Position Description

Job Summary

We are seeking experienced, highly motivated, hands on, results oriented engineering professional. The incumbent pursues projects which require experience and judgment to deal with a variety of variables. Projects are designed to assist the plant and departments in improving safety, improving quality, improving service, increasing production, and/or reducing costs through process, product, equipment, materials and/or methods development and improvements. The position requires a broad based skill set ranging from hands-on troubleshooting of processes to leading different projects from commencement to completion.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership and/or project management within the facility or cross functionally in other teams as needed.
• Will be assigned temporarily to the Production department to work on shift supporting the activities of the boardline.
• Applies and promotes Lean Manufacturing techniques to continuously improve cycle times and process flows.
• Identifies, supports or directs the execution of improvement efforts to reduce waste in all manufacturing or business processes.
• Uses structured problem solving methodologies for data driven analysis and decisions.
• Contribute significantly to manufacturing improvement team activities utilizing continuous improvement methodologies.
• Documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training staff to perform processes correctly and safely.
• Develop start-up procedures and standard process monitors to ensure health of the line and identify out-of-control processes. Use a data driven approach to center line and footprint all equipment settings.
• Ability to use SolidWorks and read/ analyze/ interpret/ generate engineering drawings.
• Work closely with maintenance on various plant priorities.
• Have a good understanding of the capitalization process for projects and ensure all projects are executed within the budgeted amount.

• Knowledge equal to a bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering or related field
• 2 to 6 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Three or more years manufacturing experience; Continuous Improvement/Lean Management strongly preferred
• Self-starter with the ability to prioritize and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Proven analytical, influence, and negotiation skills
• Strong leadership skills and driven to deliver results against challenging performance indicators
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Ability to quickly adapt to new systems and platforms
• Willing to relocate now and in the future to one of our production facilities (Preferred)