Job Description

Position Summary:

This is a projects-centered role focused on process improvement in a fast-paced, complex manufacturing environment. Many types of manufacturing exist at PCC Fluid Fittings; core amongst these are machining, forging, painting, assembly, and heat treatment. Competencies required of the candidate include good critical and out-of-the-box thinking abilities, a hands-on approach to problems and processes, good attention to detail, quick learning, and the employment of excellent time-management practices.

In this role, the candidate should expect to lead significant capital, lean/six-sigma, and process improvement projects. This includes managing the project’s budget, developing and driving action-items necessary to achieve the project’s goals, coordinating necessary resources (both internal and external), and taking lead on all other aspects of the project. Lastly, the candidate must be able to effectively report on their project(s) status and financial impact to management.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Support, Mentor, Develop, Lead, and act as a Role Model for entry-level Manufacturing Engineers on projects, tasks, initiatives, and personal improvements. This includes;

Assistance in the development and maintenance of action items lists and project plans
Assistance in the development of fundamental time and project management techniques
Facilitation of developing project-centered skills such as Root-cause analysis, team report-outs, presentations, and basic shop-floor improvement projects

Define and maintain a project pipeline of future opportunities for the business. This includes productivity improvement projects, cost-down initiatives, quality improvement projects, and safety projects.
Examples include Lean/Kaizen initiatives, Capital Investments, Six Sigma projects, Root-Cause Analysis, Project Management, and Time Management.
Coordinate and Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, area managers/supervisors, programmers, and shop-floor personnel in both tactical and strategic continuous improvement projects. Types of projects and skills that will need deployment include:

Lean/Kaizen and 5S projects
Implementation of key concepts, such as Kanban, SMED, standard work, scheduled work-flow, Value Stream Maps, etc.
Six Sigma
Capital Project Management

Direct management of both Manufacturing Engineers (exempt employees) and Programmers (non-exempt employees) in performance of:

Creation and management of Bills of Materials and Manufacturing Routings
Creation and management of CNC Programs for use in both Tooling and Fitting manufacture
Creation and management of manufacturing Work Instructions (DWIs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Creation and revision of Forging Dies, CNC tooling, CNC holding fixtures, and custom gages
Management of the Statistical Process Control system in use by shop-floor personnel

Planning, facilitating, and driving of tactical projects throughout the plant. This includes and coordination or acquisition of resources to support these projects to meet corporate targets. This role includes actions such as:

Creation, submittal, and management of CAPEXs for the purposes of new equipment acquisitions, equipment overhauls, and new product or process integrations
Coordination of equipment installations, including layouts, managing vendors and contractors, supporting subordinates, and financial budget management
Management of the project pipeline with monthly escalation to corporate for review
Personnel management to achieve corporate goals

Identifying financial savings and supporting the various continuous improvement activities throughout the plant, including:

Cost-control projects such as consumable CNC tooling, raw materials usage in product manufacture, and variable costs including labor and overhead costs.
Process improvements through the use of both new and existing tools; including Lean, Six Sigma, the Kaizen approach, A3 problem solving, and Root-cause problem solving

Supporting various quality assurance and improvement initiatives from the standpoint of manufacturing processes, technologies, and Methods Engineering practices. This includes investigations related to internal discrepancies, customer corrective actions and returns, and in the application of both product and process knowledge
Support the management of New Product Integration with respect to the manufacturability, process control, equipment capability, supporting personnel requirements, and the completion of data (i.e. BOM, RTR, etc.) setup in ERP
Act as the subject matter expert for PCC Senior management relative to Permaswage’s processes, core manufacturing competencies, and identified opportunities for future improvements
Create and make high-level presentations of both information and data to persons both internal and external of the organization, and be able to answer detailed questions pertaining to information
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required:

Ability to communicate and perform all critical tasks as outlined herein in English, at a high level.
Ability to interpret and create Engineering drawings
Ability to interpret, analyze, and draw conclusions from complex data
Ability to interpret technical procedures and governmental or inter-organizational regulations
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
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.
High comfort level with ERP systems
High level of emotional intelligence when working with a variety of different individuals, including customers, vendors/suppliers, consultants, PCC Senior management, and shop-floor employees
A basic understanding of project financials, product/process costing, and cost analysis
A high-level of reasoning and problem solving ability

Desired:

A Minimum of a Four-year degree in an Engineering discipline
5+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience in an Aerospace or similar manufacturing environment
A thorough understanding of manufacturing processes; including CNC technologies, forming/forging processes, painting/coating processes, ERP system interactions, and chemical surface-treatments.
A track-record of successful high-impact projects, including new equipment installations, Lean/Six-Sigma projects, Kaizens, and RCCAs.
Extensive project management and team management experience
Elevated skill level with MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio/Process Flow Diagrams, and MS Project
Experience with Engineering modeling and drawing software, such as Solidworks, AutoCAD, CATIA, ProE, or similar.

Key ME2 Abilities:

Develop, Plan, and Drive Projects

            1. Capital projects

            2. Tactical CI projects

            3. Kaizen projects

Support, Develop, and Mentor Engineers with less experience
Subject matter expert on various Manufacturing Processes

            1. Automation

            2. Forging

Lean/Six-Sigma Black-Belt Required
Familiar with key tools in Toyota’s toolbox

            1. Kaizen and Lean