Kalmar · 1 day ago
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Ottawa, KS
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expKalmar is a global leader in sustainable material handling equipment and services, dedicated to moving goods in critical supply chains. The Manager of Manufacturing Engineering will lead the industrial engineering efforts at the Ottawa facility, focusing on productivity, cost reduction, and quality standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and lean practices.
Information TechnologyLogisticsRobotics
Responsibilities
Develops and secures execution of strategy for Assembly processes, Industry 4.0, Investments, Industrial footprint Lay-out, NPD, etc…
Responsible for all Budget on industrial projects and CapEx plan for operations (Industrial expansion, processes improvements and new technology introduction)
Secures IE team competence development and long-term structure and needs (coaching and development with ownership of Std process within IE)
Collaborates with the technology organization to ensure manufacturing requirements and design-for-assembly are embedded in the strategic product and technology portfolio and new product development process
Ensure best practices relating to Industrial Engineering process and technologies within the site are captured, shared and where applicable re-used to benefit the whole of Operations and the company
Strengthen focus on competitive Quality Delivery Cost deliverables in new product(model) and new processes development
Secure Facility and all other assembly equipment and tooling are always functional and optimized to support organization strategies
Securing all previous responsibilities is supporting lean philosophy
Coaching CI Activity (Kaizen, Problem solving, …) and the Culture change
Coordinate the development of the CI Road Maps for the Plant with the site Management Team
Develop the Lean mindset and knowledge through Continuous Improvement Activities
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 10 years work experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive or logistic working as Lean Coach
Demonstrated subject matter expertise and successful transformation in Lean
Experience of applying lean in non-manufacturing settings (NPD, Sales, etc) is a plus
Ideally, candidate will also have additional experience in other manufacturing roles
Hands-on
Process & system thinker
Energy, drive, determination
Results focus
Good communicator (Within all levels in the organization)
Pragmatic
Proactive
Collaborator, team player
Has a critical eye
Seeks the facts through Gemba approach
Challenges the status quo
Company
Kalmar
Kalmar provides cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$210.11M2024-12-13Post Ipo Debt· $210.11M
2024-07-05IPO
Leadership Team
Karri Keskinen
Head of Global Sales, Horizontal Transportation
Recent News
2025-12-22
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