Changeover Specialist

Full job description

Changeover Specialist

Main Skills needed:
Mechanical, Hands-On, Automotive, troubleshooting Machines, Entry Level Maintenance.

Objectives:

(fundamental objectives for orientation of the job holder)

• Ensure the production program within the assigned production hall
• Organize and optimize the procedures within the assigned production hall
• Assurance/optimization of the manufacturing quality within the assigned production hall
• Manage repair and maintenance activities within the assigned production hall
• Maintain safety regulations and environmental protection

Duties:

(key primary duties in logical order)

• Implement the agreed setup-production program planning, while considering the existing system capacity and personnel capacity with appropriate response to possible interferences
• Ensure the scheduling, qualitative and quantitative achievement of goals
• Maintain current safety regulations, environmental protection regulations and other legal and internal rules and regulations
• Ensure and maintain all valid work instructions within the assigned area of responsibility
• Ensure the availability and readiness of production resources taking into consideration the maximum system availability and running times
• Ensure the organizational setup procedure including the professional training and guidance of setup operators and other departments involved in the respective setup processes
• Independent setup-preparation, setup-implementation according to the standardized work procedures including the corresponding follow-up and documentation
• Continual analysis of setup procedures and incorporation of improvement potentials in the existing standards
• Active support of preventive and ongoing maintenance work including maintaining operating equipment and tools and monitoring them to ensure they are complete and undamaged
• Active support in the further training of employees
• Active support in the shop floor management
• Active support in the the CIP process
• Active support in the 7S-process through demonstration and implementation of potentials
• Active support in the redesign and modification of work systems, production conversions and production processes as well as sharing practical experience and suggestions for design
• Active support in bottleneck situations through handling and operating machines and systems as well as operating equipment for the production of series products, if necessary, across all departments.

Competencies:

(special authorizations, approval authorization)

• Access to all relevant IT systems (SAP, Babtec, etc.).
• Occasional technical supervision of machine and setup operators involved in the relevant setup processes

Responsibilities:

(professional responsibility, responsibility for personnel)

• Responsible for implementing the agreed setup-production program planning, while taking into account the existing system capacity and personnel capacity within the assigned production hall, with appropriate response to possible interferences
• Responsible for the occasional technical supervision of employees/apprentices involved in the setup processes
• Duty to inform the Shift Team Leader, Supervisor and Production Manager regarding all relevant production incidents

Environmental conditions of the workplace:

• Combined workplace workshop/machines at which the company safety and environmental regulations are to be observed
• Sedentary/standing/physical activities, depending on the operational area

Required training:

• Completed vocational education in the metal industry, preferably tool mechanic (m/f) or industrial mechanic (m/f)
• Certificate for operating industrial trucks, such as a crane license

Professional experience:

• Several years of experience in the metal industry and metal forming.
• Knowledge of measurement technology and reading drawings.
• Experience in operating forklifts and cranes
• Experience in working shifts
• Good knowledge of MS Office, SAP, Babtec, etc.

Personal skills:

• Willing to work shifts - willing to adapt to the constant changes in daily working hours.
• Safety awareness - recognizes unsafe working conditions and complies with general as well as company-specific safety requirements
• Precise work methods - works with high precision, orients oneself and complies to the standards and instructions to be met
• Flexibility - willing to work at various workstations
• Detail oriented - ability to recognize and prioritize details Able to perform tasks while taking into account details
• Environmental awareness - uses resources responsibly

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 44 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Mechanical troubleshooting: 2 years (Required)
• Mechanical assembly: 2 years (Required)
• Industrial maintenance: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Dublin, GA 31021 (Required)

Work Location:

In person