Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Coils

our team • Madison, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a senior manufacturing engineer on this campus, you will play a crucial role in improving production efficiencies, reducing costs, and enhancing overall manufacturing processes. Key to this role will be to learn in a fast past environment. We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide technical leadership for our OlympusMAX coil manufacturing operations. This role will lead process development, continuous improvement, equipment optimization, and manufacturing strategy while maintaining a strong presence on the production floor. The successful candidate will partner closely with operators, technicians, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and engineering teams to ensure world-class safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance. The incumbent will partner across Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams to build and sustain an ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management System (QMS). This role offers the opportunity to influence plant startup activities, develop quality systems, and shape long-term operational excellence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing, or related technical environments
• Fin-and-tube heat exchanger design fundamentals. Experience with coil or heat exchanger fabrication.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and build collaborative relationships

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting new product introduction, manufacturing startup, expansion, or process development activities preferred
• Capacity planning, line layout, production scheduling
• Experience with orbital tube welding processes.
• SAP experience is preferred, but is not required

Responsibilities

• Serve as the manufacturing engineering subject matter expert for the OlympusMAX coil production processes.
• Lead process optimization efforts for: Fin Press, Stainless steel welding, Coil forming, Mechanical assembly.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing standards, work instructions, process documentation, PFMEAs, and control plans.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting support to production teams and lead resolution of chronic manufacturing issues.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and cost.
• Establish process capability metrics and monitor critical manufacturing parameters.
• Conduct time studies, value stream assessments, and capacity analyses.
• Identify and implement productivity improvements through layout optimization, waste elimination, and workflow improvements.
• Lead scrap reduction, yield improvement, and labor efficiency initiatives.
• Develop and track key performance metrics for manufacturing performance.
• Identify and justify capital investments supporting OlympusMAX growth and operational excellence.
• Lead equipment specification, procurement, installation, validation, and startup activities.
• Evaluate opportunities for automation, robotics, machine vision, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Partner with maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Mentor Manufacturing Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and production personnel.
• Serve as a technical leader within manufacturing operations.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams to execute strategic improvement initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships with operators and manufacturing leadership.
• Present project updates, business cases, and performance results to plant leadership.

Benefits

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave
• Competitive health insurance plans
• 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs

What This Job Offers

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