Manufacturing Shopfloor Design Manager Specialist

Job Description

Bring value to yourself and the organization by putting your superpowers to work!

Working in NPI & Engineering at the LEGO Group means ‘crafting the magic behind every brick’, bringing new play experiences to life through smart, scalable engineering.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Manufacturing Shopfloor Design Manager Specialist plays a crucial role in our organization, responsible for optimizing and designing efficient shopfloor layouts. This position is integral to ensuring that our manufacturing processes are streamlined, cost-effective, and compliant with industry standards. Core Responsibilities:

• Shopfloor Layout Optimization: Design and implement efficient 2D/3D CAD layouts to optimize material flow, equipment placement, and worker ergonomics.
• Safety & Workflow Compliance: Refine material workflows and enforce safety floor marking standards to maintain a safe, efficient environment.
• Capacity Expansion: Support the introduction of new manufacturing platforms and expand shopfloor capacity.
• EHS Compliance: Ensure all shopfloor layouts strictly comply with environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Proactive Risk Management: Identify and mitigate operational, EHS, quality, and product safety risks to prevent operational disruptions.
• Space Utilization: Optimize shopfloor space to maximize output per square meter and overall efficiency.
• Simulation & Scenario Planning: Use 2D/3D CAD simulations to model line changes, minimize downtime, and validate expansion plans before investing.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering teams to integrate technical solutions focused on safety, ergonomics, quality, and efficiency.

Do you have what it takes?

• Six Sigma & Process Improvement: Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with hands-on DMAIC experience leading data-driven initiatives to boost operational efficiency, safety, and quality.
• CAD & Layout Optimization: Experience in 2D/3D CAD modeling to design and optimize shopfloor layouts for enhanced material flow and space utilization.
• Structured Problem Solving: Proficient in Root Cause Analysis and Six Sigma methodologies to resolve complex operational issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong communication skills to effectively engage stakeholders and partner across departments.
• EHS & Regulatory Compliance: Solid understanding of environmental and safety regulations—specifically in additive manufacturing—to ensure compliance and proactive risk management.
• Project & Time Management: Proven capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time delivery with minimal operational disruption.
• English fluent level

Note: This position is based at our LEGO Operaciones de Mexico manufacturing factory located in Cienega de Flores, NL This is not a remote position

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace – You'll find this at the top of this advert and when you join the team, we'll confirm this with you.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.” The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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