Industrial Engineering Manager

Whirlpool • Cleveland, TN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation is seeking an Industrial Engineering Manager for its Cleveland Operations Organization at the Cleveland, Tennessee plant. This is an onsite role. The manager provides overall leadership in setting engineering strategy and technical direction for the plant’s Industrial Engineering team, and provides support, guidance, and training to Industrial Engineering and Workplace Organization (WO) teams. The position works with Finance, Production and Operations, Central Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Introduction groups, and World Class Manufacturing teams. It reports directly to the plant Senior Director and leads Industrial Engineers, IE Technicians, and WCM Technicians. Relocation is available for eligible candidates; visa sponsorship is not available.

The role focuses on improving labor efficiency, increasing production capacity, advancing World Class Manufacturing, managing costs, developing employees, collaborating across the organization, and supporting new product launches and product-line decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing industrial engineering and process development.

Nice To Haves

• Manager-level experience leading salaried direct reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Management.
• Experience using MODAPTS to determine required labor levels for current and future products.
• Experience setting time standards and labor levels in assembly and backshop processes, including stamping, cavity fabrication, CNC fabrication, and finishing.
• Experience conducting ergonomic studies and implementing solutions to reduce ergonomic risks.
• Demonstrated ability to drive lean manufacturing initiatives, such as World Class Manufacturing.
• Experience as a Workplace Organization pillar leader and/or WCM site lead.
• Confidence and willingness to take calculated risks, implement new ideas, drive results, and sustain change.
• Demonstrated ability to provide an engaging work environment.
• Proven ability to attract and develop talented people and effectively allocate and utilize resources.
• Experience with Proplanner Manufacturing Data Management for the Product Lifecycle software (PLM-MDM).

Responsibilities

• Develop plans and drive actions to improve labor efficiencies and eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Lead production line rate increases and shift additions to reduce backorders.
• Drive World Class Manufacturing methodologies and champion the concept of “Zero” to eliminate losses in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people; serve as the site lead for WCM.
• Manage costs by monitoring and reducing controllable spend and overtime, and lead Kaizen projects to reduce losses and improve efficiency.
• Proactively seek and value diversity and help bring out everyone’s contributions.
• Coach direct reports in skill-building and career development to build organizational capability.
• Build relationships across manufacturing and with Human Resources, Legal, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and Logistics.
• Collaborate with peers at other Whirlpool manufacturing locations and with global business, brand, channel/corporate technology, and finance organizations; leverage enterprise-wide expertise.
• Improve organizational, technical, and business information processes and systems through lean and innovative ideas.
• Partner with product development teams to ensure appropriate technology and processes support new products and enable seamless launches.
• Participate in product-line rationalization, simplification, and core/non-core discussions.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• Whirlpool employee discount.
• Fitness and educational reimbursement programs.
• Kitchenettes.
• Always On Flexibility to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments.
• Two weeks of work from anywhere per year, in minimum one-week increments.
• Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every five years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager