Manufacturing Engineer II/ Sr. - GPS

Full-time - Mid Level

Kings Mountain, NC

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

As a Manufacturing Engineer II/Sr. for the GPS team within Greenheck Group you will provide leadership and strong technical support to optimize factory costs, quality, and customer service through the conception, development, and implementation of new or improved manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, material flow, plant layout, or product design. Responsible for mentoring, training, indirect supervision of other team members, or may have direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement complex training initiatives to support manufacturing.
• Plan, specify, and justify strategic capital expenditures, which may include Board of Director level projects.
• Investigate, purchase, and implement tooling and equipment to support daily operations.
• Provide technical expertise and leadership for other engineers and production team members as it relates to manufacturing processes and equipment, including new technology and processes.
• Recognize, recommend and validate design and process changes to improve manufacturability. Implement changes with product design engineering.
• Identify and implement improvements to material utilization, plant layouts and machinery efficiency.
• Analyze and make recommendations using summarized data to influence key management decisions relating to budgeting, staffing, and capacity planning.
• Lead and support safety, 5S, and Lean initiatives. Expected to complete internal Lean Leader and Lean Champion certification.
• Manage complex team projects involving individuals from various departments to ensure integration between manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing and product engineering.
• Support production and manufacturing to optimize quality, productivity, on-time delivery, and operational efficiencies resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
• Support production and manufacturing quality management system and policies.
• May maintain knowledge of new technologies that are appropriate in either product development or in manufacturing processes to improve the company's competitive position.
• Facilitate Pitstop Report Outs; specifically corporate showcase report outs.
• Mentor/Coach certified and potential GPS champions.
• Assist training, certification, and coaching procedures/processes within GPS.
• Performs and coordinates Lean operational assessments and instruct Lean classes.
• Assists in the definition of lean projects throughout the organization.
• Determines 'best practices' and ensure that they are consistently applied throughout the organization.
• Participates in benchmarking activities around lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Drive change throughout the organization.
• Organize human systems to drive the continuous improvement efforts.
• Provides direct leadership for lean activities and pit stop/quick fix events.

Requirements

• 2 Year / associate degree in engineering or a related field of study or equivalent years of job experience required.
• 4 Year / bachelor's degree in engineering preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in engineering required for II Level.
• 6-9 years of relevant work experience in engineering required for Sr. Level.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• CAD skills required.
• General fluency in SAP is preferred.
• Strong experience with Lean concepts.

Nice-to-haves

• An advanced level of experience in plant layout is preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Prescription drug benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision Plan
• Paid vacations and holidays
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible spending accounts for medical or dependent care expenses
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Wellness Program