Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Project Manager

Company Description:

Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain ownership and visibility of large fixture, New Product Development (NPD), and capital tooling requests from intake through fixture acceptance. Coordinate with NPD AME, Design Technical Leads, and Build Supervision to ensure development milestones are achieved, progress is effectively communicated, and projects maintain visibility throughout the design and build phases.
• Lead project meetings by defining objectives, facilitating discussions, documenting decisions, assigning action items, maintaining focus on critical path activities, and prioritizing key risks.
• Manage and maintain Power BI dashboards to provide accurate, transparent reporting of fixture status for internal and external stakeholders.
• Define, standardize, and promote efficient development processes, ensuring they are understood and consistently applied across teams.
• Provide customer-focused input and specifications to guide the design, development, and deployment of integrated manufacturing systems.
• Establish and manage processes for identifying risks, setting priorities, and driving actions required to support development initiatives.
• Identify, communicate, and prioritize critical path activities and near-term deliverables to support successful project execution.
• Coordinate, document, and communicate verification and validation activities required to support successful fixture development and acceptance.

• Monitor project status, schedules, and costs to support timely decisions and issue resolution.

• Utilize multiple communication methods to provide concise, accurate, and timely development status updates to team members, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Conduct Gemba observations, situation analyses, and decision analyses as needed to identify opportunities, develop fact-based recommendations, and align stakeholders on the best course of action.
• Perform post-development reflection and lessons-learned analyses to reinforce successful practices, address weaknesses, and drive continuous improvement within the development process.
• Manage schedules and resource allocation across a portfolio of projects to ensure balanced workloads and on-time delivery.
• Support additional projects and initiatives as business priorities require.
• Maintain organized work areas.
• This position reports to a MTC Manager.

Qualifications:

• 8-15 years related experience
• Associate Degree
  • Non-degree considered if 8+ years of related experience along with a high school diploma or GED
• Must have valid driving privileges
• Must be willing and able to travel, including internationally and overnight (6-20%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four-year Technical and/or Business Degree with relevant experience or project managing the development of integrated manufacturing equipment or systems.
• Knowledge of wide range of concepts, practices, and procedures for integration of an automation into manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate sound analytical and decision-making process.
• Outstanding communication skills to facilitate discussions within cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and take on tough challenges with energy and positivity.
• Consistency and dedication in achieving quality results, even under variety of circumstance.
• Strong multi-tasking skills to project manage many initiatives simultaneously.

** This position has the option to work a 4- 10's schedule (Monday - Thursday). 

Work Authorization:

Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

No agency calls please.

Compensation and Benefits:

Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees including Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Life and Disability Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and much more.

EOE Veterans/Disabilities