Change Over Team G&A

Summary/Purpose
To perform required tasks as part of the changeover team to ensure quick and timely changeovers, always working toward reducing changeover times and improving the PPH of departments.
Essential Duties and Accountabilities:
• Assist the manufacturing departments, by working along with setup men, maintenance and engineering to achieve short and long term goals, such as production requirements, quality, scrap quotas, etc.
• Assist in training other setup men or associates when necessary.
• Plan for future changeovers by maintaining all tooling for upcoming changeovers; also make arrangements with maintenance for possible fab tech changes that might need to be made.
• Maintain all c/o records and documentation as needed.
• Assist engineers and technicians in scheduling and performing tooling pm’s and the time needed for the retooling.
• Make sure all pm’s are done in a correct and timely manner.
• Train other associates on how to do pm’s when and if necessary.
• Maintain all necessary paperwork.
• Record and maintain changeover team’s activities for tracking and reporting improvements.
• Work with Kaizen Team to meet constant improvement objectives.
• Utilize Jishyken, Tachinbo, Yarjimai or other tools to meet improvement targets.
• Support 5-S, Koyo Production System (KPS), TS16949 and ISO14000 efforts throughout the plant.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Must be willing to work flexible hours.
• Machine Troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in a Team environment.

Education and Experience:
• High School Diploma or GED and three to five years of related technical experience and/or training
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is mostly performed in a production setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. Requires sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• The performance of this position require exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection.