Position Summary:
Supports manufacturing projects by providing and maintaining methods, equipment, tooling and Standards to internal and external specifications.
Principle Duties (includes, but is not limited to):
- Basic CNC Programming knowledge
- Provides support to obtain safe, efficient, productive and economical manufacturing operations.
- Develops and maintains routings, tool lists, fixtures, process instructions and process requirements, for manufacturing equipment and operations.
- Develops Work instructions and standard work to document processes and flow.
- Drives out waste from manufacturing operations through the deployment of lean and CBS methodology.
- Addresses production Andon stoppages and develops counter measures using 5 why methodology.
- Trains operators on proper, efficient manufacturing methods and procedures, to maximize machine and process productivity.
- Coordinates the purchase of necessary production materials and tooling.
- Implements changes to tools and fixtures.
- Supports new process and product development implementation.
- Assists with developing and implementing current and future state value stream maps and continuous Improvement plans.
- Audits and improves existing manufacturing processes.
- Solves daily manufacturing process problems.
- Tries out experimental commercial tooling.
- Simplifies the methods/tooling and therefore reduces cycle times and W.I.P.
- Improves area equipment layouts and material flow.
- Assists operators with daily assembly problems with equipment, methods and tooling.
- Assists in justifying and coordinating the installation of capital equipment.
- Participates actively in the Continuous Improvement and Quality processes including project team involvement, problem solving, and recommending solutions to enhance and improve the quality of departmental and/or company-wide business activities.
- Performs other duties as required.
Essential Qualifications / Experience:
- 2 to 5 years of experience minimum.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office products
- CAD/CAM experience preferred.
- Solid working knowledge of product line and manufacturing processes.
- Solid tooling application knowledge.
- Availability to travel routinely to various North American manufacturing locations
- B.S. in Engineering.