Lead, Manufacturing Engineering
About The Position
We are seeking a Lead, Manufacturing Engineer to join the growing facility in Camden, Arkansas. The role develops, implements, and analyzes manufacturing engineering plans and projects, and communicates them to internal and external customers. It defines, develops, and transfers manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems; develops manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes; and participates with engineering project teams to coordinate the release of new products. The position estimates and tracks manufacturing costs, determines time standards, recommends tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines, and maintains records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations. This is a senior professional role requiring strong knowledge of its job area and broad project-management knowledge. The Lead manages complex projects or processes with general oversight, communicates across and beyond the function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures, and makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. The role contributes to departmental goals and operating plans with a direct impact on departmental results. The work schedule is four 10-hour days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant engineering experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related engineering experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related engineering experience.
- Strong knowledge of the job area and broad knowledge of project management.
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing Engineering experience with solid rocket motors.
- Knowledge of and experience with Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis.
- Experience with Continuous Improvement Projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and analyze manufacturing engineering plans and projects, and communicate them to internal and external customers.
- Define, develop, and transfer manufacturing and engineering tools, strategies, and systems.
- Develop manufacturing strategies for specific products and processes.
- Participate with engineering project teams to coordinate the release of new products.
- Estimate and track manufacturing costs.
- Determine time standards.
- Recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines.
- Maintain records and reporting systems to coordinate manufacturing operations.
- Manage complex projects or processes with general oversight.
- Communicate within and outside the function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures.
- Make moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes.
- Contribute to departmental goals and operating plans with a direct impact on departmental results.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
