Sr Manufacturing Engineer - Exempt

Location: Dexter, MI - Join our team and enjoy the vibrant community and beautiful surroundings of Dexter, Michigan, while contributing to cutting-edge manufacturing engineering projects.

HM's Top Needs

• Manufacturing Process & Engineering Expertise: Hands-on experience supporting production operations, process development, route design, equipment integration, validation, and continuous improvement within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Digital/MES/eBR Deployment Experience: Experience implementing manufacturing systems such as MES, eBR/eDHR/eLHR, SAP-integrated manufacturing solutions, or other digital manufacturing technologies, including process mapping, configuration, testing, UAT, and site go-live support.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Change Management: Proven ability to lead deployment efforts across Operations, Quality, Engineering, IT, and site leadership teams, drive issue resolution, train end users, and successfully manage organizational change and adoption.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related Engineering discipline.
• 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience, including 2 years supporting manufacturing system implementations, digital transformation initiatives, MES/eBR/eLHR deployments, or equivalent manufacturing technology programs.

Work Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Ideally prefer RTO/Onsite 4 days a week onsite, for the right candidate we can look at options.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Prior background and experience with deployment of Ignition based systems and/or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) environments will be highly preferred.
• This position will be required to travel at least 50% of the time if remote.
• Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
• Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure the most efficient and productive layout.
• Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques.
• Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Technical Specialist Career Stream

An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower-level professionals.

Differentiating Factors

• Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor. Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions. Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level specialists; may manage projects/processes.
• Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within the job area. Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.
• Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties. Makes improvements of processes, systems, or products to enhance performance of the job area. Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.
• Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors. Exchanges information of facts, statuses, ideas, and issues to achieve objectives and influence decision-making.
• Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within the job area. May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.