Controls Technician

null; New Castle (IN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Unknown in New Castle, IN seeks a full-time engineer to support manufacturing operations. The role involves collaborating with R&D on new models, designing facilities, procuring equipment, and ensuring installations meet timelines and budgets.

The candidate should have strong knowledge of operations, leadership, and communication, with experience in manufacturing. A focus on 5S, TPM, and Kaizen is expected to drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of operations and engineering practices in a JIT manufacturing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; organizational and leadership skills.
• Previous manufacturing/engineering experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with new model activity and collaborate with customer and R&D.
• Design facilities, order equipment, and oversee project installation on schedule and budget.
• Review facility equipment needs and recommend upgrades.
• Manage machinery installations, preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure plant upgrades are completed per schedule.
• Support production efforts from a technical perspective.
• Develop contingency plans for future issues.
• Conduct time studies and provide feedback to management.
• Troubleshoot current operations to meet goals.
• Support 5S, TPM and Kaizen programs.
• Ensure safe operations.
• Establish and execute a monthly plan.
• Align daily control items with business plan and metrics.
• Execute action items to reduce downtime and costs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Operations understanding

Engineering practices

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

5S methods

Kaizen

TPM

Job description

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Qualifications: Good understanding of operations and engineering practices and procedures within a JIT manufacturing environment. Good written, verbal, organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills. Previous manufacturing/engineering experience is preferred.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Will assist with new model activity and requires interaction with the customer and the R&D team.
• Accountable for the design of facility, ordering all equipment, and overseeing the installation and completion of projects on time and within budgetary guidelines.
• Review current facility equipment needs and make recommendations to management concerning upgrades/capital improvements.
• Assist with managing machinery and equipment installations, preventative maintenance, and repairs and upgrades, to ensure company operating and cost efficiencies, quality standards, and customer delivery deadlines are achieved.
• Ensures that all plant upgrades and installation of equipment are completed according to schedule.
• Support production efforts from a technical objective.
• Develop appropriate contingency plans to address future issues.
• Conduct time studies on existing systems and procedures and provide feedback to management.
• Troubleshoot existing operations to achieve stated management objectives.
• Support development of 5S, TPM and Kaizen programs.
• Ensure safe operations.
• Have the ability to establish and execute a monthly plan.
• Will ensure daily control items align with the company business plan and key objectives/metrics.
• Must execute action items per the annual business plan to help achieve section key metrics (downtime reduction, cost reduction).
• All other duties as assigned.
• Requires the ability to use and apply knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.71 - $25.71 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift

Ability to Commute

• New Castle, IN 47362 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate

• New Castle, IN 47362: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)