Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

This position offers the opportunity to work on a wide array of projects include design and development of components and processes for existing products, complex investigations of quality or manufacturing issues, and vetting new technologies for design and manufacturing. In addition, this position will work alongside senior management in terms of strategic capacity planning for future manufacturing capacity, including new facilities and will actively lead or co-lead key projects in this area. This position will also partner and support Lean Manufacturing deployment across Shoals and will become a Subject Matter Expert and participate in Train the Trainer workshops and deployment across the enterprise. Part of a dynamic group, working on solving technical challenges while having access to experienced engineers for advice and mentoring, while also working with junior engineers and co-op students. The position requires frequent interaction with many Shoals departments as well as suppliers and contractors.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Plant Management, Maintenance, HSE, and Quality to solve production and safety problems.

• Monitor production trends and implement continuous improvements.

• Perform time studies to collect cycle times on plant machinery, personnel, and workstations.

• Use production forecast to analyze and predict labor/machinery needs.

• Use lean manufacturing principles to help improve plant floor layouts and increase overall efficiency.

• Assist in the layout, process design, and implementation of a new 638,000 square foot manufacturing facility.

• Develop and implement manufacturing processes for new products.

• Implement the installation and development of an automated production data collection system.

• Research and implement new technology to help achieve maximum quality and efficiency.

• Work in a hands-on manufacturing environment with cross functional teams.

• Develop work instructions and provide training on the manufacturing process.

• Design, develop, and deploy machinery and other equipment intended to execute and improve processes.

• Duties will require some travel.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering is required; Mechanical Engineering preferred

• Requires 7+ years' experience in mechanical and/or electrical design, process improvement, and directing or coordinating manufacturing projects in a factory environment.

• Lean and/or Six Sigma Certification is a plus.

• Experience with CAD - SolidWorks (or equiv.), bill of materials, mechanical drawings, and engineering change orders.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks while being thorough and detail oriented.

• Desire to learn, and ability to grasp and apply learned concepts quickly.

• Proven strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, and the ability to create and work within team environments.

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.