Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Productivity (Biotechnology)

Location: Onsite in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Salary: $100,800.00–$165,600.00 per year

Company

hirify.global develops tools that support life sciences research, clinical diagnostics, disease treatment, and disease prevention.

What you will do

• Lead hands-on productivity improvements across cell culture, laboratory production, purification, filling, kitting, packaging, shipping, and related operational areas.
• Identify waste, bottlenecks, workload imbalances, waiting, rework, and ineffective handoffs through shop-floor observation, operational data, and employee input.
• Apply time studies, standard-labor analysis, line balancing, capacity analysis, process mapping, and material-flow assessments.
• Implement improvements that increase throughput and labor efficiency while reducing cycle time, scrap, rework, yield loss, material loss, and operating cost.
• Lead Kaizen and continuous-improvement projects from problem definition through implementation, measurement, and sustainment.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, Maintenance, Engineering, and frontline teams to improve processes and embed standard work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant manufacturing experience.
• At least five years of experience in manufacturing productivity improvement, process optimization, manufacturing engineering, or operational excellence.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable improvements in throughput, efficiency, cycle time, capacity, process flow, equipment effectiveness, scrap, yield, or cost.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and working directly with operators, technicians, supervisors, and operations leaders.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, work design, process flow, and manufacturing-productivity principles.
• Must have United States work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience in biotechnology, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous-improvement experience.
• Experience with statistical analysis, data visualization, or manufacturing-performance systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, pet, legal, and identity-protection insurance benefits starting on day one.
• 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, HSA, FSA, and dependent-care FSA.
• Mentorship, training and development, tuition reimbursement, and promotional opportunities.
• Paid holidays, paid time off, paid parental leave, and volunteer paid time off.
• Employee resource groups, events, charity drives, and a culture focused on empowerment and innovation.