Tire Engineering Technician

Yokohama Tire • West Point, MS

15d

About The Position

This position provides technical assistance and support to various divisions on any specification, material, or procedural issues to ensure the product produced meets technical and quality standards. Performs job safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)
• Ability to independently execute detailed work plans
• Analytical thought process
• Effective written/oral communication
• Associates Degree or equivalent manufacturing experience
• 3-5 years’ industrial / manufacturing experiences

Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance to various divisions as needed.
• Analyzes defective tires and non-uniform tires then trouble-shoots to minimize scrap and repair
• Tracks uniformity values of tires to determine worse sizes or offenders and implements improvement activities
• Schedule and/or perform various trials to determine cause and/or countermeasures
• Monitors and audits various divisions periodically to assure adherence to procedures
• Records and prepares reports of all defects such as scrap and repairs for upper management
• Issues temporary specifications and maintains proper documentation until permanent changes can be completed
• Provides support in the tire room with pre-production tires

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees