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Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Automation Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Engineering Technology, or another related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience where permitted.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
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Applies critical-thinking techniques to evaluate manufacturing, equipment, process, and project decisions.
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Identifies, obtains, organizes, and analyzes relevant technical, operational, cost, and risk information.
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Clarifies and prioritizes stakeholder requirements, constraints, assumptions, and concerns.
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Evaluates risks, benefits, tradeoffs, and alternatives before recommending a course of action.
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Documents decisions, supporting rationale, owners, and follow-up actions for cross-functional alignment.
Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
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Applies Lean principles to work cell, workstation, line, material-flow, and process design.
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Identifies waste, constraints, and flow interruptions and develops practical countermeasures.
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Selects and utilizes appropriate Lean tools, techniques, and measurements for process assessment and improvement.
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Develops future-state processes using standard work, visual management, line balancing, mistake-proofing, and workplace organization.
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Establishes benchmarks and measures of effectiveness for safety, quality, velocity, cost, and process performance.
Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
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Designs and improves manufacturing processes to achieve safety, quality, velocity, cost, capacity, and reliability objectives.
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Develops current-state and future-state manufacturing concepts, process flows, workstation designs, material flows, and layouts.
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Develops engineering specifications, process requirements, standards, documentation, and control methods.
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Evaluates and integrates new manufacturing technologies, equipment, tooling, and automation into production processes.
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Supports equipment installation, commissioning, process validation, production startup, and transition to the receiving organization.
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Applies appropriate process monitoring, control, and capability methods to sustain performance.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
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Identifies and clearly defines manufacturing, process, equipment, quality, and project problems.
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Uses fact-finding, data analysis, root cause analysis, and diagnostic tools to determine contributing factors and failure modes.
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Considers the requirements and perspectives of affected stakeholders when developing resolution alternatives.
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Evaluates the risks, benefits, effectiveness, and sustainability of alternative solutions.
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Implements and verifies corrective actions using structured problem-solving methods such as A3, 8D, or DMAIC.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
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Leads manufacturing improvement, capital, and New Capital Introduction projects from concept development through implementation and production startup.
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Develops and maintains project scope, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, deliverables, and risk mitigation plans.
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Coordinates cross-functional teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to achieve project objectives and manufacturing-readiness requirements.
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Tracks project performance and drives resolution of technical, commercial, schedule, installation, and startup issues.
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Communicates project status, decisions, risks, and escalation needs to stakeholders and leadership.
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Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrial engineering, production engineering, quality engineering, or capital project implementation.
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Demonstrated ability to develop or improve manufacturing processes in a production environment.
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Experience applying Lean manufacturing, structured problem solving, and manufacturing process-control principles.
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Working knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plans, process flow documentation, root cause analysis, and engineering risk reduction.
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Ability to interpret technical drawings, equipment concepts, manufacturing layouts, specifications, and supplier proposals.
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Ability to manage multiple project activities, priorities, stakeholders, risks, and deliverables.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to lead technical reviews and communicate recommendations to different organizational levels.
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Ability to collaborate across Operations, Quality, Safety, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Facilities, and external suppliers.