Bill of Materials (BOM), Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Data Entry, Engineering Change Management, Engineering Change Order, Environmental Management Systems, Furniture, Lean Manufacturing, Machining, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Operational Improvement, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Plant Layout and Design, Plant Management, Process Engineering, Product Costing, Product Programs, Product/Service Launch, Production Support, Safety/Work Safety, Scorecarding
High Level Statement of the Role:
Provide technical expertise and guidance to support and continuously improve operational performance.
Roles and Responsibilities:
(Include Safety and Environmental, Quality, and Job Specific Roles and Responsibilities)
- Manage plant layout and flow.
- Determine/manage operational costs on the shop floor.
- Assist in determining labor costs for products
- Play an active role in the pilot run process for all new product introductions and/or enhancements.
- Proactively communicates across the organization business issues and opportunities.
- Be familiar with all manufacturing processes (machining, fabrication, etc).
- Be familiar with and utilize Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Participate in kaizen program activities for the Process Team and be prepared to assist the Product Team during Program implementation.
- Gather and verify Sequence of Events (SOE) times.
- Be able to perform time studies and factor productivity.
- Identify non-value-added tasks in processes and develop solutions to eliminate.
- Assist in physical movement of small plant assets during a kaizen program including machine & equipment, inventory, racks, small tools, etc.
- Work with Operation Method Sheets (OMS) when necessary.
- Data input owner for process, work content, BOM, TQC,
- Initiate Engineering Change Requests for SOE process, procedure, and time related items.
- Assist in the coordination and implementation of continuous
improvement activities.
- Support Production and Engineering ideas by sharing information and upgrading as needed existing machines, facilities, and support systems.
- Monitor all requests for new or realigned processes to ensure continuity as well as cost feasibility to all areas and the adherence with Lean Principles and Methodology.
- Perform justification on proposed new assets.
- Support our Environmental Management System (EMS).
- Support the safety and environmental efforts to better serve our employees and community
- Understand, support and execute the achievement of performance measures on scorecards.
- Support the Vision and Guiding Principles and other policies of Kimball International and National Office Furniture.
- Follow and support the Quality system.
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Kimball International Inc