Process Engineering Technician, Santa Claus, IN

Kimball International•Santa Claus, IN

About The Position

The Process Engineering Technician supports the development and implementation of manufacturing processes and workflows. The role helps identify the best sequence of operations and maximize the use of facilities, equipment, and people to enable on-time, defect-free production. It provides technical expertise connecting design requirements with production realities. The technician contributes to cycle, TAKT, and throughput-time development; reviews daily production and labor; and supports the design and improvement of production lines, workstations, and operations. The role also helps establish processes for wood, metal, plastic, and glass materials, develops safe and ergonomic processes, investigates root causes, prepares work instructions and OMS, and identifies fixtures and hand tools with mistake-proofing features.

Requirements

Previous production or quality experience.
Strong mechanical knowledge.
PC literacy and fluency with Microsoft Office programs.
Understanding of equipment capabilities, cost justification, and optimal utilization.
Project management skills, including ability to use project management software and manage a project from conception to completion.
Ability to communicate and sustain improvements.
Understanding of lean manufacturing.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
Effective communication, listening, negotiation, persuasion, presentation, and teaching skills; able to communicate technical and non-technical issues.
Strong problem-solving, organizational, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
Self-managed and motivated, results-focused, and able to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks.
Team-oriented, customer-centric, ethical, adaptable, and able to build and sustain relationships.
Ability to weigh all aspects of a situation, manage change, and facilitate win/win solutions.
Understanding of how one's work influences results and an understanding of financial issues.
Environmentally conscious.

Responsibilities

Support development of appropriate cycle, TAKT, and product throughput times.
Review production and labor daily.
Support development of line designs, workstations, and operational definitions.
Assess and adjust line and workstation designs to improve productivity and meet capacity needs.
Apply concepts such as DFA/DFM, Lean Manufacturing/DFT, and Poka-Yoke.
Support setup of processes involving wood, metal, plastic, and glass.
Assist in developing safe and ergonomically suitable processes.
Develop, communicate, and participate in implementing manufacturing process strategies that produce defect-free products and meet customer requirements for value and pricing.
Conduct and develop root cause investigations.
Develop work instructions and OMS.
Plan and identify fixtures and hand tools, incorporating mistake-proofing into the process.