Advanced Operator Lap & Test - 1st & 3rd Shifts

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing•Newton, NC

About The Position

Supports and sets up all machines in the Machine Centers area. The role includes coordinating setup, maintenance, quality, improvement, and launch activities; creating and installing CNC programs; and leading problem-solving and sorting efforts. The position also contributes to budgeting, continuous improvement, autonomous maintenance, equipment design, and manufacturing process development where applicable.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED with coursework in industrial or mechanical technologies, industrial maintenance, or post-secondary technical training; an equivalent combination of education and on-the-job experience is also acceptable.
Career Readiness Certificate.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of experience in machine technology/operations and routine maintenance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate customer and supplier containment activities.
Set up two technologies within established time-study requirements.
Create and install CNC programs.
Coordinate setup activities using the department schedule.
Participate in machine runoffs.
Coordinate departmental maintenance activities, including open maintenance work orders.
Perform routine maintenance tasks.
Develop plans and drive improvements to achieve budget targets (CIMS).
Participate in the budgeting process.
Participate in program and cell launches for new products and prototypes.
Lead and participate in continuous-improvement processes; plan and implement corrective actions.
Lead cell-level quality process assurance.
Act on improvement-suggestion ideas.
Participate in defining autonomous maintenance activities, including daily pre-operation inspections.
Identify methods to enhance and share team knowledge through communication.
Contribute to designing and implementing Poka-yoke.
Contribute to equipment design, if applicable.
Identify appropriate machining processes, speeds, and feeds for jobs, if applicable.
Identify repetitive failures and/or implement corrective actions based on failure analyses, if applicable.
Lead sorting activities in-house or at customer locations.
Troubleshoot and solve maintenance-repair problems.
Lead a problem-solving team.