Production Engineer - Madera, CA

 

 

Job ID:  488917

Exempt

 

Oldcastle Infrastructure™, a CRH company, is the leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We’re more than just a manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, or plastic products. We’re a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, and more. With our network of more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 4,000 employees, we’re leading the industry with innovation and a safety-first mindset.

 

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Job Summary

 

This position will be a key resource in developing and completing manufacturing process improvement projects, including lean manufacturing implementation and capital improvement projects at Regional locations. These improvement projects will increase profitability, throughput, and quality; improving the Region’s competitive position. The Production Engineer should be self-motivated and able to work effectively in a decentralized and matrixed team environment. This position will work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Environmental Health and Safety.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

Manufacturing Process Improvements:

 

• Develop, evaluate and improve production methods utilizing lean tools, knowledge of product design, materials and parts, tooling and production equipment capabilities, process methods, and quality control standards
• Help identify opportunities for significant improvement at Regional locations by working with operations and/or sales teams to understand opportunities to apply lean process improvement initiatives and/or capital investment to improve profitability and competitive advantage
• Provide oversight and guidance, planning, training and mentoring to plant-level teams executing lean process improvement activities
• Drive manufacturing process change through active hands-on communication and coordination with plant-level teams
• Oversee and lead plant improvement workshops to identify, diagnose and address bottlenecks and inefficiencies in production processes
• Provide training on kaizen, 5S and lean tools and techniques as required
• Provide follow-up and tracking to ensure identified improvement opportunities are completed as planned
• Translate operational needs into project requirements and specifications
• Force rank improvement opportunities – develop and implement project analysis techniques and processes to select opportunities that optimize the following desired attributes: Profit impact, Time to complete, Complexity, Risk, Cost to Implement

 

Capital Projects:

 

• Lead identification, development and execution of capital improvement projects within Regional business operations.
• As appropriate, solicit proposals from vendors/ contractors to address capital project requirements and specifications
• Together with operations teams evaluate proposals received
• Work with permitting agencies to obtain all necessary national, state, and local permits
• Prepare and keep updated an overall project schedule
• Oversee detailed design, drafting and engineering
• Review and approve drawing submittals as required
• Approve all commitments and expenditures related to the assigned project.  Track project costs to assure compliance with established budget
• Work with Regional Sourcing Manager to prepare purchase order contracts for major vendors, engineers, and contractors.  Assist procurement in monitoring compliance with specified terms and conditions of the contracts
• Insure all on site activities are completed safely and in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Conduct periodic project review meetings as necessary to coordinate project activities with other site activities
• Monitor and oversee all on site construction activities
• Oversee system check out, testing, training, and commissioning
• Manage punch list completion for project close out
• Conduct performance testing, as applicable

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or other engineering discipline
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience in make-to or engineered-to-order plant environment
• In depth knowledge and practical experience applying lean manufacturing methodologies to support continuous production operations
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