Sr Manufacturing Technical Lead
About The Position
The Sr. Manufacturing Technical Lead is responsible for driving operational excellence and providing advanced technical and manufacturing leadership across the value stream. In this role you will serve the primary technical authority for a critical customer, ensuring customer requirements are clearly understood, accurately translated into operations, and consistently achieved. The Sr. Manufacturing Technical Lead leads and supports initiatives that advance business growth, strengthen process capability, and promote a culture of continuous improvement. This role will be onsite in our Archbold, Ohio plants.
Requirements
- 5+ years working in a manufacturing setting
- 3+ years leading projects
- Customer service excellence
- Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing techniques
- General business acumen
- Effective project management skills
- PDCA problem‑solving approach
- Effective coaching and communication skills (written and verbal) to various audiences
- Ability to create sketches, diagrams, and technical drawings
- Six Sigma analysis capabilities, including data entry, statistical analysis, and charting
- Ability to appropriately escalate issues, decisions, and risks
- Strong safety mindset
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university is preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the value stream.
- Serve as technical expert in critical areas as assigned, with a strong understanding of cross‑functional process interdependencies.
- Lead projects, coordinate resources, and ensure timely execution of deliverables.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers and customers.
- Analyze workflow, work elements, process layouts, and efficiency to identify improvement opportunities.
- Prepare proposals, develop recommendations, and deliver status updates to senior leadership.
- Facilitate value stream mapping activities to support optimization efforts.
- Perform statistical data analysis, including designing and conducting industrial experiments, and provide data‑driven recommendations.
- Assess process strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
- Apply and promote Lean methodologies throughout the manufacturing environment.
- Develop and implement performance systems and technologies that reduce setup time, enhance flow, and maximize time on product.
- Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support manufacturability assessments and cost evaluations for new products.
- Create, revise, and maintain process documentation in accordance with the controlled document system.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
