Education / Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial, Electromechanical, Electrical).
- 10 years of experience in the position.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Experience in Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, core tools.
- Ability to communicate with high-level management.
- Manufacturing design, multitasking, manage programs.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English.Professional Competencies:
- Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook.
- A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.
- Comfortable dealing with senior company executives, peers, and all levels of personnel.
- Hands-on attitude and experience with operational excellence.
- Able to motivate others and be a team player.
- Methodical, strategic, analytical, assertive, with strong leadership skills.
- Results and customer-oriented, with problem-solving and good interpersonal skills.Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and participate in the development and optimization of new processes.
- Maintain production and assembly processes according to manufacturing requirements and standards.
- Supervise the engineering team, manufacturing engineers, and automation technicians.
- Lead and maintain the continuous improvement process through Six Sigma tools, Kaizen, Kanban, and Lean Manufacturing to reduce manufacturing assembly costs with automation projects.
- Define equipment, design, tool room, equipment integration and programming, equipment repair, and continuous improvement required in manufacturing areas.
- Oversee engineering personnel through leadership and accountability.
- Assign tasks to personnel for development processes and designated special continuous improvement projects.
- Support the development of production processes, tooling, equipment, test specifications, and quality controls to ensure compliance with specifications.
- Support product lines and the manufacturing plant in new product launches, production support, and maintaining existing designs and controlled design documentation.
- Coordinate the transfer of projects from other plants.
- Knowledge of injection molding processes.
- Enhance performance margin of existing products.
- Support innovation events and technology exploration or demonstration projects.
- Maintain and support production KPIs.
- Align all engineering activities to comply with ISO 9001.
- Support maintenance for optimal equipment usage.
- Collaborate with initiatives to maintain safety first and implement 5S practices.
- Manage plant equipment capacity.
- Establish department budget.
- Maintain manufacturing KPIs in control.#J-18808-Ljbffr
