Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Operations

About the role

Carrier is hiring a Senior Manufacturing Engineer focused on operations. The role develops safe, reliable and efficient manufacturing processes, improves productivity, quality, capacity and material flow, supports the factory's automation and digitalization plans, and delivers manufacturing projects from planning through implementation and handover.

Key responsibilities

• Support daily production issues related to safety, quality, delivery, cost and productivity.
• Improve manufacturing processes using Lean, Kaizen and structured problem-solving methods.
• Apply industrial engineering tools such as time studies, work-element analysis, line balancing, takt-time analysis, standard work, value-stream mapping and capacity modelling.
• Conduct manpower planning, productivity analysis, cycle-time studies and workstation utilization reviews.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process flows, standard work and other production documents.
• Plan and implement manufacturing equipment, tooling and process-improvement projects, and support automation projects such as robotics, AMRs, automated assembly, testing and inspection.
• Work with suppliers on equipment design, installation, testing, qualification and handover.
• Support digitalization through production data collection, dashboards, digital work instructions and electronic workflows.
• Monitor performance using cycle time, output, productivity, downtime, OEE and first-pass yield.
• Design and improve jigs, fixtures, tooling and workstations, and troubleshoot problems using 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, Pareto Analysis, PFMEA and PDCA.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, Supply Chain and other teams, track project schedules, risks and costs, and sustain improvements through training and documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering or a related field.
• Relevant experience in manufacturing engineering or a production environment.
• Experience in automation, robotics, AMRs, machine vision or automated testing is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate or manufacturing dashboards is an advantage.
• Experience in equipment installation, supplier coordination and process qualification.
• Good analytical, project-management and communication skills, able to work independently and with cross-functional teams, and willing to work hands-on in production.

Required skills

• Lean Manufacturing, time studies, standard work, line balancing, takt-time analysis and capacity planning.
• Industrial engineering tools for manpower planning, productivity improvement, material-flow analysis and factory-layout improvement.
• Layout software or digital tools for evaluating production layouts, equipment positioning, material flow and space utilization.