Manufacturing Engineer - Senior

Responsibilities

• Establish and apply optimized methods for manufacturing HVAC coils, sheet metal fabrication, welding, and assembly.
• Collaborate with design engineering and support teams to introduce new products and shape designs for manufacturability.
• Oversee projects that relocate existing equipment within cross-functional teams.
• Design efficient workstation layouts to support lean assembly processes.
• Enhance ergonomics in production operations.
• Support lean logistics flow and material handling across the facility.
• Promote continuous improvement grounded in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Prepare capital equipment requests and the accompanying documentation.
• Lead cost-reduction initiatives to achieve target production costs.
• Create manufacturing routings and conduct time studies for production management and standard costing.
• Design weld and assembly fixtures using AutoCAD to ensure repeatable, efficient assembly.
• Select operating tools that are both efficient and cost-effective for assembly.
• Assist operations management in resolving production and quality issues via root-cause analysis.
• Prepare project status updates and review progress with the Director of Operations.
• Plan production capacity, staffing models, and standard production playbooks.
• Create operator standard work and detailed work instructions.
• Lead Continuous Improvement workshops to teach lean manufacturing fundamentals.
• Improve productivity and foster a Lean culture across the organization.
• Deliver training on the Nortek Production System.
• Oversee the rollout of the Nortek Production System Level 1-4 meetings and communication processes.
• Collaborate with the Director of Operations to plan and execute Oklahoma business strategy.
• Monitor production efficiency and report issues to the Director of Operations.
• Address safety concerns related to ergonomics and standard work practices.
• Increase equipment availability by implementing Total Productive Maintenance.
• Optimize facility layout, line balancing, and process flow to boost efficiency.
• Implement 5S and visual management to streamline operations.
• Establish Kanban pull systems for material flow.
• Analyze and improve material flow, presentation, and handling between processes.
• Conduct Value Stream Mapping to identify and eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Promote one-piece flow and standardized work across Oklahoma facilities.
• Define process flows, cell layouts, staffing plans, material flow, and best practices for new and existing processes.
• Read and interpret fabrication and assembly drawings, then translate to team members.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of dimensional tolerances and their interactions with other parts.
• Serve as subject matter expert on fabrication to assembly manufacturing steps.
• Develop training materials and effectively teach processes or techniques.
• Assist in coordinating new product introductions, ensuring tooling and production documentation are ready.

Requirements

• Experience planning and coordinating new program launches.
• Experience coordinating special projects, purchasing, and justification of capital equipment.
• Experience creating process flows and work standards.
• Experience performing manufacturing cost calculations and leading cost-reduction projects.
• Hands-on capabilities in prototyping, fabricating metal parts, and testing.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and overall computer skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read and evaluate mechanical drawings and technical specifications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and AutoCAD drawing software.

Technologies

• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word

Benefits

• Contribute to NexGen products that cool the world’s expanding data centers
• Air conditioned work environment
• Benefits start day one
• 401(k) match
• First year, four weeks of accrued vacation