POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for Engineering initiatives/support that is part of the Focus Factory team. Individual works on various manufacturing support projects that include cost saving initiatives, new product launches, maintenance, and team focused metrics and goals related to safety, quality, productivity, scrap, and MRO.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Part of a focus factory team with responsibility of supporting and maintaining safety, quality, productivity, and cost initiatives to meet team metrics.
Direct cell layout changes and process changes to improve throughput, balance operator workload, reduce non-value-added activities and eliminate and/or improve ergonomic issues.
Responsibilities for reducing scrap, improving process capability, and improving process efficiency.
Active in all phases of new product launch from initial design thru production/service life cycle. Works with Product Engineering teams, Customer, Operations & various functional teams on setting up and maintaining processes & systems for manufacturing of product.
Manage projects within time, budget, and technical targets.
Employee must perform his/her job within acceptable safety, environmental, quality, productivity and performance standards as outlined in plant policies, handbooks and applicable work instructions.
Lead teams on addressing safety or quality issues, champion BOS metrics.
Coach and develop Engineering Technicians
Work with Commercial, Product Engineering, and Customer teams on current manufacturing projects, new launches and engineering changes
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead project teams through specific phases or aspects of projects such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specification and technical plans and product testing.
Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
Prepares interim and completion project reports.
Assist/encourage team to implement Lean principles and advance in 5S
*This list may not be all-inclusive and may include other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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