Whirlpool

Requisition ID: 61138 

ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit, Yummly and InSinkErator. In 2022, the company reported approximately $20 billion in annual sales, 61,000 employees and 56 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

This role in summary

Whirlpool is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager. This role is for our Racine, WI location. 

This position directs and coordinates the activities of the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team. The sustaining Manufacturing Engineering manager will lead the sustaining manufacturing engineers assigned to each critical area on the manufacturing floor, utilize data to identify and drive opportunities for improvement, help focus sustaining resources with short-term (urgent) actions, along with balancing a long-term strategy for Manufacturing equipment, processes, and systems in a highly automated manufacturing plant setting. 

This role will also have leadership responsibilities over some areas of reliability engineering and support the Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) program alongside Maintenance. 

When required, the sustaining Manufacturing Engineer will participate and act as the Voice of the Customer (VOC) for New Process Introduction (NPI) activities, working closely with Controls Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, and other functions of the organization to deliver high-quality Manufacturing Systems to Manufacturing. 

Your responsibilities will include

• Mentor, train, and develop direct reports to provide Engineering support to sustain manufacturing equipment's ongoing performance to equipment design standards. 
• Support with Rapid Response Engineering Team (RRT) to address high visibility issues hindering production throughput and provide leadership support to key manufacturing technical challenges. 
• Direct work assignments for Sustaining Manufacturing Engineer, and allocate resources as required to balance support on the Manufacturing Floor. 
• Interface with Production, Continuous Improvement, and Automated System Technicians to ensure optimal operations of the production system in a safe manner and monitor equipment performance on a continuous basis using digital dashboards and other indicators to maintain focus where it is most critical on an ongoing basis. 
• Perform guidance to the troubleshooting /design/redesign of highly complex automation systems. 6. Set up Engineering standards and procedures where necessary to ensure consistency and optimization in sustaining engineering. 
• Support the reliability engineering initiative through data collection, spare parts list formation, recommendation of preventative maintenance (PM), and utilizing SPCs and other data to improve equipment uptime through reliability.
• Document improvements and participate in feedback/kaizen events. 

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field 
• 6+ years of engineering manufacturing experience
• 3+ years of people leadership experience 

Preferred skills and experiences

• Experience in vertically integrated manufacturing with moderate to high production volumes 
• Good understanding and operation skills of personal computers and associated equipment. 
• Good communicator with strong written and articulation skills. 
• Project management and team-building skills. 
• Working knowledge of Automation Systems
• RSRWH

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