Employment Application

Manufacturing Engineer

Join Lingrove
At Lingrove we’re revolutionizing the built environment with our eco-friendly, high-performance interior
product line, ekoa®
. As trailblazers who strive to make the world better, we harness crazy strong flax to
make ekoa® for natural wall protection and millwork applications. Flax is rapidly renewable and is as
durable as it is healthy. ekoa® blends performance, style, and Red-List-free ingredients—for great design
that’s good for people and the planet. Are you ready to make a lasting impact?

About the Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead manufacturing process development, optimize existing
operations and commission equipment for new product lines. Lingrove is seeking a strong leader who will
complement our R&D and engineering teams to manufacture innovative products that customers want to
buy. You will work with the executive team to set a roadmap, determine and acquire the appropriate
technological resources and team, and execute with precision to the highest level of manufacturing
quality. A successful candidate will have a unique combination of continuous manufacturing industry
experience (broad/deep technology expertise within both researching and manufacturing composites or
hard goods) while being inventive, comfortable working in ambiguous environments, and adept at leading
a team and other key audiences. You must be independent and flexible, able to multitask/meet deadlines,
and demonstrate strong consultative leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Foster a safety-first environment through collaboration with the manufacturing team
• Understand the equipment and monitor performance; ensure all maintenance completed to schedule
• Establish, implement, and maintain comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for in-house
  and third-party manufacturing operations, ensuring alignment with quality standards and compliance
• Enable production through manufacturing equipment maintenance and protective measures
• Develop and utilize Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) to assess risk, prioritize and
  track initiatives that ensure equipment, process and product robustness
• Identify, root cause, and implement solutions for production and process issues to maximize throughput
  and yield
• Improve margins via production efficiencies and value engineering
• Adopt manufacturing processes that support product development and versioning
• Manage production process development with R&D team and 3rd parties
• Monitor and report production and quality risks
• Optimize manufacturing processes and quality systems to improve yield
• Spec and commission new equipment to meet requirements
• Ensure conformance of production testing is completed to schedule
• Lead research and planning for future production scale up
• Commitment to continuous improvement to comply with ISO 9001:2000
  Qualifications

Requirements Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years high volume manufacturing experience, preferably in composites/thermoplastics with
  continuous/roll-to-roll processing operations
• Industry expertise in researching, developing and manufacturing products in composites, consumer
  durables (includes wall covering, flooring, and furniture) and/or auto industry; experience bringing new
  solutions to market
• Experience leading capital projects with strong manufacturing equipment aptitude
• Data driven and process oriented with a focus on developing creative solutions
• Strong project reporting skills, with a focus on interdepartmental communication
• Proven success in project coordination and delivery; on time and on budget
• Adept at use of project management and communication tools

Soft Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Highly professional/resourceful with a proactive and energetic attitude
• Demonstrates a hands-on approach, is comfortable with ambiguity, and is adept at balancing priorities
• Effectively communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• This job description does not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of everything you might do at
  Lingrove. As a small team, we encourage career growth, exploration, and the wearing of many hats. Roles
  and responsibilities are collaborative and may change or evolve over time based on our needs and your
  particular skill set