Manager, Process Engineering

Role overview

Engineering and operational improvement

• Manage the local process engineering team, assign resources, and ensure appropriate use of Lean, process management, Six Sigma, and change management.
• Lead projects improving lead time, productivity, equipment utilization, effectiveness, quality, sortation accuracy, product flow, space optimization, and health and safety.
• Use change management and stakeholder management to support positive internal and external customer experiences.
• Provide capacity, resource utilization, performance impact, and gap analyses for fact-based investment and improvement decisions.
• Implement national or regional corporate and operational projects associated with assigned value streams or core processes.

Planning, governance, and team leadership

• Set Required-to-Operate work-center staffing levels, 24-hour operating strategies, and machine schedules for product lines from induction through delivery.
• Act as National Engineering functional authority for assigned processes and decision-maker on changes recommended by local Operations.
• Ensure approved engineering projects follow the Engineering Design Process and meet weekly Sciforma governance requirements.
• Guide process engineers as subject matter experts and coordinate improvement planning with Operations.
• Develop the team through performance management, career development, coaching, and team building.

Audits and safety

• Ensure engineers and frontline staff use approved audit checklists and corrective action plans address identified non-compliance.
• Present to Joint Health and Safety and evaluate employee ideas for improving work tasks or processes.

Education and experience

• Completed undergraduate engineering degree, preferably in Industrial, Management, or Process Engineering.
• PEng designation required or to be completed within one year of hire.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred.
• Three to five years of relevant functional experience and at least two years in a supervisory capacity.
• Unionized-environment experience is an asset; experience managing unionized employees is preferred.

Other qualifications

• Demonstrated team leadership, ability to motivate and influence, strong project management, and ability to prioritize resources, timelines, and deliverables.
• Able to balance customer needs and communicate effectively with stakeholders using varied media.
• Logistics industry experience is preferred.
• Travel availability up to 40% may be required.
• Self-development and team-development interest and track record are considered an asset.