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