Title: Manufacturing/Process Engineer

Location: Glendale, KY

Salary: $60,000-$130,000, depending on qualifications and experience

We are hiring immediately for a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Glendale, KY. In this role you will have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a key member of the start-up team, launching the facility from the ground up. A strong candidate will have a background within the automotive and / or electronics manufacturing industry.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity for Final Assembly
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity
• Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products
• Develop action plans as required to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal processes and supplier processes
• Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required
• Analyze Cell / Array scrap root causes; engage in mapping and corrective actions to reduce waste
• Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes
• Deliver capable processes and tools accordingly
• Lead role in resolving assembly related concerns. Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices
• Ensure compliance to Plant, Corporate, Governmental and Environmental standards
• Support ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance as required
• Identify OEE / throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: 5+ yrs of related experience
• Ability to support any shift in a 7-day work pattern
• Candidate must be flexible to significant travel during initial plant start-up phase
• Candidate must be willing to work remotely and in-person at temporary facilities as needed during initial plant start-up phase
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors consisting of outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Experience:
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
  • 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem solving skills
  • Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
  • TQM and Kaizen Methods
  • FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
  • Visual Factory Management
  • Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience

Extra Details:

• This position will be working remotely until November-December. After that point, it will be full time in Glendale, KY.
  

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