What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer-Kimball International, Santa Claus, IN position at Kimball International?
High Level Statement Of The Role
Provide technical expertise and guidance to support and continuously improve operational performance.
Roles And Responsibilities
Provide technical expertise and guidance to support and continuously improve operational performance.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Manage plant layout and flow.
- Determine/manage operational costs on the shop floor.
- Assist in determining labor costs for products
- Play an active role in the pilot run process for all new product introductions and/or enhancements.
- Proactively communicates across the organization business issues and opportunities.
- Be familiar with all manufacturing processes (machining, fabrication, etc).
- Be familiar with and utilize Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Participate in kaizen program activities for the Process Team and be prepared to assist the Product Team during Program implementation.
- Gather and verify Sequence of Events (SOE) times.
- Be able to perform time studies and factor productivity.
- Identify non-value-added tasks in processes and develop solutions to eliminate.
- Assist in physical movement of small plant assets during a kaizen program including machine & equipment, inventory, racks, small tools, etc.
- Work with Operation Method Sheets (OMS) when necessary.
- Data input owner for process, work content, BOM, TQC,
- Initiate Engineering Change Requests for SOE process, procedure, and time related items.
- Assist in the coordination and implementation of continuous
- Support Production and Engineering ideas by sharing information and upgrading as needed existing machines, facilities, and support systems.
- Monitor all requests for new or realigned processes to ensure continuity as well as cost feasibility to all areas and the adherence with Lean Principles and Methodology.
- Perform justification on proposed new assets.
- Support our Environmental Management System (EMS).
- Support the safety and environmental efforts to better serve our employees and community
- Understand, support and execute the achievement of performance measures on scorecards.
- Support the Vision and Guiding Principles and other policies of Kimball International and National Office Furniture.
- Follow and support the Quality system.