Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Position Senior Manufacturing Engineer Location USA, Louisville, KY How You'll Create Possibilities Essential Responsibilities Provide technical leadership, program management, and expertise to Plant Operations, including providing leadership and direction to the maintenance team Be a point of contact for technical changes to assigned area and accountable for conclusion making process Direct and improve Preventive Maintenance plan for assigned area Root cause based troubleshooting, schematic reading, PLCs and ladder logic programming, variable frequency drives, Ethernet communications, Vision Systems and safety procedures such as Lock Out‑Tag Out Support all plant priorities in the areas of EHS, Schedule Attainment, Spoilage & Yield, Labor & Overtime, Productivity, Spare Parts cost controls and Lean Manufacturing Execute routine equipment purchases, including presenting justification for capital expenses or process improvements, design and specification of equipment and standardization of equipment within manufacturing methods and safety requirements First response to our maintenance employees when guidance or assistance is required. This will include some after‑hours and weekend supervision Establish, develop, implement and sustain world‑class practices in our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and deliver continuous improvement in the areas of uptime and cost controls. Develop and manage the TPM checklists to receive feedback from controlmen. Lead Action Work Outs (AWO) to improve the effectiveness of the equipment Coordinate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) efforts to ensure operational efficiency goals are met Provide support, direction and training to AMEs, Process Improvement Engineers, maintenance, systems and shop projects with specification, drawings, equipment/process acceptance, and trouble‑shooting Initiate and integrate activities to resolve repetitive production problems and implement preventive maintenance programs on key pieces of equipment to improve process output reliability Provide leadership to hourly maintenance employees to ensure day‑to‑day production requirements Establish measured work practices for maintenance employees, to include documentation of work performed and the time required to perform it Provide training and aid in trouble‑shooting and downtime response in specified area of expertise Steer uptime and equipment reliability improvements through simplification activities Be the subject matter expert for a specific technical skillset Own 5S in the area and enforce adherence Develop and guide cross‑functional projects with other departments and suppliers to make the entire supply chain more robust, driving OEE What You'll Bring to Our Team Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related field) 5+ years of technical trouble‑shooting experience in high‑volume manufacturing 3+ years of project management and planning experience Weekend or evening required based on business needs Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership/influence skills Preferred Qualifications 10+ years of technical trouble‑shooting experience in high‑volume manufacturing 10+ years of project management and planning experience Proven track record in achieving results through structured, methodical problem‑solving and team collaboration Hands‑on experience with Lean Manufacturing implementations Equal Opportunity & Verification GE Appliances is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Appliances participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply, please send an e‑mail to View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr