Job Description:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for new model activity and requires interaction with the customer and the R&D team.
- Accountable for the design of facility, ordering all equipment, and overseeing the installation and completion of projects on time and within budgetary guidelines.
- Review current facility equipment needs and make recommendations to management concerning upgrades/capital improvements.
- Assist with managing machinery and equipment installations, preventative maintenance, and repairs and upgrades, to ensure company operating and cost efficiencies, quality standards, and customer delivery deadlines are achieved.
- Ensures that all plant upgrades and installation of equipment are completed according to schedule
- Develop appropriate contingency plans to address future issues.
- Conduct time studies on existing systems and procedures and provide feedback to management.
- Troubleshoot existing operations to achieve stated management objectives.
- Administer performance reviews.
- Support development of 5S, TPM and Kaizen programs.
- Ensure safe operations.
- Have the ability to establish and execute a monthly plan.
- Will ensure daily control items align with the company business plan and key objectives/metrics.
- Will attend Management Review/ISO meetings.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Requires the ability to use and apply extensive knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes.
Job Requirements:
Good understanding of operations and engineering practices and procedures within a JIT manufacturing environment.
Good written, verbal, organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills. Previous manufacturing/engineering experience is preferred.
