Industrial Systems Specialist

*The Role and Responsibilities* As the Industrial Systems Specialist, you are integral to driving operational excellence and competitiveness, through lean manufacturing practices and technology optimization.
You are pivotal in the enhancement of operational efficiency and productivity through the optimization of production processes and effective management of resources.
You play a key role in reducing costs and increasing profitability through your meticulous analysis of data and support of the H&T Excellence team in the implementation of strategic cost-saving measures.
Your contributions are crucial in delivering our products On Time in Full (OTIF), improving product quality and achieving customer satisfaction, and inventory management.
Your analytical expertise is key in the forecasting and scheduling of maintenance activities, ensuring they align seamlessly with production schedules to minimize downtime.
Your efforts also bolster workplace safety and support informed decision-making, while promoting sustainability in our manufacturing processes.
Overall, your blend of technical, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills along with your adaptability to change are essential in ensuring the smooth, efficient, and profitable operation of production and manufacturing activities.
*Your Key Areas of Impact* Training Program Development, Documentation, and Matrix: To ensure that all employees are uniformly trained, leading to consistent work quality and efficiency, and to promote best practices and standardized processes, you assist in developing and maintaining comprehensive training and development documentation, including the consolidation and review of existing training materials into a unified, future-oriented training framework.
In addition, you track and maintain employee training records within the training matrix, which will be integrated into the company Quality Management System (QMS).
Performance Reporting: Utilizing the online system, Infor Shop Floor, you create and manage regular performance reports (daily, weekly, monthly) to track and analyze production metrics, which will provide a clear understanding of production performance thus enabling timely identification of improvement areas and the tracking of effectiveness of implemented strategies.
Performance Analysis and Corrective Action Planning: Reviewing output performance, equipment downtime, rejection rates, and tooling consumption to pinpoint inefficiencies, you provide insights and recommendations to the Production Manager and Supervisor for necessary corrective actions.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Enhancement: Ensuring that operations stay efficient, current, and compliant, you assist in developing and refining SOPs based on operational feedback, thus reducing errors, and enhancing process quality.
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Optimization: You adjust and maintain the MES, using operational feedback to ensure it supports real-time production to drive continuous improvement processes (CIP).
In addition, you generate individual MES reports as requested by operations to support specific analytical needs.
Material Consumption Tracking and Yield Calculation: You track material consumption and calculate yield, optimizing material-use to reduce waste and costs, improving profitability and sustainability.
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) System Improvement: By continuously updating and enhancing the MRP system, you ensure it is perfectly aligned with operational needs, which is crucial for efficient resource planning and inventory management.
The expected outcomes of these improvements include significantly increased inventory accuracy, ensuring materials are available when needed and reducing excess stock.
This precision directly contributes to reduced production lead times, as materials flow more efficiently through the production process, enabling us to meet customer demands more promptly and reliably.
These improvements are fundamental to optimizing material use, minimizing waste and costs, and ultimately enhancing profitability and sustainability within our manufacturing operations.
Production Plan Updates: Allowing for a responsive production strategy, you regularly update the weekly production plan, ensuring it reflects current performance and forecasted changes.
Quality Assurance and Rejection Analysis: You analyze quality assurance and manage rejection data, maintaining high product quality standards and reducing waste, impacting customer satisfaction and cost efficiency.
Manual Inspection Planning: You assist with the requirements for manual inspections to meet quality standards and reduce the likelihood of defects and returns.
Mid and Long-term Production Planning: Through engagement in mid- and long-term strategic production planning, you aid the organization in meeting future demands without overextending resources.
Headcount Management: You monitor changes in the production plan and collaborate with HR and Production Management to ensure the workforce aligns with production needs.
Production Planning Meetings and Daily Improvement: By actively participating in daily, weekly, and monthly planning meetings with the Production Manager and Senior Operations Director, you stay in alignment on production strategies and updates, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement while driving incremental enhancements for processes and efficiency.
These meetings include, but are not limited to, Managing for Daily Improvements (M4DI) and Demand Capacity constraints (DCC).
*Requirements* You’ve received your bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in business administration, operations management, industrial engineering, information technology, or related field and you’ve spent at least three (3) years in a manufacturing facility with production of components at large volumes.
You have at least three (3) years of experience with Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Open Platform Communications (OPC).
You may have experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Materials Requirements Planning (MRP).
You may be certified in production and inventory management (APICS).
You will work with a high-level of integrity, confidentiality, organization, and self-discipline.
You have good knowledge of operational excellence/lean manufacturing.
You are proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
*The Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel* Your work is conducted in a dynamic manufacturing setting, requiring flexibility to work in both office and production floor environments, where exposure to noise and fumes is common, necessitating the use of appropriate personal protective equipment and adherence to safety protocols.
You will operate a computer 70% of the time.
You must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time, whether sitting or standing.
You will need to be able to lift to 35 lbs.
Local travel may be required for this seat and is less than 30%.
This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this seat.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily.
In alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
This commitment to providing accommodations underscores our dedication to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees have the opportunity to succeed and contribute effectively.
Employees in need of such accommodations are encouraged to contact our Human Resources department to discuss their specific needs.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $75,000.
00 - $95,000.
00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee assistance program * Flexible spending account * Health insurance * Health savings account * Life insurance * Paid time off * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Schedule: * Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types: * Bonus opportunities Work Location: In person