Manufacturing Support
Job Title: Manufacturing Support
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Discription:(Please Ignore if not good match)
Overview:
? Continually evaluate manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for improvement in order to drive down costs and improve quality.
?Responsible for work center design and product/process flow including ergonomic considerations, lean manufacturing technology, mechanical design, electrical component usage & system logic, and equipment and tooling usage to optimize the manufacturing process.
? Lead business efforts in the development and implementation of lean manufacturing concepts including developing strategies, training employees, facilitating kaizen events, and auditing areas to ensure sustainability of improvements.
? Coordinate activities in scrap reduction, elimination of rework, material variances, labor variances, safety & ergonomic evaluations, and overall continuous improvement in assigned areas.
? Analyze current capabilities versus future production needs based on expected customer demand and establish machine, tooling, and process requirements.
? Plan, justify, execute, and monitor Capital projects related to manufacturing equipment and tooling implementation and sun-setting.
? Develop and maintain the layout of production and non-production floor space for effective utilization.
? Develop and maintain all production routings, work measurement standards, manufacturing set-up and work instructions, work center descriptions, etc. for operations in assigned areas.
? Provide support to the Maintenance Department to develop detailed instructions for preventative and predictive maintenance tasks for the upkeep of equipment.
? Collaborate with the Manufacturing staff to ensure that all unit performance goals and objectives are supported.
? Establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with all support functions.
? Troubleshoot processes and quality defects in areas of responsibility.
Primary Skills:
Lean manufacturing support, finding NVA & VA (Non Value Added Activities ), shop floor activites.
Keywords -
Manufacturing process engineering, Tooling/equipment design, Lean Manufacturing implementation, identifying and reducing waste, troubleshooting.
Secondary Skills:
Autocad, Creo, Solidworks
Educational Qualifications
BE or Equivalent