As an Assembly Engineering Specialist, you will utilize your extensive experience on the plant floor to challenge the status quo of production processes. Your role will involve thinking creatively and introducing innovative ideas and technologies to enhance our production lines. With a strong background in implementing new solutions and driving continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment, you will play a crucial part in advancing our operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Essential Functions Include:
Engage with ES-A Manufacturing Sites - Lead and mentor the 50+ manufacturing sites on world class manufacturing and productivity improvements. Establish and provide design for manufacturing guidelines to support product lines. Develop and maintain skills requirements for assembly staff across ES-A. Coordinate best practice implementation between multiple facilities.

Lead Strategic Programs - Become ES-A subject matter expert (SME) for assembly, sub-assembly, wiring and supporting processes. Defining world class manufacturing for assembly with standards to optimize productivity. Cognizant of assembly across ES-A; lead technology roadmap for process development. Drive I4.0 technologies into assembly, sub-assembly, wiring and supporting processes. Maintain awareness of leading processes, material technologies, trends and applicability to ES-A operations

Process Improvements - Develop and support portfolio of improvement programs across ES-A assembly operations including materials, machines, and process control. Charged with assisting the divisions and sites in achieving product performance and functional continuous improvements including but not limited to: product cost reductions, the implementation of technical innovations, and the innovative resolution of technical and manufacturing problems. Lead value engineering, DOE, RIE events, problem-solving tools to improve part cost, quality, performance and existing manufacturing challenges.

Capital Investment Projects - Work with maintenance team, and outside contractors to implement new equipment and processes, improve performance, and minimize equipment downtime. Manage capital and expense spending for assigned projects and prepares financial justification for projects in support of CAR analysis.

What will make you successful?
The ideal candidate brings excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work to deadlines with a high degree of accuracy. Strong manufacturing experience and knowledge, as well as understanding of Industry Standards and application to the product will be essential. Experience with CIF, Lean, Six Sigma, Quality Management Systems and EHS implementation associated to assembly operations to assess and solve complex problems will beneficial to this role. We are looking for candidates who are diverse in their backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and who can bring fresh and innovative ideas to our team.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum seven (7) years of applicable industry experience in the area of assembly, operations and related processes
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates in North Carolina, South Carolina OR within a 50-mile radius of El Paso, TX or Waukesha, WI will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge in the following areas:
  • Automated, semi-automated and manual assembly
  • Complex wiring and wiring harnesses
  • Electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, parts drawings, bills of material and other production documentation
• Lean Six Sigma Certification - including experience identifying new processes integrating automation and cost-effective solutions to manufacturing process problems utilizing lean principles
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of assembly operations, establish critical process control parameters, and ensure process parameter management

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