Work mode: remote
Location: remote
Opportunity
This is more than a job posting for kohler company, one of the oldest and largest privately held companies in north americaThis is an invitation to collaborate and apply your craft in a creative conscious and characterful culture.
Our newly created process engineering group for plastics, wood and electronics (pwe) is excited to add this process engineering position for fiberglass reinforced plastics (frp) and general assembly processesThe ideal candidate is currently in an acrylic frp plant somewhere in the world and looking to leverage their process engineering experiences across a global organizationThis position would be helping plants optimize resin formulations, material usage controls, glass percentage controls, equipment specifications, automation, and many other areas.
This position will need to learn, understand, and document current process capabilities and capacities within our 7 global acrylic plants, understand the best practices from a safety, quality, delivery, and cost standpoint, and share the best practices with othersThis learning will then be applied to identify cost reductions or throughput improvements within the plantsThis position would also be a supporting team member for major capital projects such as greenfields, brownfields, equipment replacements, and automation projects to ensure world class process designs are incorporated.
Establish relationships within each of our global pwe plants and benchmark process and equipment capabilitiesConnect process capability best practices to business needs and opportunities.
Support major capital projects from concept through manufacturing ownership by incorporating world-class process design and best practicesProjects include new greenfields, brownfields, capacity expansions, and major automation projects.
Lead process design including optimized material flow, standard work, automation wherever possible, floor layouts, equipment specifications, and smart factory integration.
Utilize fundamental principles along with new technology to achieve world class process design, such as process maps, value-stream maps, time studies, waste elimination, 5-s, process simulation, and 3d cad modeling.
Manage project timelines, budgets, approval documents (act’s) fat’s and pat’sLead cross functional teams to execute project and meet expectations.
Counsel and train less-senior engineers and technical support personnel in technical areas as required.
Completes other assignments and projects as assigned by superiors.
Skills/requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an abet accredited school in an engineering field is required, preferably in industrial engineering, but not required.
6+ years of work experience is preferred in a process engineering or project management role from an operations organization.
Specific manufacturing process experience (frp or assembly) is preferred but not requiredSupervisory experience of other manufacturing/technical resources preferred, but not required.
This position can be remotely located with the expectation of ~30% travel.
The ability to establish relationships and build trust with fellow process engineers in each of our global plants will be important to minimize travel.
To fully demonstrate our commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of our associates, we are requiring all u.sBased team members to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 as a condition of employment beginning january 1, 2022We believe this path forward further strengthens our workforce and the future growth and resilience of our company and communityIndividuals with medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.
We will consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this opportunity.
Why work at kohler co.?
Kohler co.`s mission is to contribute to a higher level of gracious living for those who are touched by our products and servicesWe understand that it takes investment in our associates’ development to make that happenSo, we offer ongoing investment in each individual’s personal development and the opportunity to collaborate with others across functions and roles at kohler.
In addition to the investment in your development, kohler offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more!
About us
Beyond the competitive benefits and compensation, kohler proudly offers a rich history, steeped in creativity and a commitment to our associates and communitiesWe invite you to learn more about our culture and company at www.kohlercompany.com.
It is kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified personnel in all job classifications without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran statusIf, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.comKohler coIs an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
