Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Position Overview

The Lean Manufacturing Engineer – Continuous Improvement will lead, drive, and support Nortek Coil Solutions' productivity focus. This role develops and implements best practices related to lean practices, cost efficiencies, and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. The engineer leads projects from concept through production implementation while prioritizing multiple tasks and fostering improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost through strong critical thinking and collaborative effort.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve productivity and promote lean implementation and culture change throughout the organization
• Drive Lean culture and continuous improvement throughout the facility
• Develop and implement lean logistics flow and materials presentation strategies
• Optimize facility layout, line balancing and process flow to improve production efficiency
• Lead development of lean process flow and material presentation throughout the facility
• Implement workplace organization (5S) and visual management processes to streamline operations
• Design ergonomic workstation layouts to support lean assembly processes
• Set up Kanban pull systems for material flow within the production facilities
• Analyze and improve flow, presentation, and handling of material between processes
• Perform Value Stream Mapping to identify and eliminate non-value add activities
• Promote one-piece flow and standardized work throughout facilities
• Establish process flows, cell layout, staffing planning, material flow and best practices for new and existing processes
• Develop optimized workstation layouts to support lean assembly processes and improve ergonomics for production operations
• Develop and implement best practices for manufacturing HVAC coils
• Collaborate with design engineering and support departments to introduce new products and influence designs for manufacturability
• Manage projects involving equipment relocation in a cross-functional team environment
• Foster a continuous improvement process emphasizing safety, quality, productivity, and cost; conduct workshops to educate on lean manufacturing fundamentals
• Generate capital equipment requests and support documentation
• Drive manufacturing cost reduction initiatives to meet production cost targets
• Support operations management in resolving production and quality problems via root cause analysis
• Generate project status reports and review with Manufacturing/Operations leadership
• Develop production capacity, staffing models, and standard production playbooks
• Develop operator standard work and work instructions
• Conduct training and promote understanding of Nortek production systems
• Oversee roll-out of the Nortek production system Level 1-4 meeting/communication process
• Address safety issues related to ergonomic and standard work practices
• Increase equipment availability by implementing a total productive maintenance program

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 5-year record of successful lean transformation projects in a manufacturing environment
• Lean and/or 5S certification is a plus
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and computer skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong analytical and critical thinking abilities
• Ability to read and evaluate mechanical drawings and technical specifications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and AutoCAD

Please note: This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Compensation & Benefits Package