Manufacturing Engineer - Continuous Improvement

Mechanical Engineer, Continuous Improvement

Position Summary: 

The Manufacturing Engineer – Continuous Improvement will lead, drive, and support the Nortek Coil Solutions' productivity focus. Develops and implements best practices related to lean practices, cost efficiencies, and state-of-the art manufacturing processes. Leads projects in the manufacturing environment from the concept phase through production implementation. Exhibits skills for being a strong, collaborative, employee able prioritize and perform multiple tasks as required. Identifies and develops solutions for improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost by utilizing strong critical thinking skills. Develops and implements manufacturing best practices.

Position Responsibilities:

• Improve productivity and promote lean implementation and culture change throughout the organization
• Lead development of lean process flow and material presentation throughout the facility
• Optimize the facility layout, line balancing, and process flow to improve production efficiency
• Implement workplace organization (5S) and visual management processes to streamline operations
• Set up Kanban pull systems for material flow within the production facilities
• Analyze and improve flow, presentation, and handling of material between processes
• Perform Value Stream Mapping of processes to identify and eliminate non-value add activities
• Promote one-piece flow and standardized work throughout facilities
• Establish process flows, cell layout, staffing planning, material flow and best practices for new and existing processes
• Develop optimized workstation layouts to support lean assembly processes, as well as improved ergonomics for production operations
• Develop and implement best practices for manufacturing HVAC coils
• Collaborate with design engineering and support departments to successfully introduce new products and influence the design of products for ease of manufacturing
• Manage projects consisting of relocating existing equipment in a cross-functional team environment
• Foster continuous improvement process with leading principles of safety, quality, productivity, and cost; conduct continuous improvement workshops to educate associates on the fundamentals of lean manufacturing
• Generate capital equipment requests, along with required support documentation.
• Drive manufacturing cost reduction initiatives to meet production cost targets
• Support operations management to resolve production and quality problems via root cause analysis
• Generate project status reports and review with Manufacturing/Operations leadership
• Develop production capacity, staffing models, and standard production playbooks
• Develop operator standard work and operator work instructions
• Conduct training and promote understanding of Nortek production systems
• Responsible for the roll-out of the Nortek production system Level 1-4 meeting/communication process
• Improve safety issues related to ergonomic and standard work practices
• Increase equipment availability by implementing total productive maintenance program

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline
• A minimum 5-year record of successful lean transformation projects in a manufacturing environment 
• Lean and/or 5S certification is a plus
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and overall computer skills
• The ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical