Job Description

Job Description
Lean Process Engineering Manager Decorah, IA

We Dont Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

This is the career youve been waiting for your whole life. Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black & Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are
Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Who You Are
Youre a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. Youre creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. Youre agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top-notch customer experiences, always. You also have:

* Bachelor of Science in Industrial, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
* Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience incorporating operations, process improvement and manufacturing maintenance.
* Minimum of five (5) years of lean manufacturing experience.
* Experience in formal cost justifications required.
* Experience in leading projects, teams and operations within a manufacturing environment required.
* Demonstrates the ability to drive and implement change in products, processes and culture, interest in hands on application is preferred
* Demonstrated experience with CAD drawing (AutoCad or similar).
* Knowledge of current technologies and industry trends.
* Ability to communicate with and understand the needs of non-technical internal clients.
* Able to build strong and dependable teams.
* Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
* Proficiency utilizing operations/computer simulation.
* Ability to work with all functional departments in the organization.
* Strong sense of urgency and personal commitment.

What Youll Do
As a Lean Process Engineering Manager, youll be a part of the Operations team in Decorah, IA where youll plan utilization of facilities, equipment, materials, and personnel to improve efficiency of operations. Specifically, youll:

* Actively drive productivity improvement programs, encompassing the entire manufacturing process from raw material to finished goods.
* Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods, incorporate product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality standards.
* Incorporate manufacturing principles of Industry 4.0 and traditional Lean manufacturing to coach, train and improve processes and productivity.
* Ensure safety and ergonomic considerations are made relating to equipment, process and plant layout.
* Confer with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, staffing requirements and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
* Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential and implements improvements.
* Work closely with IT resources to identify and utilize digital solutions and hardware for manufacturing processes, i.e. Smart factory.
* Develop and prepare formal cost justifications for purchase of Capital Equipment.
* Confer with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
* Prepare work analysis reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data and employing analytical tools such as operations/computer simulation.
* Analyze data and trends to identify problems and opportunities and makes recommendations to reduce gaps.
* Ensure compliance with established document control procedures.

Benefits & Perks
Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What Youll Also Get

* Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
* Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
* Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here, too.
* Purpose-Driven Company: Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Stanley Black & Decker is one of the world's largest, fastest growing and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth.
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