Engineering · Full-time
Direct employerSenior Project Engineer

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Role overview
BURN Manufacturing in Ruiru, Kiambu is hiring a Senior Project Engineer to lead project engineers and interns. This full-time role involves managing manufacturing projects and coordinating with multiple teams. It suits candidates with experience in project or manufacturing engineering and leadership skills.
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What you will do
- Lead and manage a team of Project Engineers and interns, including planning work, managing resources, and monitoring project timelines.
- Collaborate with the NPD team to understand product plans and allocate resources.
- Maintain project documentation following BURN's product development process.
- Work with the Commercial team to get product forecasts and study product builds to determine assembly cycle times and work content.
- Calculate TAKT time, balance assembly lines, and plan line layouts.
- Manage CAPEX budgets for assembly lines and coordinate sourcing and tracking of tools and equipment.
- Define manufacturing process flows and support product packaging development.
- Map departmental processes and develop standard operating procedures, documentation, and templates.
- Collaborate with Engineering Design to develop jigs, fixtures, QC gauges, and assembly instructions.
- Work with Tooling to develop tooling setup sheets.
- Partner with Production and Quality teams to implement continuous improvement, optimize line balancing, and improve productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- Experience in project or manufacturing engineering, preferably in manufacturing.
- Experience leading teams, managing resources, and delivering projects on time.
- Knowledge of assembly line design, line balancing, TAKT time calculations, and manufacturing process optimisation.
- Experience in process mapping, SOP development, technical documentation, and continuous improvement.
- Familiarity with CAPEX budgeting, equipment sourcing, and project cost management.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across teams.
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Benefits
BURN does not charge any fees during the recruitment process.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official contact before the closing date, which the employer has not published.