Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Montana

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of the facilities and the manufacturing processes. They motivate and guide a team of Engineers, Machinists, and Technicians to constantly drive data-based solutions to the issues involved with the production of the world’s best guitars.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates and leads the Engineering and Facilities teams through mentoring and daily management of the Engineering and Facilities Leadership.
• Drives idea creation for the improvement of the facility and the production processes in areas of SQDC, material/tool usage, and waste reduction.
• Is the subject-matter expert for the leadership team on all issues dealing with the facility, machines, and systems.
• Creates timelines and priority structure for the multitude of short and long-term projects being worked on to improve the facility and the production processes.
• Spearheads large, factory-wide projects that require input from multiple groups (Engineering, Facilities, QC, Purchasing, Production, Accounting, IT).
• Works directly with Product Development to manage the additional Engineering/Production work required for prototypes, special-runs, and one-of-a-kind guitars.
• Works with the Controller to create and manage the capex for the coming year and for large projects/purchases.
• Ensures the establishment and discipline of effective manufacturing standard work
  
  

Continuous Improvement Program

• Manages efforts to identify root causes of issues negatively impacting production objectives
• Performs time studies, resource balancing for production
• Provides work content data support to leadership for labor ROI
• Implements and maintains process that sustains continuous improvement gains
• Reviews and assists with routing and/or other process flows created by production
• Lead or conduct studies in cost, quality, productivity, flow, value stream mapping
• Lead and coordinate a wide variety of identified and approved initiatives and projects designed to improve processes and performance.
• Facilitate the selection, scope, and planning of specific improvement projects
• Identify goals for CI events and potential quantifiable savings
• Identify resource requirements and ROI estimates for improvement projects
• Lead Kaizen events and maintain reporting on events, event outcomes and action plans, and follow-up measurement results
• Participate actively to prove process concepts as well as implementation of improvement activities
• Monitor and maintain event schedules
• Follow up and audit event progress to ensure results are achieved and sustained
• Resolve implementation issues / create and manage implementation communication process
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• Outstanding time management skillset with the ability to prioritize
  
  

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, IE or MFGE a plus; or 5 years related experience in a manufacturing environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years’ experience in a Leadership role, preferably in a consumer goods manufacturing environment.
  
  

Essential Knowledge

• Safety documentation and resolution experience.
• Facility maintenance & upkeep experience.
• Familiarity with CAD and CAM programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a LEAN transformation.
• Training in QC root-cause problem-solving.
• Time-studies and takt time implementation experience.
• Automated environmental controls experience.
• Intimate knowledge of Human-factors engineering and how to apply it.
  
  

Personal Qualities

• Inquisitive mind.
• Desire to learn.
• Good interpersonal relationship skills.
• Effective communicator.
• Collaborative Spirit.
• Attention to detail.
• Clear and logical thinker
• Relish working in a company with a diverse, challenging, and fast paced environment
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Some travel to other facilities required (5-10%)
  
  

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