Engineering Jobs in Brookfield Illinois

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Engagement Partner
🏢 Saama
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

Notes: Experienced Engagement Partner with background in Healthcare and Provider sector

Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Engagement Partner to lead one of our strategic client relationships in the Healthcare and Data & Analytics space. This is a high-impact, client-facing role based out of Chicago, Illinois, USA focused on enabling digital transformation, delivery excellence, and business innovation across the healthcare value chain.

The Engagement Partner should be local to the area and will own the end-to-end client engagement, delivery governance, and account growth strategy. You will be responsible for managing globally distributed teams working in a Managed Services model, including teams across onshore, nearshore, and offshore locations. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in healthcare operations, data and analytics, and emerging technologies like Generative AI.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Engagement & Strategic Relationship Management

  • Be the single point of accountability for the client relationship, focusing on delivery excellence, value realization, and client satisfaction.
  • Build deep relationships with VP and C-level stakeholders across Business, IT, Data and Analytics functions.
  • Understand client's business landscape and craft tailored delivery strategies.
  • Run Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Steering Committee Meetings, and executive workshops, ensuring alignment with client priorities and KPIs.

2. Delivery Excellence & Governance

  • Lead the governance and oversight of all delivery programs
  • Drive delivery excellence through implementation of best practices in quality, reliability, and predictability. Set up and manage SLAs, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Lead and support data platform modernization efforts and ensure robust delivery pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and insight generation.
  • Actively manage a Managed Services model: resource planning, service transitions, cost optimization, innovation infusion, and business continuity.

3. Account Growth & Expansion

  • Partner with the Client Partner and Sales Teams to uncover new opportunities for growth within the account.
  • Proactively identify areas for upsell/cross-sell across new LOBs, geographies, or data-driven initiatives.
  • Contribute to solutioning and proposal development for client RFPs, SOWs, and new initiatives.
  • Build strategic roadmaps in collaboration with client stakeholders to guide long-term innovation and transformation.

4. Team Management & Global Coordination

  • Manage large-scale delivery teams distributed across onshore and offshore locations.
  • Ensure resource alignment, training, and domain enablement of delivery teams for healthcare use cases and compliance needs.

5. Innovation & Generative AI Enablement

  • Lead the exploration and implementation of Generative AI solutions
  • Collaborate with client innovation teams to design PoCs, pilots, and scaled rollouts of AI-driven platforms and tools.

6. Financial Management & Operational Oversight

  • Should be able to understand and have oversight on engagement-level functions including, budgeting, forecasting and margin optimization
  • Should be able to understand program level commercial levers.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Healthcare, Business, or a related field (Master's or MBA preferred).
  • 15+ years of experience in IT consulting/services with a focus on Healthcare.
  • Minimum 10 years of client-facing delivery leadership with large-scale engagements (100+ team members).
  • Deep understanding of healthcare domain.
  • Demonstrated expertise in P&L management, budget planning, and financial governance or large client accounts.
  • Strong expertise in modern Data and Analytics platforms
  • Strong experience operating under a Managed Services or Shared Services model.
  • Proficient in Agile methodologies, ITIL, and modern delivery frameworks.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
  • Experience in generative AI applications within healthcare is a strong plus.
  • Ability to handle escalations, drive conflict resolution, and maintain strong relationships under pressure.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment, including but not limited to, computers, phones, and photocopiers.

Physical Demands

This position requires the frequent and repetitive use of a computer, keyboard, and mouse. Hand and finger dexterity is required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO

Saama provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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Tool Room Supervisor
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

Job Description

The Tool Room Supervisor manages and oversees all aspects of the day to day tool room operations and activities in Chicago. This includes the repair, modifications and improvements of existing tooling. Responsibilities include compliance with current and future codes, regulations and inspections. Working with shift leads, assigns and prioritizes activities based upon input from Production Control and Operations. Responsible for resource planning for both headcount and equipment. Provides direction on tooling condition and replace/repair recommendations. Works closely with the Safety department to ensure the Chicago tool room stays in compliance.

This is a 1st shift position supporting operations from 6am -2pm.

The base compensation range for this position is $96,500 - $125,000. Placement within the range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity.

Essential Functions

  • Develop, maintain and improve preventative maintenance programs for tooling
  • Provides recommendations to improve tooling performance and efficiency
  • Works with Foremen with scheduling of tool room personnel
  • Responsible for controlling overtime and costs of the departments
  • Assists with in-house design and fabrication of equipment and spare die components
  • Works closely with the EHS Manager to ensure safety is a top priority at the division
  • Participates as required in audits and inspections
  • Monitors and reports status of tool room projects
  • Assesses performance of team and provides feedback and guidance
  • Assigns work requests and projects to the appropriate person.
  • Ensures all paperwork and reporting are kept up to date and are completed in a timely fashion
  • Communicates goals, objectives and policies to their team members.
  • Will oversee the tool room apprentice program.
  • Works on the successional planning of personnel and identifying technical disciplines that are understaffed. Makes recommendations for succession planning and staffing.
  • Responsible for the maintaining of associated cribs
  • Work with production manager/superintendents to improve throughput and quality by monitoring & improving key KPIs
  • Participate in production meetings as required and communicate information back to appropriate departmental personnel

Education And Experience

  • 10 or more years working with stamping dies required (Journeyman certification preferred). 20 years preferred.
  • Management experience required.
  • Ability to lead and influence people and work as a team member
  • Takes ownership of personal and employee development
  • Must have understanding of stamping tooling components and materials used to make tooling
  • Must have understanding of preventative maintenance programs
  • Experience with CMMS software

Competencies

  • Ability to operate machines and hand tools
  • Ability to read engineering drawings
  • Ability to disassemble and reassemble tooling
  • Must have ability to work collaboratively with others as a part of a team
  • Ability to understand and enforce company policies
  • Plans, prioritizes and organizes work effectively to produce measurable results
  • Keeps current with new work methods and technology
  • Ability to use Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint software

Work Environment

  • Regularly works in a production environment which requires a constant alertness of safety requirements and dangers as they will work near heavy cutting and material handling equipment.
  • Must be able to lift parts and equipment which can weigh up to 50 pounds
  • Must be able and comfortable to work in a heavy-industrial environment

About Us

Hesitant to apply because you may not meet every specific requirement? If this role is something you are interested in, but your previous experience doesn't exactly align, we encourage you to apply! At Worthington Steel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recognize that individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds are essential to our success. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or others within our organization.

Worthington Steel (NYSEWS) is a metals processor that partners with customers to deliver highly technical and customized solutions. Worthington Steel's expertise in carbon flat-roll steel processing, electrical steel laminations and tailor welded solutions are driving steel toward a more sustainable future.

As one of the most trusted metals processors in North America, Worthington Steel and its 4,600 employees harness the power of steel to advance our customers' visions through value-added processing capabilities including galvanizing, pickling, configured blanking, specialty cold reduction, lightweighting and electrical lamination. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington operates 32 facilities in seven states and six countries. Following a people-first Philosophy, commitment to sustainability and proven business system, Worthington Steel's purpose is to generate positive returns by providing trusted and innovative solutions for customers, creating opportunities for employees, and strengthening its communities.

Worthington Steel Inc., and its subsidiaries, is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability or veteran's status.

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Project Manager Engineer (M/W)
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

At the Heart of Industrial Innovation: Join BASSETTI Group

A subsidiary of the BASSETTI Group, the company BASSETTI Americas is a major player in the publishing and integration of cutting-edge software dedicated to managing technical and scientific data and solving industrial-context issues: management of industrial risk, production (maintenance, quality, etc.), regulatory compliance, PLM, information flows in factories, laboratories, etc.

Our Mission: To bridge industrial engineering and IT to support the digital transformation of the biggest international industrial names. The company's flagship software, TEEXMA, is currently used by over 600 companies worldwide. It enables the structuring, enhancement, and capitalization of technical knowledge within industrial organizations. We are proud to count among our clients leaders in sectors such as aeronautics, energy, pharmaceuticals, and automotive (WILO, KNORR Bremse, FORVIA, WITZENMANN, etc...).

Our Strength: An international Group with local expertise. With over 500 Engineers worldwide, we offer a stimulating work environment in Germany, Canada, US, Belgium, France, Tunisia, China, and India. Our US offices are located in Chicago.

Your role as an IT Project Manager (M/W):

As part of our US Project Department, you will work alongside a team of experts to drive the development and integration of our flagship software, TEEXMA.

TEEXMA Our proprietary software is a leader in advanced technical data management for the industrial sector. From Aerospace to Healthcare and Automotive, TEEXMA addresses critical industry challenges such as Quality Management (QMS) and Laboratory Information Management (LIMS), helping our clients master their most complex information workflows.

We ensure your success from day one with a dedicated onboarding and mentorship period, allowing you to quickly gain autonomy. You will be responsible for organizing and overseeing the full lifecycle of software integration projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be the bridge between our technical expertise and our clients' business needs. The Project Manager Engineer role will appeal to engineers or scientists with an interest in materials, additive manufacturing, mechanical, and/or software engineering.

Your missions include:

  • Project Leadership: Manage project schedules, track costs, and provide regular reporting to stakeholders.
  • Strategic Management: Ensure effective priority management and coordinate business-related validations.
  • Client Relations: Act as the primary operational point of contact, building strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
  • Engineer tailored solutions within TEEXMA by translating complex requirements into robust functional specifications and technical configurations.
  • Functional Design & Configuration: Deep-dive into industry processes to architect, configure, and optimize technical workflows within the TEEXMA platform, ensuring full alignment with operational client needs.
  • Preparing and presenting compelling product demonstrations, based on documented needs, requirements, and use cases.
  • Change Management: Guide clients through the transition process, providing support and conducting training sessions.
  • Product Evolution: Participate in peripheral projects, including functional analysis and software evolution.

Your Profile:

  • You hold a Master's degree in Engineering.
  • 1 to 5 years of experience in project management or software implementation (SaaS/IT sectors).
  • Full professional proficiency in English
  • Customer-centric, analytical, and an excellent communicator
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Why join us ?

To support our strong growth (30% per year on average), we are looking for new talents eager to build and develop their professional journey. At BASSETTI, we invest in your development. Our BASSETTI School offers regular training modules to ensure your continuous upskilling throughout your career.

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Product Manager
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

Product Manager

Location: Chicago preferred. Remote candidates will be considered if they are strong and willing to travel periodically.

Reports to: GM, Commerce

About Youth Inc.

Youth Inc. is a venture-backed e-commerce marketplace and digital media network focused exclusively on youth and high school sports. We are a technology-forward commerce platform for fan merchandise, team uniforms, and equipment alongside a media business that helps the 65M U.S. families navigating the daily opportunities and challenges of youth sports. Our team is comprised of seasoned executives from leading e-commerce brands and prominent media and technology institutions. We're committed to setting new industry standards and transforming the way youth sports communities engage, shop, and thrive in a rapidly growing $40B market.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Product Manager who thrives in 0→1 environments and takes accountability for turning ideas into outcomes. As Youth Inc.'s first dedicated Product Manager, you will operate across strategy and execution, owning product direction, driving prioritization, and ensuring features are shipped with a high bar for quality. Success in this role requires sound judgment, initiative, follow-through, and the ability to navigate partner considerations thoughtfully while balancing internal priorities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategy & Execution: Own roadmaps for our front-end website product and integrations with strategic partners. Prioritize the highest impact projects, build structured plans for complex problems, and ensure day-to-day execution stays on track. Coordinate across commerce and engineering to ensure engineering has clear requirements, business context, and acceptance criteria.
  • Conversion Optimization: Work with the VP/GM of Commerce to identify and prioritize conversion improvements across the full purchase funnel. Define success metrics, track performance post-launch, and iterate.
  • Customer Insights: Develop a deep understanding of our customer journey; identify product solutions to user needs and friction points
  • Product Health: Leverage data, customer feedback, and hands-on testing to ensure our products maintain a high bar for quality and reliability.
  • AI Tools as a Force Multiplier: We expect everyone on the product and engineering team to actively use AI tools for research, spec writing, data analysis, and workflow acceleration. You should already be comfortable with this.

Qualifications

  • Customer-focused: Attentive to the end-to-end customer experience; able to identify issues and get them fixed.
  • Business Acumen: Demonstrated ability to evaluate business impact and make informed product tradeoffs.
  • Technical Foundation: Have a foundational understanding of web and e-commerce technologies, and leverage that knowledge to collaborate effectively with technology teams and ensure the product roadmap decisions are made with an eye toward execution realities.
  • Analytical: Strong problem-solving skills and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets required; experience with data visualization/reporting tools and SQL preferred
  • Communication: Strong communicator able to articulate product vision and direction to leadership and stakeholders.
  • Experience: 5+ years of product management experience in e-commerce or other digital consumer products.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical or business field, or equivalent experience.
  • Bonus: Passion for sports, especially youth and high school athletics.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

To apply, please send your resume to

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Sr. Data Architect (D365 Migration) - Contract - 12 Months +
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

Resource 1 is in need of a Sr. Data Architect/ Modeler for a long-term contract in downtown Chicago. Our client requires 2 days/week onsite (Tues/Wed or Tues/Thurs), so candidates must be local.

The consultant will join a Dynamics 365 implementation project to lead data migration, Dataverse/ CDM data modeling, and analytics enablement for various business units. They will design and validate data models and guide migration/testing efforts.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead data migration strategy and roadmap for the Dynamics 365 implementation.
  • Design, document, and validate Dataverse/ CDM data models and entity relationships for D365 use cases.
  • Own CDM‐centric data design: map legacy/ source systems to Dynamics 365 CE & F&O CDM entities, identify gaps, propose extensions, and document modeling decisions.
  • Establish best practices for CDM usage, lineage, versioning, and review gates.
  • Assess downstream impacts of model and migration changes and define additional data capture or retention needs.
  • Guide and review ETL/pipeline implementation with data engineering team using Synapse/ ADF/ Fabric and ADLS Gen2.
  • Participate in the gathering of reporting and operational requirements and translating them into data model and migration specifications.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Experience with Common Data Model (CDM) and Dynamics 365 (CE and/or F&O) data.
  • Prior experience working on a Dynamics 365 migration project.
  • Experience with Dataverse/ CDM data modeling.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft data stack including Synapse, ADF, Fabric and ADLS Gen2.
  • Ability to develop and execute test plans, validate migrations, and identify downstream reporting impacts.
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Forward Deployed Engineer
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Build Real World AI Systems

You will be a founding level builder working directly with clients to design, architect, and deploy production grade AI systems from day one.

This is a high ownership opportunity to operate at the intersection of engineering, strategy, and product, helping organizations translate abstract AI ambitions into real systems that deliver measurable business impact. You will function less like a traditional engineer and more like a startup founder embedded within each engagement, defining problems, shaping solutions, and driving delivery from concept through launch.

In this role, you will design and implement end to end AI solutions, build scalable architectures, and deploy cloud native systems that support real world workflows. Your work may include LLM integrations, document processing pipelines, vision systems, and modern backend platforms, with reliability, performance, and maintainability treated as first class priorities.

This role is intentionally designed for builders who want founding style impact without needing to start their own company. You will be trusted to make decisions, operate in ambiguity, and take ownership of systems that directly influence how organizations adopt and scale AI.

If you enjoy building from zero, shaping technical direction, and turning undefined challenges into shipped products, this is the role for you.

No up-to-date resume required.

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Licensed Professional Land Surveyor
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

Mackie Consultants, a leading consultant in Civil Engineering and Land Surveying located in Rosemont, Illinois, has an immediate opening for a Professional Land Surveyor or a Land Surveyor in Training. This managerial position involves experience in all survey related projects. Preparing survey plats, topographies, and boundary surveys. Opportunities include cutting edge technology in survey advancements with laser scanning, robotics, GPS systems, and drone technology.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Committed to manage field work for topographic surveys, subdivision development, IDOT & Tollway projects, heavy highway designs, bridge construction, architectural developments, large topographic surveys, construction layout, and mapping.
  • Work with Survey Interns (or train under licensed professionals) to gain insight on the principle and practices of accurate surveying applied to innovative robotic technology, laser scanning, GIS systems, leveling, and measurements.

Key Qualifications:

  • Have or working toward Professional Land Surveyor License held in the state(s) of IL, IN, or WI.
  • Understanding of topographic and boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, subdivisions, construction layout, easement and plats of vacation.
  • Flourishes well in a cooperative team environment.
  • General knowledge of computer systems & MS Office.
  • Enthusiastic positive attitude, with clear communication skills.
  • CAD, drafting, and computer systems skills.

Mackie Consultants is a part of The Burke Group (TBG), which is a fast-growing family of 9 civil engineering and land surveying companies offering services throughout the Midwest. We seek out experienced and responsive professionals who are committed to personal service.

Mackie Consultants offers high growth potential and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life, disability, PTO days as well as an employer matching 401(k) program.

Mackie Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Mackie Consultants, LLC to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, parenthood, creed, veteran's status, veteran's disability and physical or mental disability, citizenship status or unfavorable discharge from the military. Mackie Consultants, LLC intends that all matters related to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, terminations and layoffs and recalls, as well as all Mackie Consultants, LLC sponsored social and recreational programs, and all treatment on the job, be free of unlawful discriminatory practices.

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Corporate Recruiter
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

Title: Corporate Recruiter

Location: Chicago, IL (fully onsite)

Overview:

Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: 401k matching

Pay: $25-30/hr

Job Summary:

  • The Corporate Recruiter will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment for leadership and professional-level positions across multiple manufacturing locations. This individual will work closely with plant leadership and senior stakeholders to identify talent needs, develop recruitment strategies, and deliver high-quality candidates in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.

Job Duties:

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for professional and leadership roles across plant and corporate operations.
  • Fill positions ranging from Lead and Supervisor to Manager and executive-level leadership.
  • Collaborate with operational and executive leadership to understand workforce needs and hiring priorities.
  • Create and refine job descriptions while providing insight on market compensation and hiring trends.
  • Identify and attract talent through a variety of sourcing channels, including job boards, referrals, networking, and external partners.
  • Coordinate interviews, manage candidate communication, and assist with offer development and negotiations.
  • Partner with third-party recruiting firms when additional hiring support is required.
  • Maintain a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
  • Track hiring activity and provide updates on pipeline progress and recruiting performance metrics.

Qualifications:

  • Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
  • Minimum of 3 years of professional recruiting experience within a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated success recruiting for leadership-level roles, including supervisory through executive positions.
  • Strong knowledge of compensation benchmarking and market alignment.
  • Ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
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Sourcing Logistics Expert
Salary not disclosed
Chicago, Illinois 1 week ago

We are looking for a Strategic Sourcing Expert in Logistics to own the end-to-end sourcing and lifecycle management of Industrial Safety & PPE / Industrial Supplies industry, with a strong B2B distribution and manufacturing-adjacent profile.

The role focuses on transport and warehouse, covering the full lifecycle: sourcing, commercial structuring, transport and warehouse strategy, maintenance concepts, and cost optimization.

We are deliberately open to candidates from different backgrounds — including strategic sourcing, logistics procurement, transport management, or commercial/sales roles with equipment manufacturers or service providers — as long as you bring strong commercial judgment and a lifecycle mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement end-to-end category strategies for logistics services, including:
  • Transportation: FTL, LTL, parcel, intermodal (where applicable)
  • Warehousing: ambient, value-added services, overflow and peak-capacity solutions
  • Align logistics sourcing strategies with the business growth, network design, and customer service objectives.
  • Deliver measurable value through cost savings, lane optimization, specification and service-level standardization, and supplier consolidation.
  • Lead should-cost analyses, TCO modeling, and benchmarking across transport and warehousing categories.
  • Analyze key cost drivers (fuel, labor, capacity, service levels, network configuration).
  • Use data and market intelligence to anticipate risks, inflation exposure, and capacity constraints.
  • Structure and negotiate commercial models (purchase, leasing, lease-to-own, service-inclusive models).
  • Own the full asset lifecycle from specification to end-of-life.
  • Optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) across capex, maintenance, servicing, and downtime.
  • Work with engineering and operations to standardize specifications and reduce fleet complexity.
  • Manage regional supplier relationships (OEMs, dealers, leasing companies, service providers).
  • Partner closely with airport operations, engineering, safety, and finance teams.
  • Ensure compliance with local regulations, airport standards, and safety requirements.
  • Translate operational requirements into effective sourcing and contracting solutions.
  • Identify, qualify, and manage strategic carriers, 3PLs, warehouse operators, and logistics service providers.
  • Prepare, run strategic sourcing events (RFI, RFP, negotiations, eAuctions where applicable) and contract negotiations, including:
  • Rate structures and indexation mechanisms
  • SLAs, KPIs, and service performance standards
  • Safety, compliance, and insurance requirements

Requirements:

  • University degree (Bachelor's or Master's) or equivalent professional experience.
  • 4–7+ years of experience in:
  • Strategic sourcing or category management experience.
  • Logistics sourcing, fleet sourcing, or heavy equipment categories.
  • Experience with RFQs/RFPs, negotiations, and contract management.
  • Experience managing or sourcing vehicle fleets or logistics assets.
  • Strong understanding of maintenance, uptime, and operational requirements.
  • Exposure to TCO-driven decision-making.
  • Strong exposure to road transport and time-critical logistics; air freight experience is a plus.
  • Experience in Industrial Safety & PPE / Industrial Supplies, food logistics, FMCG, or similarly operationally intensive environments is highly desirable.
  • Solid understanding of transportation markets, pricing mechanisms, and cost drivers.
  • Strong analytical and stakeholder communication skills.
  • Comfortable working in international, matrix-driven organizations.
  • Fluent in English or another language (e.g. Spanish, French, German) is an advantage.
  • Execution-oriented with a strong operational mindset.
  • Structured, pragmatic, and resilient in fast-paced environments.
  • Curious and motivated to deepen transportation and logistics expertise in an aviation context.
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Production Manager
🏢 Avlon
Salary not disclosed
Melrose Park, IL 1 week ago

Position Summary:

The Production Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and optimizing compounding and filling operations to ensure production goals for quality, efficiency, safety, and regulatory compliance are achieved. This role combines strong technical manufacturing knowledge with leadership, operational analytics, and continuous improvement capabilities. The ideal candidate has a degree in Manufacturing Engineering (or similar), 3 years of experience in food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic manufacturing, and demonstrated success managing complex, regulated processes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Technical & Operational Leadership

  • Lead end-to-end compound and fill manufacturing operations ensuring efficiency, throughput, quality, and safety.
  • Maintain, and improve standardized operating procedures (SOPs) for compounding and filling lines.
  • Oversee real-time monitoring of production metrics (e.g., throughput, yield, uptime/downtime, labor efficiency) and drive decisions based on quantitative data.
  • Use ERP systems for scheduling, tracking, and reporting production performance.

Process Engineering & Continuous Improvement

  • Apply Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other process improvement methodologies to reduce waste, minimize variation, and improve cycle times.
  • Conduct time studies and labor analysis to optimize workforce deployment and reduce bottlenecks.
  • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation using structured problem-solving tools.

Quality & Regulatory Compliance

  • Ensure manufacturing processes meet or exceed industry regulatory standards (e.g., GMP, HACCP, cGMP) and company quality requirements.
  • Collaborate with Quality Assurance/Control to investigate deviations, manage corrective actions, and maintain compliance documentation.

Team Leadership & Development

  • Manage, coach, and mentor production supervisors and operators; set performance expectations and promote accountability.
  • Provide training on technical skills, process improvement tools, safety, and compliance standards.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement, and high reliability.

Safety & Risk Management

  • Champion strict safety protocols in line with OSHA and internal policies.
  • Lead worksite risk assessments and drive improvements to minimize safety incidents.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Communicate production performance and improvement opportunities to senior leadership.
  • Work with Warehouse supply chain, maintenance, R&D, and quality teams to ensure integrated execution of business objectives.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • 3 years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic), with specific exposure to compounding and filling operations.

Skills & Competencies

  • Technical Proficiency: Manufacturing Engineering and manufacturing processes, filling systems, batch records, production equipment.
  • Quantitative & Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze production metrics, conduct time/labor studies, and optimize operations.
  • Process Improvement Expertise: Hands-on with Lean/Six Sigma tools, workflow optimization, and waste elimination.
  • Leadership & People Management: Strong leadership presence; proven ability to train and develop teams.
  • Time & Project Management: Prioritize tasks, coordinate cross-functional projects, and manage competing deadlines effectively.
  • Communication: Clear verbal and written communication across teams and levels.
  • Regulatory & Quality Knowledge: Familiarity with GMP, HACCP, or other applicable quality frameworks.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Sage etc.).
  • Certifications: Lean, Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt); HACCP or quality management credentials.
  • Prior leadership of compounding and filling lines within food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic production.


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