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SUMMARY:

Develops and maintains needed systems to drive continuous improvement in areas of cost, quality, safety, lead time, and use of working capital.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Continually evaluate tools and equipment options that will reduce costs in the operation.
• Lead projects related to manufacturing process improvements.
• Provide manufacturing technical support for production operations, which includes tooling, fixturing and process troubleshooting utilizing existing systems and procedures.
• Monitor and correct safety/ergonomic issues.
• Develop and organize lean events in multiple manufacturing/assembly facilities.
• Work with associates on 5S programs and assist teams in implementation.
• Assist with EH&S.
• Assist other functional areas as directed.
• Analyze production costs, identify cost-saving opportunities and implement changes to minimize expenses.
• Participate in verification, review, and implementing torque specifications as well as high risk part specifications.
• Assist in work cell load balancing for all manufacturing areas.
• Assist in the PDP (Product Development Process) process. Evaluate new projects for tooling and equipment needs.
• Assist with plant layouts.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or a related field
• 2 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering
• Very detail oriented
• Aptitude for tracking changes in data and analyzing the data to make recommendations to Management
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration skills
• Excels at documenting their process and help make improvements to their job through system and process improvements
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and principles
• Ability to take on projects outside their scope of work
• Self-directed to meet the outlined KPIs for the job
• Proficient in SolidWorks / AutoCAD

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand and walk for extended periods of time and to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The associate frequently is required to talk or hear. The associate is required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crawl over, under and around equipment. The associate is required to frequently work from a ladder or at heights up to 11 feet off the ground. May be exposed to vibration.

The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds frequently, move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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Bachelor’s Degree