Senior Maintenance Technician – Lean, Automation & CI

Buckhorn Inc; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhorn Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to apply manufacturing theory and problem solving to improve equipment performance and processes at our Springfield facility.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, and engineering to drive safety, quality, productivity, and cost reductions. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives using lean, six sigma, and A-3 methods, and you will analyze data to reduce variability and promote data-driven decisions across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or automated manufacturing.
• Engineering or equivalent technical education.
• 7–10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment – plastics preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record driving efficiency improvements and cost reductions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Work with other departments to improve safety, quality, and production processes, reduce delays, increase efficiency, and reduce cost.
• Apply lean manufacturing, six sigma and A-3 problem solving to enhance quality and cost effectiveness.
• Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes to designs or processes.
• Promote data-driven decisions over opinions.
• Introduce new equipment, methods, and processes to improve operations.
• Design testing methods and calculate process capabilities to establish standards or validate requirements.
• Design and implement control systems to improve cycle times, quality, and automation.
• Utilize statistical methods to optimize performance.
• Analyze process data to identify trends and reduce variation.
• Support department goals and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and solve chronic problems.

Skills

Cross-functional teams

Problem-solving

Kaizen events

Value stream mapping

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical or Automated Manufacturing

Engineering or equivalent technical education

7-10 years manufacturing experience (plastics preferred)

Tools

PLC

HMI

CAD

Control logic

Electrical schematics

Job description

Buckhorn Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to apply manufacturing theory and problem solving to improve equipment performance and processes at our Springfield facility.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, and engineering to drive safety, quality, productivity, and cost reductions. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives using lean, six sigma, and A-3 methods, and you will analyze data to reduce variability and promote data-driven decisions across