Flex · Littleton, MA, USA, United States
Leads manufacturing engineering teams and coordinates manufacturing process development, implementation, and maintenance. Responsibilities include optimizing process flow, improving quality, cost, yield, efficiency, capacity, and automation, planning workforce and facility layouts, coordinating customer specifications and design changes, supporting new product introduction, and assessing manufacturing risks using FMEA and statistical methods.
What a typical day looks like:
Manage a team of engineers and technicians to establish and maintain manufacturing control systems for equipment, process, product, automation and box build.
Design an optimized manufacturing processes flow to meet customer product quality and delivery.
Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods driving on quality, cost and yield improvement.
Evaluate and plan workforce utilization, space requirements, workflow, design layout of equipment, workspace for maximum efficiency and automation implementation.
Responsible for maintaining and improving all equipment/processes related to efficiency, cycle times, capacity and capabilities.
Coordinate with customers to define product specifications, Dfx engagement and design changes.
Participate in early NPI involvement & new capabilities readiness for mass production.
Applies FMEA/statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential risk.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training. A Master's or MBA degree is preferred. Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience, including supervision.
Demonstrates functional, technical and people and/or manufacturing management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills. Demonstrates expertise in multiple areas and industry.
Demonstrates proficient knowledge of the function and a thorough understanding of Flex and related business. Demonstrates knowledge of multiple functional technologies/processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.
Use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: typing, telephones, data entry, HR related and office software to include; word processing, spread sheets, and presentation packages.
Demonstrates ability to analyze complex technical documents and interpret technical instructions.
Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively through written materials, speeches, and presentations.
Demonstrates ability to apply probability and statistical inference to practical situations.
Demonstrates ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Demonstrates experience leading major initiatives and contributing to functional plans and objectives.
Demonstrates experience in performance development, teaching, mentoring, or organizational development.