Manufacturing Process Engineer

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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $67,900 - $91,600 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Research, develop and implement the necessary tools, processes and equipment to manufacture footwear. Provide leadership for optimizing process and manufacturing capabilities using the fundamentals of design, Lean principles, engineering / quality tools, data analysis and automation technology. Design and lead process improvement projects. Develop, maintain and assess manufacturing standards including labor and materials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide thought leadership for process improvements and provide technical assistance to manufacturing teams to optimize performance and implement changes across multiple facilities.
• Organize, coordinate, lead and/or participate in process improvement efforts to support operations team including completion of associated engineering changes/projects with the overarching objective of driving continuous improvement and manufacturing cost reductions.
• Identify opportunities to standardize products, processes and to initiate plans that drive improved performance.
• Develop measures of success, track performance, communicate results & develop action plans to improve.
• Set, maintain and document labor standards for manufacturing operations at all facilities.
• Conduct material analysis for bill of material (BOM) accuracy and assist in setting material waste factors.
• Manage external suppliers as they are being utilized on specific projects to assure achievement of agreed upon objectives.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university (or equivalent) and three to five years related experience.

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel).
• The position requires varied manufacturing, process and material experience along with a strong general engineering background, analytic aptitude and practical application.
• Working knowledge of Design for Manufacturing principles, process control and statistical techniques, 2D and 3D CAD/CAM and PLC’s
• LEAN 6 sigma and TPS knowledge/practical experience
• Minitab experience
• Microsoft Project experience

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact [email protected] or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check and drug screen.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)