What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager position at Standex?
Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead occupational safety, process engineering, and facility maintenance functions to ensure safe and efficient manufacturing operations throughout the Company. Will work in partnership with cross-functional teams to continuously improve Operational, Safety, and Environmental metrics.
What You'll Do
- Optimize manufacturing operations to achieve Federal's safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets
- Provide leadership, direction and training for the company's safety program and culture
- Provide oversight and guidance of plant maintenance, including facility maintenance and renovations, equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and capacity expansion
- Develop and implement capital expenditure projects for equipment and facility updates
- Assess cost effectiveness and feasibility of manufacturing processes; implement recommendations to reduce costs and improve efficiency
- Provide coaching on the implementation of lean manufacturing tools such as 6s, standard work, TPM, process flow, Kanban systems, visual management, value stream mapping, and material flow
- Analyze and implement improvements to specific manufacturing operations such as welding, fabrication, assembly, and finishing processes
- Organize, lead, and implement kaizen events that impact Federal's bottom-line
- Oversee the training and implementation of root cause countermeasure (RCCM) process for supervisors and management team
- Provide leadership, coaching, and timely performance reviews, holding direct reports accountable to agreed-upon goals
What You'll Bring
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