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Nortek Data Center Cooling · 18 hours ago

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a premier HVAC company committed to creating innovative solutions for energy efficiency and sustainability. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will develop and implement best practices for manufacturing processes, lead projects from concept to implementation, and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement best practices for manufacturing HVAC coils, sheet metal fabrication, welding, and assembly processes

Collaborates with Design Engineering and support departments to successfully introduce new products and influence the design of products for ease of manufacturing

Manage projects consisting of relocating existing equipment in a cross-functional team environment

Develop optimized workstation layouts to support lean assembly processes, as well as improved ergonomics for production operations

Support development of lean logistics flow and material presentation throughout the facility

Foster continuous improvement process with leading principles of Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost

Generates capital equipment requests, along with required support documentation

Drive manufacturing cost reduction initiatives to meet production cost targets

Develop manufacturing routings and perform time studies for production management and standard cost efforts

Design required weld and assembly fixtures to facilitate repeatability and ease of assembly, by utilizing AutoCAD design software

Select most efficient and cost effective tools for assembly processes

Support operations management to resolve production and quality problems, via root cause analysis

Generate project status reports and review with Director of Operations

Develop production capacity, staffing models, and standard production playbooks

Develop operator standard work and operator work instructions

Conduct Continuous Improvement workshops to educate associates on the fundamentals of Lean manufacturing

Improve productivity and promote Lean culture throughout the organization

Conduct training and understanding of the Nortek Production Systems

Responsible for the roll-out of the Nortek Production System Level 1-4 meeting/communication process

Improve safety issues related to ergonomic and standard work practices

Increase equipment availability by implementing Total Productive Maintenance program

Optimize the facility layout, line balancing, and process flow to improve production efficiency

Implement workplace organization (5S) and visual management processes to streamline operations

Set up Kanban pull systems for material flow within the production facilities

Perform Value Stream Mapping of processes to identify and eliminate non-value add activities

Promote one-piece flow and standardized work within Oklahoma facilities

Establish process flows, cell layout, staffing planning, material flow and best practices for new and existing processes

Read and understands fabrication and assembly drawings and can synthesize to others

Exhibit a solid understanding of dimensional tolerances and their interactions with other components

Act as a subject matter expert on the required manufacturing steps to produce completed units. (fabrication to assembly)

Compile various training materials and effectively teach others a given process or technique

Assist in the coordination of new product introductions, confirming that new tooling and production documentation are in place

Qualification

Lean manufacturingHVAC manufacturing processesAutoCADCost reduction initiativesProject managementMathematical skillsTechnical specifications readingProblem-solvingTeam collaborationCommunication skills