Senior Engineer

MillerKnoll • Zeeland, MI

5d

About The Position

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Lead, you'll independently develop and apply engineering theories and concepts to assignments in support of business objectives and provide engineering leadership and expertise, as well as lead a team of engineering technicians. You will review the design and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards. You'll also conduct feasibility studies, determine manpower and cost estimates, and develop engineering criteria. In addition, you will apply originality, ingenuity, and knowledge of other disciplines in solving complex problems. Emphasis in your work will be placed on your team leadership, participation, communication, ability to plan, and ability to achieve results on assigned projects.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program.
• Seven to ten years of professional experience in lean manufacturing engineering (required).
• Knowledge of lean principles and their application (required).
• Knowledge in the use of common office automation software, applications, and engineering-related software (required).
• Leadership skills and ability to be an effective team leader, which includes setting team goals and commitments and holding team members accountable for their assigned tasks (required).
• Proven experience in leading cross-functional technical project teams.
• The ability to assess process concepts and determine where continuous improvement opportunities exist.
• The ability to communicate effectively with people at various levels including Production, Engineering, and management, and the ability to work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to apply engineering expertise to solve problems.
• A proven ability to assess priorities and determine a course of action with minimal day-to-day supervision, and the ability to anticipate, recognize and respond effectively to changes that affect project plans.
• An overall business sense and an understanding of how decisions affect the business.
• The ability to perform all essential job functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Nice To Haves

• Wood manufacturing experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply chain cost, value stream capabilities, and economic principles and make appropriate recommendations.
• Apply advanced problem-solving skills and execute solutions to complex problems independently.
• Lead a team of engineering technicians.
• Apply learned engineering skills to work assignments.
• Coach and mentor engineering tasks and skills to others.
• Develop and implement engineering and quality processes.
• Exercise considerable latitude in determining the technical objectives of an assignment.
• Identify opportunities and own improvements to products and processes.
• Lead, define, and complete complex engineering tasks with minimal oversight of leadership.
• Manage and hold accountability for budgets and expenses.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
• Present work output in a clear and concise manner.
• Schedule and coordinate major segments of complex engineering projects to meet cost and time objectives.
• Work broadly across the organization at a strategic level applying knowledge of other disciplines in solving complex problems.

What This Job Offers

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