Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

Enforces Company Safety Policies within the Department

• Drive designs of manufacturing processes for products to be manufactured.
• Redesigns processes to improve throughput and manufacturing costs.
• Manage development of routings and manufacturing documentation, designs tooling and equipment.
• Create and update area metrics to show trends and to identify areas for improvement.
• Establish approval/review process for routings, programs and tool lists prior to release for manufacturing approval.
• Creation of manufacturing documentation for use in production areas.
• Coordinates with Manufacturing Manager for on boarding of new personnel.
• Acts as a technical resource providing guidance and expertise for team members in their daily technical work.
• Identifies and requests tooling, gauges and fixtures to support the manufacturing of products
• Scopes, Quotes, and manages the installation of Capital Equipment
• Establish methods to identify deviations from agreed upon requirements as they occur.
• Manage and develop training plan for others as related to an area of specialty.
• Identifies and leads improvement projects related to quality and productivity
• Submit reports on performance and progress.
• Coordinates and monitors manufacturing projects from initiation through delivery.
• Identifies and allocates project resources.
• Serves as liaison between manufacturing and non-manufacturing departments in order to ensure that all targets and requirements are met.
• Interfaces with manufacturing personnel, the purchasing department and supervisors on material status and production planning issues.
• Ensures projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Resolves issues and contributes to the business unit/area development.
• Monitors and maintains department productivity and budgets.
• Manages the work efforts of supervisors/individual contributors.
• Displays broad knowledge of the field with strong leadership skills.
• Standardizes processes for manufacturing core products and redesigns processes to improve throughput and manufacturing costs.

Competencies:

• Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective relations; exhibits tact and consideration.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures.

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Preferred

Language Skills:

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 frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)