Mftg Engineer

NSK Americas • Bennington, VT

2d

About The Position

This role focuses on designing processes for new products, proposing efficient ideas, and studying Line KPIs to prepare for production and resolve technical issues. The engineer will be responsible for improving profitability through productivity enhancements such as labor savings, defect reduction, and equipment breakdown reduction. They will also analyze and improve existing production lines to optimize productivity based on volume trends, establish in-plant technologies like automated assembly and inspection, and deploy these technologies to other lines. The position involves working collaboratively within a team, following the PDCA cycle to achieve plant targets and KPIs, and defining, scheduling, implementing, monitoring, and standardizing improvements. Cost estimates for improvement ideas, including equipment, tooling, packaging, and installation costs, will be performed with supervision.

Requirements

• Ability to design processes for new products.
• Ability to propose efficient ideas.
• Ability to study Line KPI for new models as target.
• Ability to prepare for production.
• Ability to resolve technical issues to achieve the target.
• Ability to improve profitability through productivity improvements.
• Ability to analyze and improve existing lines to optimize productivity.
• Ability to establish in-plant technologies such as automated assembly and inspection.
• Ability to deploy technologies to other lines.
• Ability to work with a team, following the PDCA cycle.
• Ability to achieve plant targets and KPI’s.
• Ability to define, schedule, implement, monitor, and standardize improvements.
• Ability to perform cost estimates for improvement ideas with supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design processes for new products and propose efficient ideas.
• Study Line KPI for new models as target, prepare for production, and resolve technical issues to achieve the target.
• Improve profitability through productivity improvements (labor savings, defect reduction, equipment breakdown reduction, etc.).
• Analyze and improve existing lines to optimize productivity based on recent and future volume trends.
• Establish in-plant technologies such as automated assembly and inspection and deploy it to other lines.
• Work with a team, following the PDCA cycle, to achieve plant targets and KPI’s.
• Define, schedule, implement, monitor, and standardize improvements.
• Perform cost estimates for improvement ideas, including equipment, tooling, packaging, and installation cost with supervision.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed