Production Engineer

Koala

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Koala is a leader in creating exceptionally comfortable products, thanks to our team of highly skilled engineers and designers. We partner with top-tier suppliers to bring our innovative designs to life, ensuring every product meets the highest standards. The Production Engineer will be a crucial link in this process, ensuring product compliance during pre-production and helping to turn our groundbreaking designs into a tangible reality.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in supplier quality, production engineering, and/or product development, with a strong preference for candidates experienced in high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven experience in performing production and product audits at suppliers.
• Experience with product development processes (PDP) from conception to launch.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks for drawing updates and product documentation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations and product quality principles.
• Experience with risk assessments and implementing containment and corrective actions.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of professionalism.
• A team-player with a positive and supportive attitude.
• Sincere humbleness, a willingness to learn, and drive for continuous improvement
• The ability to work with overseas suppliers and effectively bridge communication barriers.
• Comfortable with regular travel to China (up to 30%).

Nice To Haves

• A background in consumer products and user-centric design is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of PLM systems operations is desirable
• The ability to speak Mandarin is a significant benefit.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate product performance at suppliers
• Analyze production performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Leading root cause analysis and risk mitigation exercises like FMEA, along with preventative and corrective actions.
• Conducting critical-to-quality (CTQ) analysis for all new products.
• Providing training to suppliers on production and quality risks.
• Liaising with cross-functional teams (QC, Engineering, and Product Management) to collaborate on key outcomes and findings.
• Managing improvement projects for existing products and updates.
• Creating necessary product documentation for new development projects, and product improvement projects.
• Supporting the product teams with technical problem-solving.
• Communicating effectively with key stakeholders, including detailing the rationale behind decisions, maintaining detailed records, and resolving issues during the implementation phase.
• Collaborating product managers to ensure the successful and timely completion of assigned product development projects.
• Flexibility is key - You will also be expected to take on tasks and projects outside this core scope as needed to support broader business goals.

Benefits

• Hybrid working - We’re mixing it up with ~3 days back in the Alexandria Treehouse (office) and work from bed/home (WFB)
• Generous time off - volunteer, parental, Koala life leave and more to help keep your work-life balance, balanced.
• Fully stocked kitchen with an emphasis on healthy local produce, think bougie brekky, salad bar, kombucha on tap, monthly barbies and more.
• The Koala Treehouse is as pet-friendly as they get!
• All Koalas can expect to enjoy free Koala products with ‘mates rates’ for your friends and fam.
• Our employee experience respects and embraces all families, formed, found and evolving. You’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support.
• Accelerate your career - via our Learning Management platform Juno, as well as individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days.
• BCorp Certified, WWF Partnership, volunteer days, a member of SoftLanding , 1% and so much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level