Production Specialist

Flex; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products. A career at Flex offers growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment located in Columbia, SC.

The Production Specialist reports to the Training Manager and handles a range of complex operations in the production area, driving schedules, supporting new product introductions, and ensuring safety and process improvements across the line.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and operating instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to present information in small group settings.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of manufacturing tools.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Advanced technical skills and knowledge of manufacturing line techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains and improves assembly processes within area of responsibility.
• Evaluates process specifications and reduces inefficiencies.
• Collaborates with Quality Engineers on process improvement and root causes.
• Drives production schedules and resolves process-related problems.
• Supports engineering and development labs with new product introductions.
• Assists in safety compliance (ISO and controls).
• Provides production ready documentation with equipment setup and programs.
• Leads team in process and efficiency improvements.
• Handles first calls for non-maintenance down issues and supports changes.
• Monitors equipment performance and performs minor adjustments.
• Performs routine maintenance and repairs under supervision.
• Assists operators and provides training.
• Spot checks product quality.
• Stays current with process and equipment changes.
• Must have knowledge and experience with assembly requirements.

Skills

Reading & interpreting documents

Report writing

Presentation skills

Tools literacy

Instruction comprehension

Manufacturing line techniques

Tools

Industrial tools

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Specialist located in Columbia, SC. Reporting to the Training Manager the Production Specialist role is responsible for a variety of complex operations and duties in a production area.

What a typical day looks like:

• Develops, maintains and improves assembly processes within area of responsibility.
• Evaluates process specifications periodically to decide if the specifications accurately reflect the process requirements and reviews process steps and reduces inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with the Quality Engineers on process improvement, monitoring tools, root causes and corrective actions.
• Drives production schedules and process related problems to closure.
• Supports engineering and the development labs with all new product introduction and development.
• Assists in the compliance of safety regulations, i.e. ISO and business controls.
• Provides production ready documentation (MPIs) with equipment setup and programs.
• Leads team in making process and efficiency improvements.
• Handles first calls in non-maintenance down issues and provides assistance to manufacturing support with implementing changes.
• Monitors equipment performance and makes minor adjustments such as set-ups, calibrations and alignments.
• Clears minor machine difficulties and performs maintenance and repairs under supervision of technician, engineer or supervisor.
• Assists operators by answering questions and demonstrating operations.
• Spot checks product to ensure quality levels are maintained.
• Stays current working with manufacturing support on process and equipment changes and upgrades.
• Must have knowledge and experience with assembly requirements.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related manufacturing experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in small group situations.
• Requires understanding of and ability to use a wide variety of tools.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Demonstrates advanced technical skills and knowledge of manufacturing line techniques

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [e-mail] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).