Technical Lead

Flex•Orangeburg, SC

21h

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary Principle Accountabilities: Develops, maintains and improves most assembly processes. Evaluates process specifications periodically to determine if they accurately reflect the process requirements and reviews process steps and reduces inefficiencies. Collaborates with the Quality Engineers on process improvement, monitoring tools, root causes and corrective actions. Drives production schedules and process related problems to closure. Supports engineering and the development labs with all new product introduction and development. Assists in the compliance of safety regulations, i.e. ISO and business controls. Provides production ready documentation (MPIs) with equipment setup and programs. Leads team in making process and efficiency improvements. Partners with team and handles first calls in non-maintenance down issues and aids manufacturing support with implementing changes. Monitors equipment performance and makes minor adjustments such as set-ups, calibrations and alignments. Clears minor machine difficulties and performs maintenance and repairs under supervision of technician, engineer or supervisor. Assists operators by answering questions and demonstrating operations. Spot checks product to ensure quality levels are maintained. Stays current working with manufacturing support on process and equipment changes and upgrades. Must have knowledge and experience with all assembly requirements.

Requirements

Typically requires an Associate’s Degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
Typically requires 4 years of related experience.
Serves as an expert/consultant in manufacturing line skills with other employees.
Demonstrates broad knowledge of manufacturing line techniques and may improve processes.
Applies new technologies/ techniques.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, and supervisors of the organization
Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret moderately complex instructions.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

CAPICs/APICs certification an asset.

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains and improves most assembly processes.
Evaluates process specifications periodically to determine if they accurately reflect the process requirements and reviews process steps and reduces inefficiencies.
Collaborates with the Quality Engineers on process improvement, monitoring tools, root causes and corrective actions.
Drives production schedules and process related problems to closure.
Supports engineering and the development labs with all new product introduction and development.
Assists in the compliance of safety regulations, i.e. ISO and business controls.
Provides production ready documentation (MPIs) with equipment setup and programs.
Leads team in making process and efficiency improvements.
Partners with team and handles first calls in non-maintenance down issues and aids manufacturing support with implementing changes.
Monitors equipment performance and makes minor adjustments such as set-ups, calibrations and alignments.
Clears minor machine difficulties and performs maintenance and repairs under supervision of technician, engineer or supervisor.
Assists operators by answering questions and demonstrating operations.
Spot checks product to ensure quality levels are maintained.
Stays current working with manufacturing support on process and equipment changes and upgrades.
Must have knowledge and experience with all assembly requirements.