ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN - Plant 10

This weekend-crew position will be located in our Whitehall Casting, Plant 10 Operation.

Summary: The manufacturing engineering technician role provides technical support to ensures continuous flow of parts, materials and information by addressing issues that arise to drive velocity through the plant.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a liaison between engineering, manufacturing, other functions to expedite product flow
• Continually address issues with problem-solving techniques that impact velocity and solve issues identified to root cause
• Proactively identify and address potential problems or constraints in the production process for improvements or cost reduction
• Interact with engineering to drive tooling, NPI and process improvements
• Supports engineering and manufacturing with data collection, compiling information and analysis to support process control
• Coordinate information flow, e.g., reviews shift reports and connects with supervisors to determine areas for focus, communicates material requests, etc. - provides updates on issues and resolution to appropriate functions within the plant
• Keeps workstations stocked with material replenishment
• Support operations as a contact in out-of-cycle tasks related to raw materials, parts, removal of waste, moving kanban cards, updates to electronic productivity and other status boards, missing instructions, quality issues, etc.
• Coordinates with engineering to understand risk of deviations and variations in processes

Basic Requirements:

• Associate's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Associate degree in manufacturing, industrial, or mechanical technology.
• Bachelor's degree in technical area - engineering, technology, science, mathematics or statistics, or related field.
• 2 years of work experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Reading blueprints / specifications.
• Understanding of production processes and manufacturing related metrics.
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work independently and in a team collaborating with others.

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