Company Overview

Lennox (NYSE: LII) is an industry leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions founded over a century ago on the principles of integrity and innovation. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable, healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems.

Heatcraft Refrigeration is a long-standing leader in the world of commercial refrigeration, providing climate-control solutions. Their state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the cities of Stone Mountain and Tifton, Georgia, produce evaporators, condensers, compressor racks, and other top-quality refrigeration products for their six market-leading brands: Bohn, Larkin, Climate Control, Chandler, Magna Industrial and InterLink. Heatcraft products are primarily used to preserve food and other perishables in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, warehouses and distribution centers, in addition to other applications such as data centers, pharmaceutical and industrial process cooling.

Job Description

Location: Tifton, GA or Stone Mountain, GA (Hybrid-Monday through Thursday in the office with the option to work at home on Friday)

As the Material Cost Reduction Engineer, you will be responsible for generating cost reduction projects, evaluating, and implementing the ideas and work closely with the sourcing team.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Develop engineering/sourcing strategy for commodities, defines project scopes and identifies savings opportunities.
Prepare the business case for the cost out projects.
Prepare alternate design concept models and drawings.
Responsible for design development and implementation of ideas considering cost, manufacturability, serviceability, regulatory compliance, code requirements & safety.
Perform DFMEA, DFMA as required.
Implement policies and metrics to ensure that savings goals are realized.
Work with technical engineers, manufacturing/production and management to identify new ideas generated.
Serve as a primary interface between company components and suppliers on strategic/critical quality, engineering and procurement matters.
Develop and implements long and short-range engineering/sourcing strategies for very complex and high-risk items.
Drive Product Qualification, Testing

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

To be successful in this role, you will need to have the following:

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering is preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Requires at least 6 years related experience.
Experience in Value Analysis and Value Engineering and applying VE Methodology (SAVE Certification added advantage)
Execute / Conduct Teardown Analysis and Benchmarking activities and Generate cost take out opportunities.
Experience in Should Costing, Cost Estimation during NPD and any Costing Tool.
Knowledge of Manufacturing processes
Ability to conduct Brainstorming, Design and Deliver Concept Designs
Expertise in DFMEA, Design Approach / Tools
Knowledge in (PLM) and CAD software’s are added advantage.
Knowledge in SAP / BI Tools
Refrigeration industry knowledge is added advantage

The Compensation range for this position is approximately $93,000 - $121,000 and will be based on the candidate’s qualification, experience, and education.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Heatcraft, we realize that our greatest assets are our employees. That’s why we are committed to providing limitless opportunities for growth and development of all our employees, largely promoting from within the organization. This position is a hybrid role working Monday through Thursday in the office with the option to work at home on Friday.

Competitive base salary
Excellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestyles
Mental and financial health programs
Outstanding 401K with company matching and 1-year bonus
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Community involvement opportunities
Robust Employee Assistance Program
And much, much more!

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