Senior Manufacturing Engineer

This position involves HEAVY travel: Approximately 90% Travel

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join their team in the North Seattle Are is a company that provides Operational Improvement, Supply Chain and Project Management services to manufacturing and distribution companies. Our client is staffed with engineers and business professionals that work with clients to implement measurable and sustainable changes within their organization. Our clients are medium-to-large multi-nationals and our work is performed at their manufacturing site. They are based in Dayton, OH.

Position description

• This position is full-time and at least forty hours per week.
• Identifying and / or understanding opportunities for improvement as determined by an operational assessment or client directive.
• Developing detailed project plans inclusive of the following business functions: production planning & scheduling, production control, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flows in order to effectively manage industrial and distribution process improvement.
• Developing and implementing metrics to ensure fulfillment of client objectives and expectations, conferring with clients and staff members to ensure efficient production methods and considering different alternatives, expected outcomes and implementation strategies, evaluating production times, costs and staffing issues in order to provide information for management decisions.
• Interacting with a diverse customer base and individuals within the organization from leadership and management to process owners and employees to implement the agreed to and required changes.
• Ability to show demonstrated progress and improvement as determined by an agreed to project scope and timeline.
• Ability to generate additional client opportunities based on successful project delivery and identification of add-on opportunities. Qualifications
• The successful candidate should have a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working on corporate projects involving process improvement, improved inventory management, quality control, logistics and material flow, and labor optimization.
• A practical understanding of lean manufacturing tools and techniques, 6 sigma, and total quality management is required.
• Strong presentation and computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated history of implementing improvement projects.