Sr Engineer, Manufacturing

SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES•Portland, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ: SHLS) is a leading provider of electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions for solar and energy storage, headquartered just north of Nashville, Tennessee. Since its founding in 1996, the company has driven industry innovation by delivering cutting-edge technologies that improve efficiency, safety, and reliability for solar systems worldwide, with over 60 GW of solar systems deployed globally. Shoals is a collection of engineers, renewable advocates, curious minds, and collaborators, with manufacturing facilities in Tennessee and Alabama, and sales teams across Spain and Australia, enabling them to power clean energy solutions across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. They design, develop, and deliver solutions with the potential to change the world. Shoals sells their solar products principally to engineering, procurement, and construction firms that build solar energy projects. The custom nature of their system solutions and the engineered-to-order development cycle for solar projects typically gives Shoals a 12+ month lead time to quote, engineer, produce, and ship each order, eliminating the need to stock large amounts of finished goods. Shoals Technologies, a global renewable energy organization, is hiring a Sr Manufacturing Engineer.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Engineering is required
Requires 7+ years’ experience in mechanical and/or electrical design, process improvement, and directing or coordinating manufacturing projects in a factory environment.
Experience with CAD - SolidWorks (or equiv.), bill of materials, mechanical drawings, and engineering change orders.
Ability to handle multiple tasks while being thorough and detail oriented.
Desire to learn, and ability to grasp and apply learned concepts quickly.
Proven strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, and the ability to create and work within team environments.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical Engineering preferred
Lean and/or Six Sigma Certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Plant Management, Maintenance, HSE, and Quality to solve production and safety problems.
Monitor production trends and implement continuous improvements.
Perform time studies to collect cycle times on plant machinery, personnel, and workstations.
Use production forecast to analyze and predict labor/machinery needs.
Use lean manufacturing principles to help improve plant floor layouts and increase overall efficiency.
Assist in the layout, process design, and implementation of a new 638,000 square foot manufacturing facility.
Develop and implement manufacturing processes for new products.
Implement the installation and development of an automated production data collection system.
Research and implement new technology to help achieve maximum quality and efficiency.
Work in a hands-on manufacturing environment with cross functional teams.
Develop work instructions and provide training on the manufacturing process.
Design, develop, and deploy machinery and other equipment intended to execute and improve processes.
Duties will require some travel.
Other duties as assigned.