Position Title
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Operations Engineer
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Department
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Production
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FLSA Status
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Exempt
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Review Date
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6/4/2012
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Grade
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Position Summary
As a member of the Production Department
reporting to the Department Manager, the Operations Engineer is responsible for
improving the efficiency and organizing the flow of raw materials in a
production facility by utilizing best practice engineering principles.
Position Responsibilities
Understand the waste, speed, and delay design for
each product on each machine, then meets or exceeds design by:
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Developing and implementing plans that
reduces scrap, improves paint yield, and improves laminate yield;
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Creating and updating process maps for
each machine; i.e. Identifying and removing bottle necks in process;
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Identifying all delay and developing
and implementing plans that close the delay gaps;
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Driving collaboration between
respective departments that ensures all issues are addressed and resolved;
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Communicating on the production floor
with all associated operators to ensure continuous improvement in the
manufacturing process; and
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Networking with other engineers in all
plants to freely share best practices.
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Troubleshooting problems and making
adjustments to process to maintain and/or improve quality.
Routinely verifies conformance of material being
produced to meet or exceed the quality standard by:
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Monitoring lab results; and
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Participating in quality audits and
meetings.
Designs and implements process improvements to improve operations
efficiency and product cost by:
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Analyzing process performance issues and developing
plans to improve;
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Analyzing data and determining inconsistencies in raw material
processing; and
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Assessing
operations to propose and implement ideas to improve employee working
conditions.
Develops and manages capital projects by:
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Identifying improvement opportunities;
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Organizing teams to help in research
efforts;
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Writing Capital Expenditure Requests
(CER); and
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Coordinating and implementing projects.
The position
responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all
encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and
qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.
Position Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Required:
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Demonstrated
ability to effectively take action to solve problems while exhibiting sound
judgment and successful stress tolerance.
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Demonstrated
ability to act independently upon information and make decisions that achieve
optimal results.
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Strong
interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to relate
well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and
accomplish goals.
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Demonstrated
intermediate skills with the standard features of various personal computer
word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook, Internet, and other proprietary software).
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Demonstrated
ability to think ahead and plan over a 30-day time span and prepare action
plans to achieve results.
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Ability to balance
and achieve positive results in the areas of quality, productivity and cost.
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Ability to
successfully manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload while paying
attention to detail.
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Demonstrated
ability to function as a strong team player.
Education/Experience:
Required:
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Bachelor’s Degree
in engineering (mechanical, chemical, industrial, paper science).
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Experience in troubleshooting electrical control systems on continuous
production lines including programmable logic control (PLC) and variable
frequency drive systems (VFD) is a bonus.
Usman Khawar
Phone: (253) 875-2332
Email: usman.khawar@jameshardie.com
Eric Wood
Engineer II
Technical Services Group
18200 50th Avenue East
Tacoma, WA 98446
Email � Eric.Wood@jameshardie.com
