Essential Functions:

• Lead safety improvement initiatives and ensure safety compliance on all new equipment
• Work with Operations, Product and Project Engineers on new product development equipment launch
• Time studies and standardized process development
• Product flow optimization
• Drive continuous improvement activities
• Data driven process optimizations
• Optimum work cell layout through application of lean tools
• Standardized work implementation
• Manage preventative maintenance programs across the division
• Interaction with customers and outside vendors
• Enhancing product quality and building quality into processes/operations
• Initiate, lead and/or monitor capital projects
• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned engineering projects.
• Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications.
• Interact daily with the plants to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them with vendors.
• Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel’s performance) and report regularly on project status.
• Routinely visit plants to provide support, evaluate plant operations, and provide requested assistance.
• Evaluate equipment and operations for potential safety and health hazards; work with plant and engineering teams to eliminate hazards.
• Provide guidance to manufacturing team on capital projects and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Write technical and business documents, reports, presentations, and correspondence.
• Perform other related tasks as required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent leadership and facilitation skills
• Ability to interact efficiently with various levels in the organization
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Plan and prioritize personal workload effectively- create personal timing plans and manage internal/external workload accordingly
• Track record of successful implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Ability to work well with a diverse team
• Self-motivated to strive for manufacturing excellence

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, and or industrial engineering-related field or any combination of education, training experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• 3 years in an industrial environment.
• Manufacturing Experience (Injection and Extrusion)
• Lean Manufacturing (5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma)
• Continuous Improvement Experience
• CAD Experience

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Experience

• 3 - 4 years: 3-4 years prior related experience

Education

• Bachelors or better in Manufacturing Engineering Technology or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• Lean/Kaizen

• Six Sigma
• Lean Sigma