Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Arrowhead Talent Solutions

Arrowhead Talent Solutions is helping a growing aerospace and aviation manufacturing company find a Manufacturing Engineer Manager in Fullerton, CA. This will be a fully on-site role.

Job Summary

As a Manufacturing Engineer Manager, you’ll get to:

• Manage and lead project teams to analyze and improve business processes, emphasizing cost reduction, lead time reduction, and quality improvement.
• Manage projects from concept, CAPEX creation, and submittal through implementation and final release to production.
• Create, monitor, and drive business performance metrics using existing processes and developing Tulip across functional areas.
• Guide project teams through data-driven analysis of business processes to continuously improve and analyze processes, including the use of statistical methods and mapping techniques.
• Manage new business introduction, ensuring all new products are drawn, planned and engineered ready for production.
• Facilitate maintenance and OEM machine tool suppliers regarding repairs, preventative maintenance, and improvements.
• Lead the implementation of process changes and support business partners in applying concepts of Change Management to facilitate successful implementation.
• Clearly communicate project status, risks & opportunities, as well as benefits to a variety of business stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Mentor and develop junior staff and new members of the team.
• Apply advanced Lean Principles to include but not limited to Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Lean Daily Management, Standard Work/Cellular Flow, Demand and Production Smoothing, and Total Productive Maintenance.
• Create and maintain Process Flow Maps, Value Stream Maps, Standard Operating Procedures, and other process documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (preferably in business or engineering).
• 7+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement of business, operations, and/or manufacturing processes.
• Ability to navigate and communicate in a highly matrixed organization.
• Hands-on, practical problem-solving and excellent interpersonal skills.
• CNC experience.