at Johnson Controls, Inc.* in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Job Description
As a detail-oriented Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will evaluate our current operations and determine more efficient production processes. This will include analyzing operations, designing workflows and production processes, reducing inefficiency, and ensuring that final products meet the established quality and safety standards.
Under the guidance of the Manufacturing Project Manager, you will facilitate capital projects to increase plant capacity, improve product quality, and improve production processes. Through implementation of specific action plans, training and advocacy, you will help to influence the organization to a new culture, and you will demonstrate success through increased plant operational metrics performance.
How you will do it
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Design systems that maximize productivity, reduce wastefulness and production issues, are cost-efficient, and ensure high product quality.
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Review production schedules, processes, specifications, and related information.
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Design production processes that maximize efficiency and reduce waste.
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Develop and implement process improvements and technological upgrades.
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Design control systems to minimize costs and production issues.
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Prepare material and equipment lists, purchase orders, cost analyses, and estimated production costs to support Capital Authorization Requests.
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Design the layout of facilities and determine personnel requirements.
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Train employees for new processes and providing instructions and manuals.
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Investigate, evaluate, and make recommendations for new equipment, tooling and processes to improve capacity, reliability, and safety.
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Identify waste and opportunities for the business to improve in (among others by using Lean principles and methodologies), as well as reporting and celebrating past successes in these areas from a business perspective.
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Lead the cultural change of employees (from firefighting culture to working according to standards), including leadership teams in their Lean competence development by coordinating the necessary training and coaching, and building internal capabilities.
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Utilize key Toyota Production System cultural methodologies.
