Job Description

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support daily production:

  • Interact and support daily production; Co-responsible for Forming process performance.
  • For daily process issues, investigating and analyzing, leading troubleshooting, developing solutions, and implementing corrective actions.
  • For repeated difficult issues, assist in process analysis to improve product or process.
  • Assist in process control and discipline (appropriate data collection, monitoring, etc.).
  • Provide training/certification of operators in process control and operation.
  • Maintain proper SOS (Standard Operating Setpoints) and SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for production lines.

  Die management:

  • Interpret business needs & incorporate them into die business needs (i.e. die power model, 24 month rolling forecast, etc.). Integrate the die details with management needs to form a well-articulated & executable plan.
  • Integrate with the Division engineering/IDM/CDSC etc. to form common technology approach & priority.
  • Manage die, hardware and type tooling inventory to ensure enough and qualified qty ready for production.
  • Rigorous die and hardware incoming inspection and data collection before dies shipping out.
  • Investigating and possibly repairing die, hardware and type tooling defects; providing preventative actions.

  Project support

  • Interact and support project team for process debug and production set up.
  • Assist Forming engineer and project team on the topics of dies, hardware, type tooling, extrusion, handling, etc.

  Continuous Improvement:

  • Train and communicate with operators of process or equipment changes.
  • Lead experimentations and projects to ensure effective implementation – achieving objectives, completed on time and within budget.
  • Well manage the change controls of process, die, hardware and type tooling.

Requirements: Education & Experience

• Bachelor or Master of Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 3-8 years of experience in manufacturing.

Requirements: Required Skills

• Successful technical project management, with evidence of progressive increase in responsibilities.
• Proficient in CAD and SolidWorks and basic understanding on mechanical modelling.
• Fluent English for both oral and writing (Be able to attend meetings in English)
• Modest level of technical understanding within the division; alternatively, very strong general technology skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop people.
• Demonstrated ability to use engineering fundamentals to solve production problems.

Requirements: Desired Skills

• Experience in Extrusion, die manufacturing, etc.
• Breadth of experiences in prior roles: manufacturing, innovation, engineering, nontechnical assignments.
• Experience with deeply technical content.
• Exposure to budget preparation & 3-5 Year planning processes
• Effectively dealing with difficult situations (performance issues, unsuccessful projects, etc.)