Position Summary:
This role supports the production team in daily operation of automated and semi-automated equipment.
Responsibilities: Essential Duties
- Own continuous improvement (CI) projects on manufacturing equipment.
- Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Support process improvement, standardization, layout optimization, and workflow efficiency.
- Collaborate with production, quality, and maintenance teams to drive improvements.
- Analyze data and trends to prioritize improvement opportunities.
- Support quality investigations and close Nonconformances (NCs) and own CAPA actions.
- Own projects for automation upgrades and standardization.
- Develops, evaluates and improves industrial manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods and quality control standards.
- Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
- Estimates production times, staffing requirements and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
- Communicates manufacturing capabilities, production schedules or other information to facilitate production processes.
- Confers with vendors in order to determine specifications of products and arrange equipment, material purchase and parts.
- Evaluates products based on specifications and quality standards.
The job function listed is not exhaustive and shall also include any responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
Expertise: Knowledge & Skills
- Requires full working knowledge of relevant business practices and procedures in professional field. Uses standard theories, principles and concepts and integrates them to propose a course of action.
- Work under minimal supervision. Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned goals. May periodically assist in orienting, training , assigning and checking the work of lower level employees. Referring only complex problems and issues
- Judgement is required in resolving all day-to-day problems
- Contacts are primarily with department supervisors, leads, subordinates, and peers. Frequent contact with external contractors/vendors.
Expertise: Qualifications - Experience/Training/Education/Etc
Required:
- Bachelor's degree required
- 04-06 years related experience required.
- Occasional business travel required
- Regular and predictable attendance
Desired:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities: Other Duties
The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
Physical Demands:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to:
- Light work - Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling and Reaching:
- Occasionally:Reaching upward and downward, Push/pull
- Frequently: Stand, Sit
- Constantly: Visual Acuity with or without corrective lenses
Activities:
- Occasionally: Handling, Push/pull, Reaching upward and downward, Stooping/squatting, Walking
- Frequently: Finger feeling, Hearing - ordinary, fine distinction, loud (hearing protection required), Seeing - depth perception, color vision, field of vision/peripheral, Sitting , Standing, Talking - ordinary, loud/quick
- Constantly: N/A
Environmental Conditions:
- Occasionally: Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals (in most areas) , Fumes, Gases, Dust, Other
- Frequently: N/A
- Constantly: N/A
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Noise Intensity: Moderate
- Occasionally: Production/manufacturing environment
- Frequently: Office environment
- Constantly: N/A
Salary Range: $85,300 - $95,300
