Senior Production Engineer: Lean & Process Improvement

Daikin Comfort; Waller (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Daikin Comfort in Texas is seeking a Production Engineer 2 to drive continuous improvement across fabrication and assembly processes for HVAC products. You will lead lean initiatives, support DOE/8D/FMEA, mentor technicians, and manage capital projects with cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, within budget improvements.

The successful candidate has 3–5 years in production/manufacturing engineering, a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and Six Sigma knowledge.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years minimum experience in a production/manufacturing engineer role with documented examples of process design and implementation across multiple product families in assembly HVAC environment preferred, or automotive, appliance industry.
• Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Electronics or Systems Engineering required.

Responsibilities

• Establish continuous improvement goals and action plans.
• Utilize proven lean manufacturing abilities to identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased quality, workflow improvements, estimating, project analysis, technology development and core manufacturing skill set.
• Support DOE (Design of experiments), 8D (Eight Disciplines of team-oriented problem-solving), FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis), and implementation of Kaizen activities.
• Work with Design Engineers to revise and sustain HVAC product machines along with tooling designs utilizing knowledge of mechanical engineering principles.
• Provide manufacturing technical support to Design Project teams.
• Document product designs by preparing cost analyses, review drawings and engineering change requests.
• Assist in redesigning internal components to improve overall long-term system quality, improve efficiency, and reduce cost.
• Support on developing engineering solutions to product related issues through problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Participate on cross functional teams to launch product/assembly line modifications, resolve issues, and support product improvements.
• Defines, plans and promotes activities including project work while managing the process and its evolution.
• Represents team within the organization.
• Coordinate project work internally with the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget.
• Develop and manage project schedules related to existing product/assembly line launches or design modifications.
• Develop suppliers for manufacturing equipment, develop key suppliers, create an environment of continuous improvement in equipment UPTIME, EFFICIENCY & QUALITY.
• Provide guidance to technicians and support staff.
• Participate in additional projects to support ongoing business needs and day to day issues.
• Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

DOE

8D

FMEA

Kaizen

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

AutoCAD

MS Office

Mapics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Electronics or Systems Engineering

Six Sigma certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Mapics

MS Office

Job description

Daikin Comfort in Texas is seeking a Production Engineer 2 to drive continuous improvement across fabrication and assembly processes for HVAC products. You will lead lean initiatives, support DOE/8D/FMEA, mentor technicians, and manage capital projects with cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, within budget improvements.

The successful candidate has 3–5 years in production/manufacturing engineering, a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and Six Sigma knowledge.