Senior Operations Engineer - Lead

Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. Being a part of Herman Miller means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Lead, you'll independently develop and apply engineering theories and concepts to assignments in support of business objectives and provide engineering leadership and expertise, as well as lead a team of engineering technicians.

You will review the design and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards. You'll also conduct feasibility studies, determine manpower and cost estimates, and develop engineering criteria. Emphasis in your work will be placed on your team leadership, participation, communication, ability to plan, and ability to achieve results on assigned projects.
Lead a team of engineering technicians.
Apply learned engineering skills to work assignments.
Coach and mentor engineering tasks and skills to others.
Develop and implement engineering and quality processes.
Lead, define, and complete complex engineering tasks with minimal oversight of leadership.
Manage and hold accountability for budgets and expenses.
Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Schedule and coordinate major segments of complex engineering projects to meet cost and time objectives.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program.
Seven to ten years of professional experience in lean manufacturing engineering (required).
Knowledge of lean principles and their application (required).
Knowledge in the use of common office automation software, applications, and engineering-related software (required).
Wood manufacturing experience (preferred).
Proven experience in leading cross-functional technical project teams.
The ability to assess process concepts and determine where continuous improvement opportunities exist.
The ability to communicate effectively with people at various levels including Production, Engineering, and management, and the ability to work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members.
Problem-solving skills and the ability to apply engineering expertise to solve problems.
A proven ability to assess priorities and determine a course of action with minimal day-to-day supervision, and the ability to anticipate, recognize and respond effectively to changes that affect project plans.
An overall business sense and an understanding of how decisions affect the business.
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Miller Knoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
Herman Miller is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.  In general, Miller Knoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities.

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Full Time