Director of Manufacturing Engineering and Continuous Improvement

Director of Manufacturing Engineering and Continuous Improvement

23300 Haggerty Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48335, USA

Humanetics is a high-tech global industrial technology group. We engineer extraordinary safety, digital, and sensor solutions for critical environments to put humans at the heart of industrial design. We are the pioneers of crash test dummies and a leading provider of virtual simulation software, integrated crash test systems, precision sensors, specialized fiber optics, and laser-based material engineering. Our highly specialized solutions are used in the development of every car on the road today, space missions, guidance systems, operating theatres, biomedical devices, haptic surgery, energy generation, semi-conductor chip manufacturing, and many applications at the cutting edge of human innovation.

Our sensor and measurement capabilities create data from critical environments and deliver precision tools to enable customers to answer critical questions and empower decisions that drive performance.
When we innovate, humans thrive.

The Director of Manufacturing Engineering and Continuous Improvement is responsible of managing the manufacturing engineering team and for the development, planning, scheduling, and budgeting of Cl projects to enhance existing processes for cost saving and increased efficiencies to meet newly established operational cost-saving targets.

Work with key business stakeholders and the global continuous improvement team to build processes and a manufacturing environment focused on creating value by identifying and delivering service improvement activity across all inputs/outputs into Safety's operational business through employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking.

• Provide leadership to managers, experienced professional staff , and associates to develop a strong and effective global continuous improvement team.
• Provide positive and objective coaching/mentorship of team members.
• Establish SMART performance and development goals for each direct report based on performance evaluations.
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of manufacturing engineering and continuous improvement team and manage the team accordingly.
• Drive a clear focus on accountability, teamwork , and operational excellence.
• Ensure efficient communication across functional teams for any trends, drivers, and takeaways in a clear and concise manner.

• Develop a site improvement plan for each Safety Division facility by evaluating the efficiency of existing.
• business processes and implementing manufacturing and continuous improvement. process solutions designed to meet business units ' operational cost-saving targets.
• Provide support to the management team in the application of Cl methodologies and tools , ensuring active participation and training of the shopfloor personnel.
• Identify trends and process variations as part of establishing a continuous improvement monitoring system.
• Review and d efine a clear timeline and execution plan for observations and define a cost-saving plan for the short term---three , s ix, and 12 months--- and long-term 1-3 years .
• Implements an d streamlines CSI system and reporting to support more efficient queries related to production.
• Ensure the business impact and project objectives/dependencies are  e ntified , reported on quarterly, and priorities are always managed
• Elicit requirements and drive process change using staff interviews, document ana l ysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, business analysis, and workflow analysis.
• Actively monitor project risks to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address in advance.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through rigorous root cause analysis , improvement initiatives, and the application of Lean tools and techniques.
• Leading by example and supporting the team to perform all job functions in a safe and healthful manner, abiding by all health , safety, and environmental rules .
• Creates a positive work environment that promotes positive energy, creativity, and teamwork among associates by demonstrating open communication and sharing functional and technical knowledge.
• Establish clear team norms and expectations.

• Lead and facilitate LEAN/process improvement-based workshops to drive ideas and solutions.
• Support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity within the sales to operations , design engineering to operations, and operations to customer business processes and the identification of better ways of working.
• Mentor members of production department management and the hourly workforce as required on principles of TQM and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve , Control) to ensure the success of planned continuous…