Job Description:

General Information

Country: USA

State: Alabama

City: Athens

Office Location: 214 Durham Drive - - - - -

Date posted: 16-Jun-2021

Business Function: Engineering

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Description

Who we are:
Steelcase was founded as an office furniture maker, and we've evolved into the international leader inworkplace solutions. We apply our insights to the intersection of space, technology, and furniture, helping individuals and teams in leading companies around the world to be more successful at work.

We pursue innovation, strive for sustainability and develop insights in every part of our business.

Why people choose to work with us:

Let's start with the cool workspace-after all, that's our business. But that's just one of the ways we help people like you do their best work. We encourage curiosity and critical thinking, we embrace well-being in its broadest sense and we provide mentoring and inspiration at every step of your career journey.

What you will be doing:

With general direction, will lead the introduction of new products into the facility, improve productivity and profitability of existing production procedures, and provide ongoing support through the manufacturing life cycle. Acts as a technical expert in process technology.

1. New Product Introductions: Leads project(s) with overall responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of new product(s) of broad scope/impact into the plant. Assures that new products meet the established cost/profit targets, that they are implemented per schedules and on budget, and they conform to manufacturing capabilities. Coordinates the establishment of economical processes for new products with other technical areas. Evaluates whether to make or purchase parts/products.

2. Improvements: Independently, with innovation and creativity, evaluates manufacturing processes to ensure optimal labor and material costs to increase productivity and profitability. Through justifications and evaluations, identifies prime areas for improvement. Tracks expenditures to ensure outlays are within budgeted amounts. Identifies, reduces, and eliminates worker exposure(s) to ergonomic stress(es) in the work place.

3. Floor Support: Provides timely product and process support for any manufacturing area to diagnose problems and implement solutions to minimize interruptions to production.

4. Special Projects: Leads the implementation of significant product, process, or other corporate change initiatives being introduced into the plant.

5. Strategic/Manufacturing Planning: Provides advanced research to introduce/integrate new processes, equipment, and technologies into the company.

Who you are:

* Very strong analysis skills: process, capacity, cost/benefit, waste stream, and quality tools.

* Knowledge in lean manufacturing techniques: flow, PQ, equipment reliability, and set up reduction.

* Facilitation and negotiation skills

* Knowledge of material handling

* Productivity improvement techniques: RCI's

* Behavior sciences (logic, sociology, etc.)

* Economics and financial analysis

* Work measurement

* Interpersonal skills

* Computer skills; advanced level required to utilize Excel and Access programs

* Experience in design, specification, purchase, and installation of new equipment

* Experience in the Engineering Design Process

* Knowledge of simulation, process modeling, and value stream mapping

* Project management and leadership ability

* Occupational Bio Mechanics/Human Factors Engineering

* Strategic planning

Education/Experience:

- 4 year technical degree or equivalent education

HowtoApply:

We invite you to submit your resume/CV through our careers page.

We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we're always looking to get better. We value applicants who are comfortable interacting with people different than themselves. Women, people of any race or national origin, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, veterans, working mothers and fathers, and everyone else are all invited to apply.

Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

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