The Norwood Motor plant is seeking a Lean Manufacturing Engineer with highly developed problem-solving skills and the ability to work efficiently and independently. This position will primarily support the Motor Assembly area. Responsibilities include identifying & assisting with the elimination of safety concerns, detecting & mitigating quality issues, and recognizing productivity inefficiencies, then improving the methods and procedures. The successful individual will work closely with multiple departments including Environmental Health & Safety, Quality, Engineering, and Production, creating a partnership between the departments.

The Lean Manufacturing Engineer will be primarily responsible for the development and implementation of complex performance improvement initiatives, such as:

• Lead manufacturing process improvement projects to evaluate existing processes to ensure effective operations, specifically targeting the ability to produce world-class motor assemblies using lean manufacturing principles
• Actively participates in the design phase of products to ensure Design-for-Manufacturing principles are incorporated and lean manufacturing methods can be utilized.
• Provides solutions to complex manufacturing process problems with limited direction, working in a cross functional environment
• Identify manufacturing issues (design/process/component) and drive resolution by leading cross-functional or project teams.
• Lead complex planning of equipment layout, workflow, and accident prevention measures to maintain optimum and safe utilization of plant resources.
• Lead and support strategic projects to bring new manufacturing capabilities into the facility through new capital equipment or modernization of existing equipment.
• Prepare standardized work instructions, workflow layouts, and material storage configurations.
• Coordinates necessary process changes (through standardization, improvement, simplification, discontinuance, or other methods) and assist in implementing solutions

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Typically, 5-8 years of successful experience in related field and successful demonstration of key responsibilities and knowledge as presented above.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Considerable experience utilizing problem solving tools & quality assurance methodologies including Plan-Do-Check-Act (A3), 8D, Kaizen, Lean Cell Design, Error-Proofing, 5-Why, Ishikawa, etc.
• Firm project management skills, including developing project plans, timelines / schedules, budgets, proposed layouts, resource requirements, etc.
• Ability to lead / interact with teams to obtain consensus in developing processes
• Work closely with shop floor personnel to troubleshoot issues (manufacturing process, tooling, etc.) as they arise
• Ability to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Manufacturing time study skills and/or knowledge of predetermined time standard systems
• Green Belt/Black Belt LEAN certification or Six Sigma certification
• Value Stream mapping
• Experienced user of SAP and TeamCenter

At Siemens, we are committed to an ownership culture, in which every employee takes personal responsibility for our company’s success. We utilize lean principles and seek to continually improve our processes and customers’ experience.

Can you see yourself, learning, growing, and succeeding here? If so we'd like to meet you!

We offer flexible vacation time, a matching 401K plan, profit sharing, full health, life, vision and dental benefits.

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Organization: Portfolio Companies

Company: Siemens Industry, Inc.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Job Type: Full-time

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