Operations Technician

IDEX; Benton Harbor (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GAST Manufacturing, a Unit of IDEX Corporation, seeks a Technical Lead for assembly cells and paint booths to ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery. You will drive process improvements, validate new tooling, and coordinate ECNs while supporting ISO conformity.

The role requires analyzing constraints, managing documentation, and collaborating with Value Stream Leaders to optimize resources and performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of JDE (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Analyze process constraints and identify efficiency improvements while maintaining quality and safety.
• Monitor manufacturing and quality processes, tooling, equipment, rates, and critical paths.
• Ensure documentation reflects current print revision levels.
• Support ISO requirements and new process validation.
• Evaluate ROI on equipment/tooling changes and suppliers.
• Investigate production, packaging, paint, and process issues.
• Support quality investigations for customer field complaints.
• Update department manuals and work instructions to ISO standards.
• Submit and execute ECNs for manufacturing needs.
• Review engineering change notices and ensure conformance to requirements.
• Update routings, time studies; contribute to Continuous Improvement.
• Identify obsolete material and process NMPRs.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Process improvement

Industrial engineering

Data analysis

Documentation and ISO

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

JDE (JD Edwards)

Job description

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Who is GAST Manufacturing?

As a business unit of IDEX Corporation, GAST Manufacturing has a long history of being the leader in design and manufacturing of quality air-moving products. We specialize in offering cost effective solutions for a wide variety of industries including industrial manufacturing, healthcare, and environmental cleanup applications. We are looking to add more talent to our team.

SCOPE OF ROLE :

Technical lead for all Assembly cells and paint booths in facility. Supports the Value Stream Leaders and Managers to utilize and allocate resources to ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery to customers. Initiates and promotes teamwork and efficiency improvements to achieve production goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

• Analyzes process constraints, understands inefficiencies in the process, machine, or people and proactively identifies ways to improve efficiency while maintaining rigorous quality and safety standards. Attentive to patterns and repeat issues.
• Monitors and maintains Manufacturing and Quality processes, tooling, equipment, gauging, rates and process critical paths.
• Verifies that all documentation reflects current print revision level.
• Supports all ISO requirements.
• New Process validation, tooling, equipment, process documentation and gauging.
• Evaluates costs of Assembly equipment or tooling changes, evaluates suppliers and equipment, and provide effective Return on Investment (ROI) recommendations.
• Investigates all production, packaging, paint, and process problems.
• Supports Quality as needed in the investigation on all customer field complaints.
• Creates and updates Department Manuals and Work Instructions up to ISO Standards.
• Submits and executes ECNs based on manufacturing needs.
• Reviews and signs all engineering change notices for appropriate areas that are involved and monitors the changes to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Updates routings, time studies, and is involved in all aspects of Continuous Improvement.
• I.D. obsolete material and submit and follow-through OBS request.
• Creates and follows-through with NMPRs.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OR EQUIVALENCIES :

• High School diploma.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Working knowledge of JDE (preferred).

PHYSICAL/MENTAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS :

• Demonstrates commitment to continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrates ability to work well in a team environment.
• Thinks independently.
• Shows initiative.
• Anticipates and prevents problems.
• Has a mechanical aptitude and mental/physical/visual acuity.
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.

GAST Manufacturing, a Unit of IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer . IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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