Sedalia Process Engineering Manager (Manufacturing)

Location: Sedalia, Missouri, United States; onsite manufacturing operation

Company

hirify.global manufactures energy and telecommunications cable systems, optical fibers, copper cables, and connectivity products across more than 50 countries.

What you will do

• Plan and direct the engineering department supporting the Sedalia manufacturing operation.
• Lead the plant Continuous Improvement Council and implement improvement initiatives through training and organized events.
• Develop, design, and maintain manufacturing process lines and improve production productivity.
• Prepare and execute capital strategies for process improvements, capacity expansion, and new product lines.
• Industrialize new products, materials, processes, and technologies to support future operational requirements.
• Coordinate with managers on safety, quality, environmental plans, material specifications, project budgets, and schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least five years of process engineering or process management experience.
• Experience completing projects through collaboration and teamwork.
• Continuous improvement training and experience, including methods such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, Gemba, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, or Heijunka.
• Strong team-building, communication, analytical thinking, planning, budgeting, and administrative skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and perform frequent walking, standing, squatting, and bending; occasional lifting up to 40 pounds and use of required personal protective equipment.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in engineering or an MBA.
• Metallurgical or plastics-processing experience in the wire and cable industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual gainsharing plan connected to productivity improvements.
• Work with a large manufacturing workforce across day and night operations.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation.
• Formal interview process and communication through official hirify.global email domains.