Continuous Improvement / Manufacturing Engineering Co-op

Site Description

• Design and Manufacture LED Outdoor Light Fixtures - roads, parking lots, downtowns, campuses
• Recognized as a World Class Manufacturing Facility - host companies from all over the country to talk about our journey.
• In-house processes - Powder Paint, Metal Fab, SMT (Electronics Mfg.), Assembly
• Paperless on Factory Floor - Touchscreen for each operator
• Build to Order - 10,000 SKUs per year across 22 products

Essential Responsibilities

Typical manufacturing engineering / CI tasks and projects:

Factory Layout, Process Improvements and Upgrades, New Product Launches, CNC Programming, PLC Programming, Jig and Fixture design and fabrication, Workstation design, Assembly Line Optimization, Line Balancing, Materials set-up

The above are accomplished using Lean Six Sigma tools and manufacturing best practices, which we will teach you. Such as:

• How to "see waste"
• Kaizen
• Golden Triangle
• Role of Leadership
• Visual Management
• Value Stream Mapping
• Yamazumi Charts
• Right thing, easiest thing
• Better >>> Perfect

The Hendersonville site has hosted 100+ co-op students with a program that has been in place for over a decade. Our program offers students the opportunity to gain experience and develop skills by working directly with engineering teams on projects that have a significant impact on the business. We also offer training courses to enhance our students' technical and professional skills. Students from our co-op program have moved on to positions within our company in addition to well-known companies such as Deloitte, Eaton, BMW, Disney, General Electric, ABB, Amazon, and Lockheed Martin.

Qualifications/Requirements Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree. Preferred GPA of 2.75 or higher.

About Us Current Lighting offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Current Lighting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.