Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Overview

Our Manager of Manufacturing Engineering is accountable for ensuring optimization of manufacturing capabilities and the efficiency of capital equipment direct labor cost-effectiveness processes and quality. You assume ownership of new and existing plant processes projects especially equipment development and fabrication to automate existing processes or replace them with the latest technology. Your responsibilities include managing equipment design engineers overseeing outside contractors for equipment fabrication working with plant personnel to install equipment and coordinating with process engineers to facilitate development and final plant acceptance of the equipment and new process. Your task is to improve safety process cost quality and production methods by directing all ME projects and guiding engineers to resolve problems from root cause analysis to implementation of adequate process controls.

Responsibilities

• Apply lean manufacturing principles in operations including process layouts assembly equipment and process flows

• Work with operations maintenance and quality to identify continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.

• Manage all activities related to the design modification and maintenance of tooling jigs fixtures for the production machinery

• Work with design engineers during the tooling aspect of the new product introduction phase to ensure products are transitioned quickly into production.

• Recommend design changes or alternatives to assist with manufacturing

• Select and manage suppliers for tools design services and build services; act as liaisons between suppliers and the end process.

• Direct activities associated with industrial engineering

• Optimize plant layout through lean methodology and keep process documentation current

• Continuously improve all critical ME documentation

• Own the development of world-class manufacturing workstations

• Evaluate select implement and optimize all equipment

• Implement an operational manufacturing process for all products with recommendations and documentation

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for emissions and other environmental concerns

• Troubleshoot productivity quality and parts issues in manufacturing determining root cause correcting problems and instituting processes to prevent the problems from recurring

• Implement process improvement initiatives for plant layout work methods and equipment

• Document and teach proper routing within the manufacturing process

• Own Capital Projects including requests for equipment budget and timeline management

• Drive the make versus buy decision-making process during new production projects

• Evaluate all designs and techniques for manufacturability; recommend improvements

• Analyze equipment/product to determine procedures that leverage existing manufacturing or processing methods/facilities

• Support ME projects which require developing specifications supplier management purchasing installation and qualification of equipment

• Direct the work of designers technicians operators and others on assignments; wear the hat of local expert for specific projects/products

• Take part in developing and executing equipment installation and operational qualifications

• Help create and initiate process validations

  Independently evaluate opportunities initiate related activities identify solutions and apply standard engineering analysis tools to assess and select the most suitable.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in Manufacturing Engineering or another technical field
• 10 years of manufacturing experience
• Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma experience
• Proficiency with MS Office Tools (e.g. Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint Visio)

• Embrace the opportunity to lead mentor and train 2 5 process engineers

• Exemplify strong collaboration and facilitation skills

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present

• Provide technical expertise and leadership while drawing on sound engineering concepts in the resolution of problems

• Are proactive results-oriented and have strong attention to detail.

• Can call upon your unmatched organizational analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make structured decisions.

• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problems.

Preferred

• Masters Degree in Manufacturing Engineering or a technical field

• 12 15 years manufacturing experience

• Battery Industry experience

• Black Belt/Six Sigma Certification

The perks:

• Weve got you covered: Medical Dental and Vision. Pick from a variety of plans!

• Weve all got to plan and save so use the 401(k) we can teach you how

• Were all about your growth so well reimburse your tuition up to $5k/year

• Theres a bunch of time off - heres the breakdown - 15 PTO 12 holidays

• Youll get access to a Credit Union Membership Legal Services and a bunch of Employee Discounts also Employee Assistance Program

EEO Statement

Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicants qualifications are considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Statement

Stryten Energy is a leading battery manufacturer and energy storage company providing one of the industrys most comprehensive portfolios of battery technologies and energy storage solutions. The company designs manufactures and distributes advanced lead lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries for automotive commercial vehicle golf cart material handling specialty motive aerial work platforms floor care data center telecommunications utility industrial military and government applications. Headquartered in Alpharetta Georgia Stryten Energy operates 15 manufacturing and component facilities across the United States with additional manufacturing operations in Mexico and China and commercial offices throughout Europe and Asia. The companys portfolio includes the Stryten Energy C&D Technologies and Trojan Battery product brands serving customers worldwide with reliable energy storage solutions for critical infrastructure mobility and national security applications. Learn more at .

Required Experience:

Manager