Water Spider

Lincoln Electric • Euclid, OH

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Water Spider position is responsible for minimizing disruption and variation for employees assembling machines, allowing them to concentrate on productivity. This role involves owning and maintaining a parts supermarket for assembly work centers and/or lines, ensuring required stock levels and inventory accuracy. The Water Spider will supply quality parts and/or kits to assembly work centers and/or lines as needed for uninterrupted production, generate and schedule daily shortage reports, and work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, QA, and R&D departments. The position also includes collecting, recording, displaying, and communicating production visuals, elevating issues that cause production interruptions, and verifying non-conforming scrap generated in manufacturing. Additionally, the Water Spider will perform root cause analysis, identify corrective actions for production issues, and support and enforce 5S, ES&C, quality, new products, and cost improvement initiatives. The role also requires supporting and enforcing the Quality Policy and all quality procedures, monitoring daily out-of-box warranty, and warranty reports.

Requirements

• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience, ability, and assertiveness to supervise and manage all functions of production inventory.
• Must understand and embrace a culture of lean manufacturing and 5S.
• Willing to successfully complete Grey/Red/Black belt 6 sigma training.
• Willingness to execute 6 Sigma projects for certification, as determined by supervision.
• Must have basic computer navigation and utilization skills, willingness to work with and learn new technologies.
• Moderate hand dexterity is required.
• Capable of working in a standing/walking position up to 12 hours.
• Must be able to utilize powered and hand tools for assembly.
• Highly motivated with an excellent attitude and good communication skills.
• Must have an excellent attendance, safety, and work record.
• Must have an uncompromising attitude toward quality.
• Must have the interpersonal skills required to work closely with scheduling, manufacturing, QA, and other external departments to satisfy the line assembly needs.
• Maximum weight lifted – infrequent basis 50 lbs.
• Maximum weight lifted – repetitive basis 20 lbs.
• Safety Glasses w/side shields per EHS562
• Safety toe work shoes per EHS563
• Hearing protection compliant per EHS542

Nice To Haves

• Willing to successfully complete Grey/Red/ Black belt 6 sigma training.
• Willingness to execute 6 Sigma projects for certification, as determined by supervision.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a parts supermarket for a group of assembly work centers and/or lines.
• Ensure the parts supermarket maintains required stock levels and inventory accuracy.
• Supply quality parts and/or kits to assembly work centers and/or lines as required for uninterrupted production.
• Generate and/or schedule daily shortage reports.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, QA, and R&D departments.
• Collect, record, display, and communicate all production visuals.
• Elevate issues causing interruptions to production.
• Verify non-conforming scrap generated in manufacturing and post the results for display.
• Perform root cause analysis and identify corrective actions to resolve production issues.
• Support and enforce 5S, ES&C, quality, new products, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Support and enforce the Quality Policy, REQ1.
• Support and enforce all quality procedures used in the department and ensure it meets the needs of the customer.
• Monitor daily out of box warranty, warranty report, and other issues.
• Contribute to a culture that promotes safety as its overriding priority.
• Work in a safe manner and observe all company EHS and JHA procedures.
• Be aware of OSHA and EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job.
• Follow safe equipment operating procedures and only operate equipment when guards are in place and in good condition.
• Know that the company EHS procedures are contained in SAP and also in reference books, such as, SSW Specifications, Plant Rules and Regulations, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Immediately notify the Supervisor if there is any safety hazard, any equipment not operating correctly, or if there are any questions regarding EHS and JHA procedures.

Benefits

• High-performance industrial machinery and technology leader
• Innovative solutions
• Proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software
• Equal Opportunity Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED