Job Description

About Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh Defense stands behind those who dedicate their lives to protecting others. As an industry-leading tactical vehicle manufacturer, every day we strive to meet or exceed our customers' ever-changing needs with next generation defense technologies and advanced systems. We operate with unparalleled commitment to those who depend on our products and services worldwide to perform their missions.

The Manufacturing Engineer Lead will be responsible for all detailed processes in connection with manufacturing, routings, time studies, and equipment procurement. This role will review new releases for design and manufacturing and support with recommendations for new equipment and tooling. The Manufacturing Engineer Lead will provide shop support to aid in improving the coordination and collaboration between Engineering and Operations departments.

YOUR IMPACT

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead a plant functional area team, managing training plans, performance, and development to ensure career growth of team members
• Responsible for functional area capital budget
• Create engineering work instructions and implement best practice systems
• Responsible for completion of a project or parts of multiple projects of complexity on time and utilize lean/six sigma principles and methodologies in making process improvements.
• Performs complex engineering calculations, investigations, and prepares delivery of plans, designs, computation methods and/or reporting.
• Determine appropriate assembly fixturing that are complex in nature.
• Review and select required special tooling and equipment.
• Determine and improve processes to meet production levels.
• Collaborate with Production team and Operations/Engineering teams.
• Develop and support recommendations for new equipment and tooling.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to others within the Engineering organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering or related field.
• Five (5) or more years of experience.
• Experience in automotive assembly operations with application of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools.
• Experience in fixture and tooling design
• Prior experience with managing data and producing charts in Excel
• Prior leadership experience

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• 3D modeling experience
• Lean six sigma black belt

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Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.