Manufacturing Engineer - Continuous Improvement
About The Position
Unimacts Global is a contract manufacturer and total energy solutions provider operating across renewable energy, traditional energy, and diversified industrial markets. Our manufacturing capabilities span structural steel, tubes, piles, complex castings, forgings, and sophisticated engineered systems. With operations across the U.S., EU, and Asia, we manufacture and deliver the components that keep energy and industrial infrastructure moving at scale. Unimacts Global is a subsidiary of Zetwerk, a global manufacturing platform backed by leading institutional investors. The Sloan, NV facility is in its second year of operation and scaling fast. This role is being built now, alongside the plant, not inherited into a mature structure. The Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement is a corporate strategic position. It is a corporate resource, and the methods, standards, and results it produces are held to corporate expectations and are intended to inform how Unimacts Global approaches continuous improvement more broadly. The role owns the identification, prioritization, and execution of process improvement initiatives across steel fabrication operations, combining hands-on manufacturing engineering with Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodology to drive measurable gains in productivity, quality, and cost across solar pile and galvanized tubing product lines. Success is measured by validated cost savings, OEE improvement, scrap reduction, and the sustainability of implemented changes.
Requirements
- 5-7 years of manufacturing engineering or continuous improvement experience in steel fabrication, metal forming, or welding operations
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering (or a related engineering discipline); equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered
- Working knowledge of fabrication equipment (CNC cutting, press brake, welding cells, galvanizing lines)
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and weld symbols
- Demonstrated track record of leading Lean or Six Sigma projects with quantified cost, quality, or throughput results
- Proficiency in MS Dynamics or similar ERP systems, plus statistical analysis tools (Minitab or equivalent) for data-driven decision making
- Strong facilitation and influencing skills, with experience driving change through supervisors and operators who do not report to this role
- Hands-on problem solver comfortable spending the majority of the workday on the production floor
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification required
- Must be able to lift 20 pounds with one hand
- Must work in extreme temperatures, cold and heat
- Stand 5-6 hours per day
- Stay on the production floor - this is not a desk job
Nice To Haves
- Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead data analysis, interpretation and inference of key operational data metrics across all departments
- Conduct root cause analysis on quality defects, downtime, and scrap using DMAIC, 5-Why, and fishbone methods
- Develop systems and processes to digitalize on-ground operations in terms of inventory management, engineering and maintenance management
- Track OEE, scrap rate, cycle time, and cost-per-unit metrics, and build the improvement pipeline from data trends
- Apply 5S and visual management systems on the shop floor and audit sustainment after implementation
- Build the business case, financial justification, and ROI tracking for improvement projects and capital requests
- Train and coach production supervisors and operators on Lean tools and problem-solving methods
- Report savings, project status, and improvement roadmap to Plant Manager and leadership on a recurring cadence
- Spearhead all new projects and improvements in the plant
- Develop a technical and financial feasibility study for NPI (New Product Introduction) requests from customers
- Develop process automations for communication, workflow and optimize communication and information flow in the factory
- Propose chains of command, PFMEA and PFD for the most efficient state of operations
- Analyze common defects and work with Quality to ensure recurrence prevention in an engineering way
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
