You’ll start your morning on the production floor, scanning performance dashboards and SPC charts to spot trends before they become issues. A quick huddle with maintenance aligns on a plan to reduce unplanned downtime, followed by a walk-through of a line where you’ll tweak station balance and refine a layout using Lean principles. Midday, you’ll document updates—clear work instructions, current process flows, and labor standards—then jump into an APQP gate review with quality and suppliers to confirm PPAP readiness for an upcoming ramp. In the afternoon, you’ll facilitate an 8D on a recurring defect, close out an engineering change with updated drawings and routings, and coordinate a weekend equipment upgrade. You’ll wrap by recording improvement actions and risks for the next production readiness review—all while keeping safety, quality, and efficiency front and center.
Equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience may substitute for formal education in certain cases.