The Lead Production Engineer will be a project leader, managing, coordinating, and facilitating continuous improvement in vendors and factories in order to improve the competitiveness of the whole supply chain of Target.This role will be across all channels of the Target sourcing base including Apparel & Accessories (A&A), and Home & Hardlines (H&H). This position will lead a team that will work closely with internal Cross Functional Teams (CFT), Vendors and Factories to identify Manufacturing Excellence (ME) opportunities such as quality enhancement, productivity improvement, cost optimization and Lead Time reduction.

Job Responsibilities:

• Project management for improvement of different ME drivers (quality, productivity, delivery and cost) in factory environment
• Develop performance metrics and measurement systems to help quantify operational performance of vendors and factories
• Identify improvement opportunities as well as analyze challenges to root cause in factory environment
• Provide managerial and/or technical training to vendors and factories
• Communicate and facilitate ME work with CFT, vendors and factories
• Provide recommendation to industry designers on product manufacturability and potential quality/conformance issues

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or above, major in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering is preferred
• Over 5 years of manufacturing experience as operation / continuous improvement/ industrial engineering manager in factory
• Solid experience in product development, production management, quality control or costing
• Concrete experience in applying systematic process improvement techniques to deliver quantified result
• Product knowledge in terms of industrial standard, market requirement and costing
• Excellent interpersonal skills with training and coaching skills to facilitate change management in factory environment
• Good analytical mindsets and knowledge on using statistical control tools like Minitab
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks; Good problem-prevention and problem-solving skills
• Preferred but not a must to be with professional process improvement (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt, TOC, PMP etc.)
• Candidate with more experience may be considered as Lead Production Engineer

Benefits

Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 

Interested parties please apply in writing with detailed resume, last salary and expected salary.

For more company information, please feel free to visit: www.target.com

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About Target^®

Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best – the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and our guests. We invest in our team members’ futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities.

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education®.

Target Global Sourcing Limited, wholly-owned subsidiary of Target Corporation, invites high caliber candidate to fill the following position: