Manufacturing Engineer

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Job Description
Nidec Industrial Solutions:
Nidec Industrial Solutions [NIS] is a $500M Business Unit of Nidec Corporation, a $18 Billion global company focused on motors, drives, and controls. NIS is headquartered in Milan, Italy with footprint in 10 countries and growing. Our US operations are based in Cleveland, OH. NIS Americas activities span a range of business models including products manufacturing, system engineering and automation, installation, and services. Our customers and applications are in Oil &Gas, Mining, Renewable Energy & Storage, Metals manufacturing, Pulp & Paper, Marine, Material Handling, Power Generation, Electrical Vehicle Charging and other diverse sectors.
Position Summary:
This individual will assist with implementing and deploying various Lean Manufacturing (3Q6S) activities including: 6S, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Work Balancing, Cell Layout, Capacity Planning, Visual Management, SQDC Tracking, KPIs, Kaizen, Daily Checklists and Daily Audits. This deployment would focus in all areas of the facility including Encoders, Industrial Systems, Electrical Vehicle Chargers and Battery Energy Storage Systems
Essential Job Functions
Ensure ongoing progress of the organizations lean transformation
Initiate and lead Kaizen events as required
Deploy 6S and visual management across all value streams
Determine process cycle times and lead times for several value streams within a product, and for multiple product lines
Generate or improve Standard Work to include detailed definitions of the most effective methods to achieve a balanced, continuous flow by breaking work into elements which are sequenced, organized and consistently followed
Collect and report metrics / progress on action plans
Work with production to develop ongoing production metrics
Support operations and quality department to improve products and processes
Specify new production equipment
Maintain part traceability procedures and records
New work cell layouts and process flows
Streamline legacy production testing procedures
Process improvements on shop floor
Support, enforce, and comply with all company rules and policies
Other duties as assigned
Travel Requirements
Not required under normal circumstances
May be necessary for off-site training or special site visit circumstances
Preferred Traits:
Action oriented – biased towards small immediate steps (Kaizen)
Quality by example – demonstrates quality leadership through personal attitude & actions
Communicator – consistent, effective, clear, timely, and polite (internal & external communication)
Autonomous – Ability to set priorities without input or supervision in fast moving/fluid situations
Strong sense of urgency
Tech Savvy
Education/Experience Requirements
Bachelor of Science – Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical or related Technology degree.
Min. 3 years of Experience required.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – preferred
Working Conditions
Standard office environment, standard production equipment.
OSHA compliant manufacturing facilities.
Additional Job Details
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
No Soliciting
Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to N