Unimacts Global is a contract manufacturer and total energy solutions provider operating across renewable energy, traditional energy, and diversified industrial markets. Our manufacturing capabilities span structural steel, tubes, piles, complex castings, forgings, and sophisticated engineered systems. With operations across the U.S., EU, and Asia, we manufacture and deliver the components that keep energy and industrial infrastructure moving at scale. Unimacts Global is a subsidiary of Zetwerk, a global manufacturing platform backed by leading institutional investors.
The Sloan, NV facility is in its second year of operation and scaling fast. This role is being built now, alongside the plant, not inherited into a mature structure. The Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement is a corporate strategic position. It is a corporate resource, and the methods, standards, and results it produces are held to corporate expectations and are intended to inform how Unimacts Global approaches continuous improvement more broadly. The role owns the identification, prioritization, and execution of process improvement initiatives across steel fabrication operations, combining hands-on manufacturing engineering with Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodology to drive measurable gains in productivity, quality, and cost across solar pile and galvanized tubing product lines. Success is measured by validated cost savings, OEE improvement, scrap reduction, and the sustainability of implemented changes.
Key Operational Expectations
Lead data analysis, interpretation and inference of key operational data metrics across all departments
Conduct root cause analysis on quality defects, downtime, and scrap using DMAIC, 5-Why, and fishbone methods
Develop systems and processes to digitalize on-ground operations in terms of inventory management, engineering and maintenance management
Track OEE, scrap rate, cycle time, and cost-per-unit metrics, and build the improvement pipeline from data trends
Apply 5S and visual management systems on the shop floor and audit sustainment after implementation
Build the business case, financial justification, and ROI tracking for improvement projects and capital requests
Train and coach production supervisors and operators on Lean tools and problem-solving methods
Report savings, project status, and improvement roadmap to Plant Manager and leadership on a recurring cadence
Spearhead all new projects and improvements in the plant
Develop a technical and financial feasibility study for NPI (New Product Introduction) requests from customers
Develop process automations for communication, workflow and optimize communication and information flow in the factory
Propose chains of command, PFMEA and PFD for the most efficient state of operations
Analyze common defects and work with Quality to ensure recurrence prevention in an engineering way
Decision Authority
This is a corporate strategic position. The role owns the continuous improvement pipeline end to end, from opportunity identification through implementation and sustainment audit. The Plant Manager sets site priorities and capacity plans, while the role is accountable to corporate leadership for the quality of its methodology, the validity of its savings, and the sustainability of its results. This position is accountable for delivering validated results, not simply recommending changes. Budget authority for equipment and capital remains with the Plant Manager, but this role drives the technical justification, savings validation, and ROI analysis.
Cross-Functional Interfaces
Plant Manager: Improvement priority setting, capacity planning, capital project prioritization
Production Supervisors: Kaizen participation, standard work deployment, sustainment of improvement changes
Quality: Joint root cause analysis on defects, process validation, inspection criteria alignment
Engineering & Maintenance: Equipment reliability data, downtime root cause, preventive maintenance…