Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer – Global

As a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer you will develop and lead the Global strategy for Product Engineering at Plexus Corp.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve complex production problems related to tooling, methods, processes, equipment, engineering specifications on parts, assemblies, products, etc.
• Takes a lead role in New Product Introductions, by designing and implementing the manufacturing processes and ensuring that production schedules are not delayed due to issues within his/her control.
• Proven ability to train people in manufacturing process techniques used to build assemblies, and/or requests additional training as seen to be required by new products or processes.
• Sustain production:  Support on-going production activities to ensure we continue to meet customer needs and achieve Plexus’ goals.  Lead review and approval of changes associated with Process Strategy Deployment
• Continuous improvement:  Conduct continuous improvement efforts at the product ‘process’ level to reduce defects, improve yields, and improve productivity in order to deliver customer excellence and achieve Plexus’ enduring goals.  Conduct analysis of product metric data to assess efficiency and effectiveness.  Align opportunities globally to effectively deploy global manufacturing continuous improvement effectiveness to deliver customer excellence and achieve Plexus’ enduring goals.

Additional Accountabilities:

• Possess and demonstrate the Plexus Values (Customer Focus, Relationships and Teamwork, Excellence, Open Communication, and Integrity).
• Possess and demonstrate Plexus Leadership Behaviors (Prioritize Our People, Be Courageous, Solve Problems, Innovate, and Be Strategic).
• Global Responsibility for Product Engineering Process Development, Risk Identification & Mitigation and Strategic Process Deployment.
• Actively considers the production forecast, when making decisions which may have an impact on sales/manufacturing activities.
• Able to define, schedule, and execute major product or facility improvement plans with little or no guidance.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required; a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or higher is preferred. 
• Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Product Engineering or Production Engineering background is highly preferred.
• 8-10 years of related experience is required.
• Travel may be required to meet the needs of the business (estimated ~20%).

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.