**Career Area**:
Manufacturing
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**Role Definition**
Assists with technical analysis of manufacturing processes in all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance to safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing.
**Responsibilities**
- Participating in identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to equipment and processes.
- Monitoring equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas.
- Providing coaching and development for operations technical staff and support areas.
- Providing engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities.
**Skill Descriptors**
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Judgment and Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Identifies a defensible course of action from among alternatives.
- Demonstrates the ability to follow directions.
- Applies the concept of discernment to narrow a set of choices or rank-order options.
- Seeks help to confirm or support difficult decisions.
Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Cites examples of benefits and risks associated with implementing lean principles.
- Describes basic tools for observing existing processes and identifying waste.
- Cites industry or company examples of successful and unsuccessful lean implementations.
- Identifies key lean principles and highlights of the lean manufacturing process.
Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Describes the roles and responsibilities of equipment vendors and own staff.
- Explains where and how to obtain more equipment-specific information.
- Lists basic aspects of routine and preventive maintenance.
- Identifies uses and features of diverse types of manufacturing equipment.
Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Assesses associated phases, activities, deliverables and processes.
- Documents relevant standards, policies and practices.
- Follows standard manufacturing processes to conduct production activities.
- Researches new technologies to be integrated into existing manufacturing process.
- Explains tools, techniques and documents used for process monitoring and control.
Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Conducts daily maintenance and keeps tracking logs on safety equipment.
- Responds to first aid and accident situations following standard procedures.
- Inspects manufacturing working environment to find safety violations within a specific area.
- Utilizes personal protective equipment required or recommended for manufacturing staff.
- Determines appropriate action to take when unsafe conditions are encountered.
Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Contributes to the development and implementation of specific manufacturing pro