**Accountabilities**:
- Optimize production processes to deliver cost savings, improve quality, and support new product introduction.
- Identify and prioritize process improvement opportunities throughout the manufacturing facility.
- Execute and achieve process improvement objectives on schedule in a team environment.
Support business plan objectives to increase productivity, reduce scrap and excess usage, improve quality, and enhance safety.
- Lead equipment / process improvement projects utilizing sound project management techniques and see projects through to completion.
- Provide fact-driven root cause analysis.
- Develop and maintain process training and certification documentation to ensure that operators clearly understand all position requirements.
- Lead efforts on Job Safety Analysis and Operator Job Descriptions for new or modified processes.
- Work with internal and external suppliers of materials, equipment and services to execute projects, resolve problems and improve processes.
- Select, design and modify tooling, fixtures and equipment as necessary to improve safety, quality, and productivity.
- Update and develop standard operating procedures
- Reduce scrap product and identify opportunities for increasing capacity
- Analyze data to identify root causes of defects and implement appropriate countermeasures
- Report and document any equipment / process abnormalities
- Assist with the design and validation of production tooling/gauges
**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:(education, experience level, knowledge, skills, designations/certifications).
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Manufacturing, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
- At minimum of four (4) years of high-level experience in manufacturing or engineering
- Ability to work in a large, global corporate structure
- Self-starter.
Ability to solve problems, take responsibility and deliver results with a spirit of innovation and strong commitment to excellence.
- Fluency in English and Spanish required (read, write and speak).
- Proficiency in use of MS Office Software - advanced Power Point skills required.
- Desirable experience using MRP or Enterprise systems in Engineering or Manufacturing
- Experience in drafting tools such as PRO-E, Auto-Cad or others.
- Familiar with electrical schematic a plus
- Six Sigma or other SPC quality tools
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
**COMPETENCIES**:
- Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrating Ethics and Integrity
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Analysis, Solving Problems and Making Decisions
- Communicating Effectively
- Must be action-oriented with an eye for finding opportunity and solving problems.
- Detail oriented with ability to complete tasks in timely manner.