Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Projects (AME Dept)

Crown Equipment Corporation•New Bremen, OH

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership.

Requirements

8-15 years of related experience
Bachelor’s degree
Must have valid driving privileges
Frequent travel (6-20%)
Frequent overnight stays (6-20%)
Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Nice To Haves

Four years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, production planning, project management, or product development environment.
Good organizational, communication, interpersonal, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Possess ability to grow relationships and create a sense of a cohesive bond across business units.
Experience with enterprise resource planning software such as SAP and project management software.
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Knowledge of Company department interdependencies.
Automation experience.

Responsibilities

Lead Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) for manufacturing projects assigned by the Manufacturing Management Team.
Define, plan, organize, and kick-off projects including assisting management team with the creation of the pre-profile document, identifying project core and non-core team members, developing preliminary project schedule, and defining other project goals.
Lead multiple cross-functional teams to deliver projects within the constraints of schedule, budget and resources.
Collaborate with departments to ensure project success.
Manage initialization, planning phases by obtaining team member input to refine project goals and create detailed project schedule, project budget, cost targets, product performance targets, and quality goals.
Manage validation and implementation of projects through refinement, check, test, pre-production, and closure phases.
Monitor project progress to goals, resolve issues as appropriate, adjust plans where needed, and ensure a coordinated introduction of robust processes to production and customer.
Create, set vision, and provide direction for the development and implementation of improved manufacturing processes and concepts across the organization.
Research current and advanced manufacturing technologies and lead the transfer to improve operations.
Develop and mentor other Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technicians and provide technical direction and leadership.
Work with manufacturing engineers, manufacturing management, equipment suppliers, etc. to propose improvements to operations through the implementation of processes, equipment, tooling and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies.
Prepare or assist in project justification including recommendations, make-vs-buy analysis, cost impact, and schedule activities as required.
Demonstrate cross-functional project management skills to plan and implement capital projects usually through project completion.