WEAVING PROCESS ENGINEERPURPOSE: This position is primarily responsible for the development and improvement related to monitoring of filament raw materials and the warping and weaving production processes. This associate will work closely with the Weaving Production Team to drive improvements to achieve plant safety, quality, and productivity goals through daily standard work and other improvement projects. This role also partners with New Product Development to coordinate the development, trialing, and production qualification of new raw materials and weaving designs. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Troubleshoot raw material, quality, and production issues.
Identify and implement improvements in the warping and weaving production processes
Make product quality decisions based on product specifications and customer requirements
Use statistical process control techniques to monitor and control the fabric quality results through the warping and weaving production processes
Lead and participate in projects, Lean Six Sigma projects and/or Kaizen
Work closely with NPD to coordinate the development, trialing, and qualification of new raw materials and weaving designs
Provide technical support to production on warping and weaving related issues, and act as a resource for NPD, product management, and sales
Work with other production sites to identify and transfer manufacturing best practices and assure standard procedures and quality requirements are known and met across the company.
Ensure that all scheduled audits (e.g., safety, ISO, etc.) are carried out in an efficient, timely, consistent, and accurate fashion
QUALIFICATIONS:
College Graduate, BS degree in engineering or related science or manufacturing technology field from an accredited college or university
Minimum of five years of relevant manufacturing experience preferred
Six sigma Green/Black belt certification and/or CI/Lean experience preferred
Experience and familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 preferred
Excellent written and verbal skills
Ability to communicate effectively in a world-wide environment with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Self-starter capable of working with minimum supervision
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Good project management skills with experience in new product and process development
Able to multitask and progress on multiple projects simultaneously
Excellent analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
Ability to evaluate and access process control related computer hardware/software
Ability to work in a typical office environment involving exposure to fluorescent lighting, contact with synthetic materials and air conditioning
Ability to work, walk, sit, or stand in a typical plant manufacturing environment involving noise and vibration typical of manufacturing equipment
Ability to sit and/or stand for 8 hours per day
Ability to lift 25 lbs
Ability to type at a computer for 8 hours per day
TEAMMATE EXPOSURE:Position has frequent contact with Leadership, Manufacturing Associates, Process Engineers, New Product Development, Central Engineering, Advanced Product Development, Lab, Product Managers, Scheduling Department, Financial Department, Customers, Sales/Service and Information Systems, Suppliers, and Subcontractors.
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