Manufacturing Engineering Manager Jobs

Milacron is looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join our team in McPherson, KS. As a Manufacturing Engineering Manager you will be responsible for…

What Milacron Offers You:

• Competitive pay
• Generous 401K Matching Program – 3% (base pay) automatic contribution + $.50 for each additional dollar saved on the first 6% of pay saved*
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, which includes MD Live, RX help center, Medical Advocate Program, company paid short- & long-term disability.
• Opportunities for development and advancement
• A robust PTO policy with 20 days of paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, and 6 paid sick days!

What you’ll do:

• Utilize Visual Controls, Lean Daily Management, and Leader Standard Work to ensure manufacturing processes remain healthy and target results are achieved.
• Other duties may be assigned
• Conduct training on manufacturing processes, quality assurance concepts and tools
• Lead and support problem solving and kaizen activities across multiple organizations to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost KPIs.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements and equipment layout.
• Sponsor and lead continuous improvement projects and activities
• Determines root cause of failure that may result in changes in design, tolerances or processing methods.
• Partner with operations in the development and utilization of work instructions, standard work, and training program documentation.
• Manage on time delivery and 100% accuracy of machining operations for success.
• Manage all capital investment projects to ensure all expectations are met
• Refines and enhances processes by applying continuous improvement and key Lean principles and techniques to the areas of production.
• Develop BOM, Routings and Standard hours for New product designs
• Perform Manufacturing Cost Analysis
• Partner with the Quality organization to oversee the Quality Assurance program

Basic Requirements:

• Leadership skills; understands how to be a servant leader with evidence of using this leadership style to lead a team to meet strategic goals
• Minimum of 6 years manufacturing experience
• Must possess strong mechanical aptitude, ability to use basic measuring tools, and hands-on capabilities to work on projects without supervision.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with a wide variety of personnel
• Ability to read and understand Engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications
• Must understand CNC programming and have a hands-on approach in the troubleshooting of equipment as required.
• Excellent math skills and familiarity with personal computer and experience with CAD/CAM Systems required for creating process prints, designing tools, fixtures, and gauges.
• Computer skills; ERP system (preferred JD Edwards E1), Microsoft Office (Good MS Excel Skills), and CAD software (AutoCAD & CREO).
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 20 years of professional work experience) –Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Management Responsibilities:

• Oversee all Manufacturing Engineers, CNC Programmers, Plant and Quality Engineers.
• Partner with the operations leaders to coach, prioritize, and drive lead time reductions via improvements to flow and productivity.
• Coach and develop all direct and dotted line reports to improve their personal performance and help them achieve their career goals

Great to Haves:

• Ability to work a flexible schedule including any days, shift, and weekends to ensure that the customer demand is met
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to perform and interpret computer and RF functions
• Forklift experience preferred
• Dependable, honest, quick learner, good communication skills and team player
• Ability to learn new skills at a fast pace

Physical Demands:

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.

Who we are:

Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.

Milacron is an operating company of Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.

EEO: At Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.