Manufacturing Engineer - Bilingual (English/Spanish)

About the position

New Balance’s Manufacturing Engineer will create, build and execute Domestic Manufacturing Engineering Improvement strategies that will drive New Balance to be a Top 3 Global Athletic Brand. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will plan, design and direct manufacturing processes to improve safety and quality, maximize efficiencies, and eliminate waste.

Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of new or revised product development for color-ups and material-ups including involvement in the design review process, evaluating manufacturability of the product, and overseeing product trials
• Identifies opportunities and leads projects to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Leads and participates in validation of new equipment
• Develops and is the primary owner for all process documentation, including: cost, standard work, work instructions, troubleshooting guides, layouts
• Increase manufacturing performance by identifying and implementing improvements to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Support Lean initiatives and model the use of lean principles and tools

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage and lead change initiatives and role model the NB Leadership Competencies consistently
• Strategic project planning, analytical and technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; highly PC literate with a focus on MS Office; CAD; Project Management and Control Charts
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering
• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience with modern manufacturing techniques and equipment
• Formal training in Lean, Six Sigma, or Toyota Production System with demonstrated success leading and implementing improvement projects and managing change
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred; must be conversational in Spanish and fluent in English

Benefits

• Comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401K
• Opportunities for online learning and development courses
• Tuition reimbursement
• $100 monthly student loan support
• Various mentorship programs
• Yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement
• 4 weeks of vacation
• 12 holidays
• Generous parental leave
• Associate discount for temporary and part-time associates