Manufacturing Launch Technician
Position
Pay: Salary
Type: Full-Time
Location: 1045 Harts Lake Road, Battle Creek, MI 49037
Schedule: Monday-Friday
General Description
Who We Are:
Nexthermal is a leading provider of innovative thermal solutions for a wide range of industries, including injection molding, packaging, food production, and more. We go beyond simply selling heaters – we partner with our customers to design and deliver custom thermal systems that optimize their processes, enhance their products, and drive their success. Our sales and manufacturing headquarters are located in Battle Creek, Michigan with a supplemental manufacturing facility located in Bengaluru, India.
Manufacturing Launch Technician:
This role is responsible for the support of manufacturing engineering activities in manufacturing. This includes the ability to plan the practices of manufacturing; to research and to develop tools, processes, machines, and equipment; and to integrate the facilities and systems for producing quality products with the optimum expenditure of capital.
The manufacturing or production technician's primary focus is to turn raw material into an updated or new product in the most effective, efficient & economic way possible.
Key roles:
- Work in a teaming environment with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, while supporting Nexthermal’s Culture, mission, vision, values, and goals.
- Project management of the process of converting prototypes to production projects – moving from first prototype to first article manufacturing of key projects for our customers.
- Identifies and reports opportunities to improve manufacturing processes.
- Participates in the development of new manufacturing processes to expand our capability or to improve existing processes
- Recommends or participates in the determination of Root Cause of suspect part via industry standard methods and tools.
- Recommends or participates in the implementation of appropriate corrective actions in manufacturing processes to address root cause of suspect parts.
- Supports development of new product, materials, and processes, assuring quality aspects are accounted for and attainable.
Benefits
- Salaried position
- Paid Medical and Dental
- 401K with company Match
- Flexible Spending account
- Paid vacation and paid sick time
- Paid STD / LTD / Life Insurance
Support & Tools from Nexthermal
Participates in development of all documentation related to production processes, such as:
- Interpretation of product prints to define manufacturing parameters required to produce successfully
- Identification of in line quality inspection procedures needed to confirm product quality
- Ownership of Process flow, PFMEA, control plans, and standard operating procedures
- Working in a teaming environment identify and/or implement defect-reduction activities using tools such as analysis of First Pass Yield (FPY), Pareto gap
- Ensures that process changes meet customer requirements. Responsible for using tools such as time study and process flow tools to document improvements made.
- Assists in the selection of appropriate process controls, defining requirements for data collection, analysis and corrective action based on product quality requirements.
- Lead team based continuous improvement activities, such as; process improvements, documentation of suggested improvements, improving non-conforming flow, and separating and recycling non-conforming material
- Assure product and processes are following ISO and UL guidelines.
Education and Skill Requirements
Knowledge in the following areas will be required:
- Mechatronics and Automation design to support manufacturing improvements
- Mechanism Design including Kinematics and Dynamics
- Lean manufacturing processes – time study, flow analysis, standardization of processes, reduction of waste
- Advanced problem solving – PFMEA, 8D, Poka Yoke concepts
- Engineering Graphics (CAD – Solidworks preferred)
- Industrial electric systems up to 480V 3 phase circuits
- Project Management of diverse projects with multiple team members
- 2 year degree in Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Technology required
Knowledge in the following areas is highly suggested:
- Quality Control
- Pneumatics
- Applied thermodynamics / Heat transfer
- Â Hands-on fabrication skills are required for building solutions, which can involve welding, operating a mill and lathe, and assembling complex mechanisms.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Prefer prior experience at least one year as a quality engineer or equivalent technical background in a manufacturing environment.
- Active member of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) certification is preferred
Further skills require basic electrical knowledge of safely wiring control systems up to and including programming PLC systems.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- This position requires significant communication throughout the organization. The work is typical of manufacturing environment with some physical effort.
- This position may involve infrequent travel to other manufacturing location in India to support projects.
- Involves standing and walking most of day.
- Must be able to lift up to 25lbs
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
