Legal Entity: Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products Chattanooga LLC

Requisition ID: 2646
Woodbridge is a privately-owned company offering innovative material technologies for applications in automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare and building products. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also offers a full array of services including: chemical research and development, product and process engineering, tooling, technical support and accredited laboratory testing. Woodbridge operates more than 46 facilities across 9 countries-employing over 7,500 teammates and serving more than 600 customers worldwide.

1. ROLE PURPOSE To aid and support the Process Engineers with the goal of implementing continuous improvement to our systems and processes. To observe, study, and report information about our existing systems and processes in order to help the team better understand opportunities for improvement.To conduct regular audits on our critical equipment and gauges, as well as our systems and processes (both new and existing) to ensure that change is not only achieved but maintained.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Reoccurring Daily Audits
   • Audit Down Time (DT) reporting for all machine centers to ensure that DT is being logged, reporting any issues or gaps in the data.
     • • Analyze and report findings/irregularities
   • Audit Processes to ensure that all new systems/procedures are being followed
     • • Audits will focus on all machine centers that are assigned
       • Audits at machine centers will be conducted at random and whenever an opportunity is presented
       • Report submitted weekly, containing findings/opportunities for improvement
   • Audit gauge use and functionality
     • • Report any gauge malfunctions and/or instances where operator is neglecting to utilize gauges

1. Continuous Improvement
   • Participate in Gembas for current target issues (provided by Process Engineers)
   • Perform studies on all assigned machine centers relative to the target issues
     • • Compile weekly report of findings
   • Train Operators on any new systems put in place by the Process Engineering Team
     • • Follow up to ensure training is being followed by Operators
       • Collect signatures confirming training has taken place
       • Scan and file training signatures in appropriate locations
   • Act as a first line of defense for empowering our Operators with the knowledge they need to succeed
     • • Answer questions about processes and why they are important
       • Work with the Operator to find opportunities to make their job easier, and ensure that those changes make it into our standards
   • Be the first person on the scene whenever there is an issue or an abnormality
     • • Record details about the issue, attempt to identify the root cause
       • Check to see if we have documentation to prevent and/or deal with the abnormality, create documents if necessary
       • Ensure that the Team Lead is escalating the issue appropriately
   • Participate in daily stand up meeting with next shift's Process Tech and Process Engineers (if available)
     • • Deliver relevant information about your shift
       • Receive new tasks to be completed.

1. Analytical Lab work
   • Receiving, labeling, and safely storing samples to be tested
     • • Performing tests needed for analysis of incoming chemicals and products.
       • Recording results and reporting them
       • Discuss and answer any questions regarding results or methods used.
       • Organizing and storing samples in accordance with safety requirements
       • Cleaning and maintaining lab equipment.

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Woodbridge is committed to fostering a diverse workplace. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants without regard to race, colour, ancestry, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know, and we will do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.