Process Engineering Technician, Fordsville, KY

Kimball International•Fordsville, KY

24d

About The Position

The Process Engineering Technician conducts studies and implements effective sequences of operations and workflows. The role helps maximize the use of facilities, equipment, and human resources to support processes that produce products on time and without defects. It provides technical expertise connecting design requirements with production realities. The position supports manufacturing process and line development, including cycle time, takt time, throughput, workstations, and capacity. It contributes to safe and ergonomic processes, root-cause investigations, work instructions, and the selection of fixtures and hand tools. The role also applies manufacturing methods and improvement concepts to help meet customer requirements for product value, quality, and pricing.

Requirements

Previous production or quality experience.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
Strong mechanical knowledge.
PC literacy and fluency with Microsoft Office programs.
Understanding of equipment capabilities, cost justification, and optimal utilization.
Project management skills, including use of project management software and managing a project from conception to completion.
Understanding of lean manufacturing.
Effective communication, listening, negotiation, presentation, and persuasion skills; ability to communicate technical and non-technical issues and to lead and teach.
Team-oriented, customer-centric, ethical, flexible, tactful, assertive, patient, and positive approach; ability to build and sustain relationships.
Results focus, ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks, environmental consciousness, and understanding of financial issues.
Sound decision-making, organization, self-management, motivation, problem-solving, facilitation, and change-management skills; ability to facilitate win/win solutions.
Creative thinking and a strong drive for success.

Responsibilities

Support development of appropriate cycle time, takt time, and product throughput time.
Review production and labor daily.
Support development of line designs, workstations, and operational definitions.
Assess and adjust line and workstation designs to enhance productivity and meet capacity needs.
Apply concepts such as DFA/DFM, Lean Manufacturing/DFT, and Poka-Yoke.
Support 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 meeting 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.
Communicate and sustain improvements.