Technical Supervisor - Robotics

 

Join the largest manufacturer of tile and natural stone in the United States and watch your career stand out with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries.

 

Our close-knit team of dedicated professionals has made us the success we are today. In exchange for their hard work, we support our people with a family-friendly work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just medical and dental, and a belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work. If this sounds outstanding to you, take the first step forward and explore a career with Dal-Tile.

 

 

Job ID: 85292

Position Title: Technical Supervisor - Robotics

Company/Employer: Dal-Tile, LLC

Worksite Location: 1665 Old Columbia Road, Dickson, TN 37055

 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1.       Lead the development/modification/design of programs to produce existing colors and new design concept created by R&D.

2.       Continuously review, train and communicate the performance of direct reports as well as engage in open dialogue to set the path for career milestones and increased technical knowledge.

3.       Implement and maintain 5S, standard work, and other lean manufacturing principles.

4.       Responsible for continuously reviewing facility performance, leading root cause analysis, and creating immediate corrective action plans with the team to close gaps.

5.       Bridge all communication gaps between all departments to ensure proper flow from raw materials to finished goods.

6.       Develop and adjust concept design for new or existing products.

7.       Develop training manuals that include the program formulas, process conditions, SOPs, safety protocols, and other relevant procedures.

8.       Train production operators and/or technicians.

9.       Follow up production runs with required adjustments until stable results are achieved.

10.   Partner with quality control to verify technical specifications that are acceptable.

11.   Indirectly manage ready mixture mezzanine (for robot) including training and documentation.

12.   Support production trouble shooting to include recipe and process conditions.

13.   Develop cost optimistic productivity.

14.   Any other duties as required.

 

The Technical Supervisor - Robotics will lead the development, modification, and design of Quartz products using 4 Comau Smart 5 PAL180 Robots which are equipped with 6 axes and a mobile belt conveyor (7h axis). The Robots are used by the Technical Supervisor - Robotics to work with different cutting tools, apply liquid pigmentation and power pigment, and fill raw material after creating specific deep cuts to form material that resembles natural marble.

 

Further, the Robots are equipped with pumps, tools equipment, and paint application systems to be able to use different tools and pigment applications, which is managed using two softwares:

1.       Rhinoceros 3D: This software is used to create, edit, analyze, animate, and give instructions to the robot on movements to carry out, type of tool to use and when to use it, the working height, decide whether liquid or power pigment should be applied, identify precise amount of pigment required, and how to fill the raw material with certain cuts.

2.       Eureka Simulation: This software interfaces with Rhinoceros 3D to perform realistic, 3D simulations of the entire work cell allowing the company to detect problems such as singularities, collisions, out of bounds and it offers powerful, easy-to-use tools to overcome problems identified.

 

The Technical Supervisor - Robotics will:

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