**Location: Juárez, Nuevo León.****BASIC FUNCTION**Under the supervision of the General Supervisor Pressure Cast; Monterrey Plant II.This position is responsible for providing engineering support to production areas, identifying and improving areas of opportunity in production processes or products. As well as, developing and maintaining project-engineering programs consistent with sound engineering practices, KOS principals and company policies, so the facility will operate without interruption and will meet its production and cost objectives.**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**1. Provide engineering assistance for daily production, quality control, problem solving, cost reduction and meeting delivery schedules.- 2. Oversee production processes and suggests changes in working methods or operation sequences in order to assure an adequate operation and improve efficiency.- 3. Support the maintenance department in maintaining and troubleshooting the manufacturing process, tools and dies.- 4. Develop and maintains control over labor standards in complex operations.- 5. Assist in providing associates training as required and provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.- 6. Monitor and Keeps track of the different Metrics of the Plant.- 7. Assist the implementation of the Kohler Operating System (KOS)- 8. Promote continuous improvements in safety, quality and cost in the Plant operations.- 9. Develop quality projects through Lean Manufacturing tools in order to get cost reduction and improve the results in the areas.- 10. Support the teamwork in order for them to give follow-up to the established methods, once the projects had been implemented.- 11. Comply with the Health and Safety Roles and Responsibilities established for this position (See Responsibilities chart by position).- 12. Directly support to Improve the control and quickly reaction of the key variables in the pressure cast process.- 13. Reviewed and take action in time and solve specific problems in molds and machines.- 14. Training and follow up of the of the operator in general in the basic operations according with the standard procedure of the operation in pressure cast vs quality results.- 15. Directly support of the pressure cast process to make and take specific action quickly to solve problems form the root cause.- 16. Support and monitoring of the main equipment of the room in pressure cast process (Environment Unit - Continuous Dryer).- 17. RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS***Supervisory Relationships**:1. Report to the General Supervisor Pressure Cast Plant II.**Organization Relationships**:1. Frequent contact with Quality and Production departments and Foremen.- 2. Moderate contact with factory employees.- 3. Frequent contact with General Supervisors.- 4. Works in conjunction with Wis. Support areas, such as: Excellence Team and Vitreous Support teams.**External Business Relationships**:1. Moderate contact with tooling and machine vendors.**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**:EDUCATION:- Preference Bachelor's degree in Engineering.- EXPERIENCE:- Preference minimum of 2 to 4 years' experience in a manufacturing operation employing lean system.- FORMATION:SKILLS:Traits- Critical: Abstract Reasoning Ability, Thoroughness, Cautiousness, Self-Structure, Urgency, Aggressiveness, Assertiveness, Ego-Strength, Energy, Idea Orientation.- Supporting: Ego-drive, Empathy, External Structure, Gregariousness, Idea Orientation, Sociability.Behaviors- Critical: Is persistent; confidently expresses ideas and opinions; copes with rejection; recognizes problems, issues and opportunities; gathers and analyzes data; creates new concepts and approaches to solve problems; learns from mistakes; independently sets goals, objectives and priorities; manages multiple tasks and activities; works quickly.- Supporting: Persuasively sells ideas to gain support and buy-in; considers others´ points of view with an open mind; follows established policies and procedures.**Why Work at Kohler Co.?**Kohler Co.'s mission is to contribute to a higher level of gracious living for those who are touched by our products and services. We understand that it takes investment in our associates' development to make that happen. So, we offer ongoing investment in each individual's personal development and the opportunity to collaborate with others across functions and roles at Kohler.In addition to the investment in your development, Kohler offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more!On November 6, Kohler Co. announced the strategic decision to establish Kohler Energy as a separate, independent business with Platinum Equity as the majority investment partner. Kohler will continue to stay invested in the Energy business following the closing and remains committed to supporting the acceleration of long-term growth strategies for both organ
