Description

Summary

The employee will lead cross-functional teams and project managers to optimize cell design, plant flow, individual work cells and manage projects to minimize waste and maximize utilization of resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Plant flow optimization & job scheduling:

• Optimizes lot sizing for flow and customer demand cadence to maximize throughput at minimal cost
• Prepares inventory analysis to ID optimal build sizes and safety stock to order volatility
• Set targets for production schedules and coordinate services to maximize productivity
• Collaborate with supply chain, production and sales to solve variability on input material and part handling opportunities
• Develop production schedules consistent with production requirements
• Work with team leaders to ensure the accuracy of the electronic scheduling boards (ESB)
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of production order rescheduling and exceptions
• Lead daily production meeting and regular company-wide capacity meeting
• Execute production schedules to maximize resource utilization and product flow across 300 CNC machines in 4 facilities and resolve problems both in-person and remotely

Cell design/layout and optimization:

• Works with production to optimize part families based on forecast load and process within production cells
• Works with automation engineering team on unattended plan for existing product families 
• Works with programming and process engineering teams on load balancing, workholding to optimize takt time
• Works with other departments to develop design and production standards to meet price, inventory, throughput and utilization targets

For individual work cells:

• Works with production and engineering to design efficient production processes and workflows
• Monitors operations with an eye toward improving utilization, productivity and efficiency
• Implements controls to monitor costs and minimize production issues
• Ensures that processes are designed to ensure that products meet quality standards.
• Reduces waste and addresses production issues
• Utilizes Vimana and tool monitoring and management to identify areas of opportunity to minimize production losses

Project management:

• Coordinates cross-functional Dynamic Continuous Improvement teams to assign focus, monitor progress
• Assists Continuous Improvement team with projects as needed
• Completes and coordinates time studies as needed
• Works with Quality Continuous Improvement on process variability, cost of poor quality, and scrap
• Coordinates cross-functional Kaizen events to involve wide ranging perspectives in process improvement
• Coordinates widespread implementation of successes from pilot cells and areas
• Works with account management, process planner, manufacturing teams, and engineering
• Identifies training gaps and mentors team leaders in foundations of Lean & Wastes

Key Roles

• Evaluates current manufacturing practices and identify those needing improvement
• Minimizes losses within each production process
• Identifies procedures and tools to improve productivity
• Optimizes processes to minimize inventory 
• Execute production schedules to maximize resource utilization and product flow across 300 CNC machines in 4 facilities and resolve problems both in-person and remotely

Requirements

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 & Experience Requirements:

• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment and understanding of quality systems is preferred. A Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field, or equivalent experience, is recommended. Microsoft Project and Office literacy, strong computer skills, and a strong analytical aptitude is required.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• The employee must possess the ability to communicate effectively with all internal personnel and external customers in both written and oral form.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May be required to supervise project managers as assigned
• May be required to train and assist other employees

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud when on the production floor. Travel is required when necessary.

Safety and Policy Practices

The employee in this job must be knowledgeable in regard to the safety policies and procedures of the Company as described in the company safety manual. The employee must adhere to all said policies and procedures while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognize the Company’s need to achieve its business objective. Employee is responsible for complying with Company hazardous waste disposal procedures.