The focus of this position is to assist the operations department to identify & implement shop floor process improvements that increase output and reduce overall costs.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Work with members of the Operations team to develop, maintain, or improve standardized processes within the manufacturing facility
- Identify automation opportunities and productivity improvement projects, write project charters, and work cross-functionally to plan and implement creative solutions to manufacturing problems
- Help create and maintain shop floor work instructions including specifications, engineering changes, /process control, and tooling definition/requirements
- Conduct time observation studies
- Participate in lean manufacturing initiatives that support continuous process improvement.
- Significant interaction with the hourly workforce, quality, safety, sourcing and other functions on projects.
- Scope, plan and execute manufacturing engineering requests issued internally including improving manufacturing efficiencies, implementation of engineering changes, improving product quality, and supporting production line with technical issues
- Provide analysis and documentation on various processes currently in place
- Other duties as designed
EDUCATION:
- Candidates must be a current student pursuing a bachelor's or master's in engineering. Manufacturing, mechanical, or industrial preferred.
- Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
MANAGEMENT:
- This position has no direct reports
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S., and not require sponsorship now or in the future
- Past hands-on experience with mechanical systems required
- Knowledgeable on Lean principles and understanding of different quality standards like six-sigma
- Ability to present complex data effectively through charts/tables/graphs/pivot tables
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously with little instruction and supervision.
- Ability to communicate with colleagues throughout all departments and levels of the organization professionally and effectively
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work in the office environment or Work in a manufacturing environment
- May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside the typical office setting.
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EMPLOYEE CORE COMPETENCIES:
1. Collaborate Across Workgroup
2. Initiate Positive Change
3. Deliver High Quality Results
4. Focus on the Customer
5. Develops Self & Others
6. Accountability
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