Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

About Us: How many companies can say they’ve been in business for over 180 years?! Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team! Location: This position is located in Dublin, CA with a hybrid work model. What’s the role? The XRM Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering manages all aspects related to the product quality and business process excellence development. Sound Interesting? Here’s what you’ll do: Consulting with the Management team and the employees to ensure all processes, which are an essential part of the management system are developed, implemented, realized and sustained. Periodically review applicable laws, regulations, and standards to ensure continued compliance. Control of documents and records of local processes (participation to approval, release management thru ECO process, communication of approved documents, administration of process information center.) Coordination of the continuous improvement process (CIP) at XRM. Duty and right for escalation to the General Manager and to the Management of the Research Microscopy Solutions (RMS) Board in case of deviations on the products and processes. Works with project engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified products. Collaborates in the development of acceptance tests and inspection criteria and procedures with project and systems engineering. Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. The problems include capacity, quality, cost or regulatory compliance issues. Coordinate supplier management process with the purchasing department to ensure qualified suppliers are selected, approved, and monitored. Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls and safety/security systems. Provides input to a risk management plan that will anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operations. Provides technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel. Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign and make/buy decisions. Analyze existing business processes together with business process owners to evaluate current capabilities and identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities. Support the development of detailed methods and procedures and job aids for new processes Understand business processes in detail, be willing & able to advise and train cross functional teams. Leading cross functional team meetings with focus on the process improvement. Create business process flows and activity diagrams utilizing value stream mapping tools Define process metrics and performance goals together with business process owners. Measure the performance of new processes and systems through metrics collection and analysis Establishing training of processes and sub processes throughout the organization. Support the development project plans to track the deliverables of process improvement teams across functions and initiatives Shepherds the methodology, assist process users, and ensures continued use and improvement of the process. To fulfill this responsibility, the Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering applies Data Analysis techniques that can include: Statistical Process Control Reliability modeling and prediction Fault tree analysis Six Sigma Lean & PDCA Tools & Methodology Root cause failure analysis (RDFA/FMEA/5WHY/FISHBONE/8D, ETC) Failure reporting, analysis and corrective action systems (FRACAS) Do you qualify? Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering/Quality/Mathematics 7 + yrs. experience in industry Experience with Quality Management systems Experience with quality control methodologies and tools (JMP) Lean & Six Sigma knowledge Experience with audits Evidence for structure and reliable work habits Excellent communication skills. A leader who develops leaders The annual pay range for this position is $174,000 – $217,000 and this position is also eligible for a performance bonus. The pay offered for this role may be influenced by factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, education, experience, & complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent. We have amazing benefits to support you as an employee at ZEISS! Medical Vision Dental 401k Matching Employee Assistance Programs Vacation and sick pay The list goes on! Keywords: #driven by learning #startup focused, process improvement. Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Holly Greenwood-Mosher Zeiss provides Equal Employment Opportunity without unlawful regard to an Applicants race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizen status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (includes childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic predisposition, carrier status, gender expression or identity, including transgender identity, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law of the employee (or the people with whom the employee associates, including relatives and friends). Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together. Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow. Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity. Apply now! It takes less than 10 minutes.