturing processes and assembly work instructions in conjunction the manufacturing engineering team.
• Design shop / visual aid tooling to assist production.
• Expertise in assembly methods and processes
• Experience with Drawings and BOMs; Assembly Instructions; Engineering Change systems; Quality systems for non-conforming parts and corrective action.
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma Manufacturing methodologies for waste reduction, 5S, Standard Work, TAKT, Pull System, single piece flow, Value Stream Mapping, cell design, and manufacturing flow.
• Demonstrates an extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
• Coordinate layout and work station move activities. Prepares time estimates for proposed projects and evaluates time factors.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals.
• Other duties as assigned

• Green belt certification in six sigma methodologies strongly encouraged.
• Experience in fast paced, high volume environments including multi-site operating experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of engineering processes including engineering change control, engineering labor standards and methodologies, six sigma and best practices.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required
• Skills in the use of Autocad, Arena, Promodel, Flexsim or other simulation.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Clearly and effectively communicate both verbally and in written form to both technical and non-technical audiences, especially regarding manufacturing processes, engineering issues and proposed changes and dispositions.

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable engineering field with 2-5 years applicable engineering experience or equivalent combination of education/training and experience
• Specialties may include manufacturing, production, industrial, welding, tooling, testing, processing, software, and robotics