Are you an A player that excels at being part of a team? Come work for Sentry. You will love the culture you will love the people you will love your job.FUNCTION: Responsible for leading Manufacturing Engineering to optimize production efficiency, quality, and cost through process improvement, DFM/A, and cross-functional collaboration. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:Directly supervise Manufacturing Engineering staff and other personnel as assigned. Work with team to create individual performance expectations; provide ongoing feedback regarding progress toward established goals and track progress; provide employee coaching and training; recommend outside training opportunities.Responsible for employee development. Work with team to create individual performance expectations; provide ongoing feedback regarding progress toward established goals and track progress; provide employee coaching and training; recommend outside training opportunities.Coordinate and facilitate interdepartmental processes to obtain the most productive use of company resources. Drive continuous improvement necessary to increase productivity, increase product quality and consistency, or to control costs.Analyze manufacturing data (labor, material, defect reports, tooling costs) to determine manufacturing improvement priorities and with Quality Assurance to establish quality systems and procedures that ensure all processed components conform to requirements.Enhance manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, equipment layout and establishing and implementing manufacturing plansAssist in the planning, development and execution of other site manufacturing operations and travel as required to support successful with Sales, Engineering and Manufacturing personnel to improve design for manufacturability and to train and update engineering on current manufacturing skill levels.Develop and implement plans necessary to maintain/improve company facilities, properties, and equipment. Specify, research and requisition needed items. Support root cause investigations, 5S, and lean guidelines and procedures to assure employees are properly trained in procedures and work instructions to ensure consistent work methods, which will result in known product quality.Lead and facilitate problem solving and cross functional teams to resolve product/process issues for manufacturing processes and productsAssist in supplier selection and validation of supplier process capabilities and process controls.Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities