Senior Process Improvement Engineer/Robotics- 1st shift

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As a Robotics Process Improvement Engineer, you'll manage the equipment and process effectiveness within a production area. You'll troubleshoot robotic equipment and drive operational improvements, through effective problem solving and corrective action implementation, to continuously improve safety, quality, delivery, cost & morale.

Position

Senior Process Improvement Engineer/Robotics- 1st shift

Location

USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

How You'll Create Possibilities

What you will Do

Equipment:

• Own all equipment and tooling in the production area, from Advanced Mfg Engineer (AME) sign-off and forward.
• Serve as the primary troubleshooting resource for the process in the tub fabrication area. Consult with maintenance staff on equipment repair.
• Monitor and improve Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) in the area.
• Recommend equipment and tooling for existing process; consult and sign-off on new purchases when applicable.
• Create and Audit Preventative Maintenance plans to ensure compliance and maximize equipment uptime.
• Consult with Maintenance Business Leader on the maintenance action item list and/or priorities for the area.
• Monitor and ensure the calibration of all equipment.
• Manage and maintain special tools for the area (i.e. ensure spare tools are in the tool crib, tool drawings in place, facilities hand-off).
• Provide feedback on equipment specifications (Gray Book content) based upon best practices and lessons learned.

Process Improvement:

• Ensure Manufacturing Control Plan (MCP) is executed and adhered to in production area.
• Maintain process-level standards/procedures.
• Adjust, monitor and document technical processes (stamping, molding, foaming, etc.), including deviations, MCI, MCP via BCR process.
• Work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders to quickly address and solve production line issues (i.e. Team Leader, BL, QSE, QIE).
• Partner with Quality and Operations teams to improve OEE, Scrap, Yield and Service Call Rate (SCR) metrics. Root cause problems to determine what is causing failures and implement appropriate countermeasures.
• Monitor process, data & reports on a daily basis and drive the resolution or escalation for any defect.
• Act as a resource to BLs, ABLs and the operations team in the creation of Standard work.
• Support Job instruction method by reviewing and verifying Job Instruction forms.
• Complete all assigned training.

Continuous Improvement:

• Engage in and lead technical problem-solving for production area. Lead root cause identification of problems, implement appropriate counter measures, and share across as best practice (yokoten).
• Live, promote and teach the Appliance Performance System philosophy and lead continuous improvement.
• Partner with Plant Operations personnel to promote and support a team that reacts aggressively to operational inefficiencies.
• Continuously identify and work to reduce waste in the area.
• Work cross-functionally with Team Leaders, Kaizen Promotion Officers, Business Leaders and Lean resources on short term and long-term improvement initiatives.
• Implement related countermeasures on manufacturing line(s) (kaizen activities).
• Implement Poka-Yoke work methods and develop workstation aids to assist in operator job performance.
• Support the Team and Business Leaders in the planning and execution of work area rebalancing utilizing Yamazumi charts.
• Assist Business Leaders to ensure 5S tools are in place for the area (i.e. shadow boards)

Safety:

• Support Business Leader by identifying and implementing safety-related corrective actions and improvements for the area.
• Assist with action item completion for the area's safety action item list, including corrective actions from near misses, accident reports & ergo assessments.
• Develop and mainta