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REHLKO Manufacturing Engineer - 3rd shift in KOHLER, Wisconsin

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Manufacturing Engineer - 3rd shift Location: Mosel, WI Hours: 11:30pm to 8:00am Opportunity Under the direction of the Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, the Manufacturing Engineer -3rd shift will be responsible for safety, quality, on-time delivery, cost reductions, productivity, and continuous improvement in their assigned areas. Primary responsibilities will include meeting performance goals, maintaining quality expectations, and improving the three M\'s (Mura or variation, Muda or waste, and Muri or overburden). Provide mentorship to manufacturing technicians and production staff. Design, develop and implement manufacturing processes, systems, and equipment for new and existing products. Work closely with design engineering on new, existing, and changing products to provide a smooth transition from design to production. Skills/Requirements SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES 1. As a manufacturing engineer, you will work on a team that is responsible for keeping production flowing, meeting performance goals, and maintaining Kohler\'s high-level of quality that consumers expect from our products. 2. Analyze present manufacturing operations and implement improvements to methods, equipment and layouts that streamline operations, improve safety, quality, and reduce costs. 3. Develop and implement cost savings projects and serve as a coach / mentor for structured problem solving (DMAIC, PDCA, 8D/PSP, 4Q, or A3). 4. Interface and effectively participate in the design process with a DFA, DFM, DFX mindset. 5. Coordinate new product introductions to production, and work closely with Design Engineering, Marketing and the production floor to ensure successful implementation. 6. Establish and maintain shop floor routings for all products and engineering specials. 7. Conducting feasibility studies to estimate product cost and analyze capital equipment, capacity and capability requirements. 8. Responsible for planning, designing, documenting, improving and controlling the optimal processes used to manufacture our products. 9. Evaluate and challenge designs for technical merit, working closely with the engineering and design teams to realize optimal outcomes. 10. Work collaboratively with production, supervisors, production planning / scheduling, purchasing, design engineering, quality, materials and accounting to drive improvements throughout the facility. 11. Responsible for capital improvement projects throughout their assigned areas; and serve as the project manager being able to direct the work of a multi-disciplined team. 12. Maximizes efficiency / throughput by analyzing layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods and work force utilization. 13. Lead continuous improvement projects by focusing on productivity improvements and cost reductions efforts to constantly improve the process and lower operating costs. 14. Improve and optimize material flow and sequence of operations to assure full utilization of resources and equipment. 15. Foster an environment that encourages creativity, risk taking, inclusive collaboration and timely execution. 16. Supports technical investigation and resolution for failure analysis of discrepant components discovered during assembly and field returns. 17. Conduct and maintain PFMEA\'s (Process, Failure, Mode, Effects, Analysis). 18. Other duties as assigned. RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS Supervisory Relationships: 1. Reports to Manager, Manufacturing Engineering. Organization Relationships: Frequent contact with Design Engineering personnel to coordinate issue resolution and improvements. Frequent contact with production supervisor, manager and production personnel. Frequent contact with Maintenance department to maintain and improve existing machi To view the full job description please use the link below. https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjg1NTk2Ljg3NzBAa29obGVyZW5lcmd5Y29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20 ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTI NS: Apply Online: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjg1NTk2Ljg3NzBAa29obGVyZW5lcmd5Y29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

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