Continuous Improvement Engineer

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Since 1973, Taber Extrusions has been a leading manufacturer of aluminum extrusion-based products for OEMs in markets ranging from Military, Department of Defense, Aircraft/Aerospace,Marine/Shipbuilder, Boat Docks, Platforms, Decking, Motor Housing, Electronics, Heat Sinks, Automotive, Rail, and Structural Components. Taber is headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas and operates two manufacturing sites in Russellville and one manufacturing site located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The Company is segmented into four operating units; Extrusion, Cast House, Friction Stir Welding and Micro Extrusion. Taber has continued to make ongoing investments in their value-added capabilities by recently expanding their Russellville facility to house their new friction stir welder and new state-of-the-ton press with 16" container designed for larger, complex profiles with tighter tolerances for aerospace, defense, and heavy industrial customers.

Taber is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer for its Russellville, AR manufacturing site. This position will report to the Engineering Manager and will be directly involved in process optimization and continuous improvement efforts. If you believe you have the qualifications and experience that meet the job duties detailed below and a desire to impact the growing future ahead of us, please consider applying today to join the Taber Team.

Job Summary

Responsible for initiating and directing continuous improvement projects that: reduce material waste, improve quality of product and processes, increase productivity of production lines and other cost improvement efforts to improve profitability. This position provides individuals a unique opportunity to develop a well-rounded knowledge of aluminum manufacturing. Individuals will routinely interact with all levels of plant and division staff through events, meetings, reviews, and daily improvement activities. This position requires a hands-on, on the production floor, daily commitment mentality driven to implement and sustain systematic improvement. One of the expectations of this position is for the individual to develop skill sets that lead to potential opportunities with division and plant leadership as part of the organization’s succession planning.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works directly with division level and plant operational staff on implementing, growing, and sustaining the business processes. This is mostly direct, on-site support but will also require the ability to remotely monitor progress, assist with questions, and develop corrective actions to ensure system processes are maintained and that a culture of continuous improvement is sustained.
• Develop measurement systems required to measure facilities metrics or key process indicators. Ensure that scorecards are aligned with plant strategic goals. Action plans should be maintained on all key metrics.
• Identify, analyze and implement manufacturing improvement solutions.
• Initiate, manage & participate in safety, quality, cost & process control improvement, and delivery projects.
• Participate in the “team” process development concept.
• Support design and/or source equipment for manufacturing processes.
• Develop all necessary process and audit documentation (i.e. FMEAs Control Plans, Capability Studies, Balanced Line Capacity Models, Flow Analysis, etc.).
• Assess existing processes for areas of improvement utilizing Lean Manufacturing concepts (Kaizen, TPM, Value Stream Mapping, etc.) Six Sigma, designed experiment techniques, capability studies, etc.
• Evaluates and recommends implementation of competitive technology.
• Leads, where applicable, or works in conjunction with plant maintenance to ensure that the facility and equipment are maintained and updated consistent with short and long term goals and objectives.
• Creates, schedules, and provides training to associates.
• Follows all city, state and federal regulatory legislation
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Ten (10) years’ manufacturing experience in process/manufacturing engineering is preferred. Specific technical knowledge may be required as applicable.
• Safety and quality mindset.
• Organized and detail oriented. Self-motivated and team oriented.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications required.
• Ability to work as a team