Senior Staff Engineer

Rehlko4 months ago
Milwaukee, WI, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Senior Staff Engineer – Manufacturing Engineering

Location: Onsite (Kenosha, WI)

Responsibilities

  • Drive production performance by ensuring efficient operations, meeting output goals, and maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Establish and optimize manufacturing processes, workflows, and material flow to maximize throughput, efficiency, and scalability.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency, ensuring rapid containment, root cause identification, and permanent corrective actions.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies (DMAIC, PDCA, A3). Implement error-proofing (Poka-Yoke), standardized work, and visual management systems.
  • Partner with design engineering to ensure products are optimized for manufacturability (DFM/DFA) and support new product launches.
  • Develop and maintain manufacturing processes, routings, and material flow to maximize throughput and resource utilization.
  • Own and lead capital projects (CAPEX) from concept through implementation, including budgeting, vendor selection, installation, and validation.
  • Serve as the primary project manager for site-level initiatives, ensuring timelines, cost, and scope are met.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Work-life flexibility
  • Recognition and rewards
  • Development and career opportunities
  • A safe and inclusive workplace
  • Total Rewards programs designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work.

Required Skills

PDCA
Process optimization
Lean methodologies
Poka-Yoke
Project management
Capital project management
A3 problem-solving
Quality assurance
DMAIC
Safety improvements
DFM/DFA