Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Lean
Henny Penny

Job Info

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Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!

The Sr Manufacturing Engineer - Lean position develops, maintains, optimizes, and implements cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and manufacturing strategy.They will be a pivotal member of the Operations team as Henny Penny defines, implements, and revises its Lean strategy throughout manufacturing. Additionally, they are a member of a larger cross functional team focused on evolving the company's production processes and methods in support of digital transformation and operational excellence implementation strategies by instilling a culture of Lean and continuous improvement across Operations.This is for sheet metal fabrication, assembly, and functional testing in a low volume, high mix environment.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service. This is a qualified retirement plan that is separate from your 401k and consists only of Henny Penny shares that will be paid out when you retire (or when you leave the company, but we hope you'll stay!)
  
• Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
  
• Defined career paths so you'll always know what's next and what steps can get where you want to go
  
• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
  
• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
  
• Onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
  
• Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner
  

What You'll Be Doing:

• Carries out process improvement, problem resolution, project management and employee training based on lean principles and data.
• Ensure compliance of practices, procedures, and instructions relative to applicable corporate standards.
• Assists Operations teams in improving a system of production control, standard operating procedures, safety, quality control, and training based on Lean principals while developing Lean facilitators and practitioners throughout the shop floor.
• Establish and drive 5S principles across the shop floor.
• Performs research, designs, improves, and implements manufacturing processes including material flow and presentation, assembly methods, space requirements, assembly line layouts, and production equipment.
• Skillfully uses logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses, the costs and benefits, and the short and long-term consequences of different approaches.
• Works with other engineers in planning work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, material flow, and workspace layout for maximum efficiency.
• Lead and train others on performing problem solving activities in manufacturing operations to quickly identify and permanently resolve quality and productivity issues
• Coordinates with manufacturing implementation of new or redesigned processes to include establishing goals, training assembly operators and managers, and evaluating results.
• Performs process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.
• Represents Manufacturing and works within cross-functional teams (Quality, Safety, Design, Manufacturing) to identify and solve manufacturing-related problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial) or equivalent experience and tenure.
• 10+ years manufacturing process experience desired.
• Certification and experience with continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc.
• Proven ability to solve problems and conduct root cause analysis using a data driven approach together with logical problem-solving tools and methods.
• Strong knowledge and proven use of most of the Lean Tools and Principles.
• Competency in identifying and eliminating 8 manufacturing wastes: Transport, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over Production, Over Processing, Defects and Underutilization of Skills.
• Formal training and experience with standard time, Takt, work balance, time study, and value stream mapping.
• Demonstratable application of 5S principles within manufacturing and JIT material flow.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. AutoCAD a plus.
• Effective problem solver and possess excellent ability to multitask.
• Understanding of visual management principles.
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight for trainings and tradeshows.
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment, as well as work independently without management oversight in a fast-paced and dynamic environment is critical.
• Ability to mentor team members and facilitate change from a position of influencer while energizing and motivating teams.

About Us

We're known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We're a behind-the-scenes engine in the world's most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy's. We're 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.

We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world's most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.

Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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