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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €8 billion in the fiscal year 2018/2019. Over 1,000 locations around the world provide an extensive network that guarantees closeness to customers. After building its position as one of the world’s leading elevator companies in a mere 40 years’ time, TK Elevator became an independent company in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is its service business, with approximately 1.4 million units under maintenance and over 24,000 service technicians globally. The product portfolio covers commodity elevators for residential and commercial buildings to cutting-edge, highly customized solutions for state-of-the-art skyscrapers – such as One World Trade Center in New York. In addition, it also consists of escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts, as well as tailored service solutions such as MAX, the industry’s first cloud-based digitally enhanced maintenance solution – thus covering a broad spectrum of urban mobility.

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What we expect

This role will research, design and develop optimal, cost-effective processes and methods in accordance with specifications and quality standards using LEAN principles.

• Research, design and develop optimal, cost-effective processes and methods in accordance with specifications and quality standards using LEAN principles.
• Support SQDC and participate in Rapid Improvement Events.
• Prepare facility layouts as needed.
• Conduct time studies to verify manufacturing cycle times
• Maintain routings and associated effecitivity dates in SAP
• Create and update Work Instructions for Routing Operations
• Maintain critical item master data in SAP including mfg lead time, lot size, order multiple, cycle time, setup time in SAP
• Provide technical support/solutions to manufacturing processes.
• Design and implement process automation solutions
• Conduct time studies of production to develop standard work for production cells and to create and maintain SOPs.
• Process Engineering Change Orders (ECO’s) for new and improved products.
• Manage moderate to large capital projects including writing capital requests and installation of new equipment.
• Monitor quality discrepancies, identify trends and investigate quality problems and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain SOP’s and Standard Work for assigned operations.
• Interfaces with Product Engineering, Logistics, Operations and vendor.
• Performs work that varies in difficulty while applying fundamental concepts, practices and procedures under supervision with limited responsibility.
• Order tooling and fixtures needed in assigned department.
• Resolve quality issues including field complaints, warranty issues and defective parts.
• Work with Procurement to conduct make/buy analysis for all new parts.
• Prepare cost estimates for Accounting.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

Who we are looking for

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• Three or more years’ engineering experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Knowledge of fabrication and assembly required.
• Demonstrated effective decision-making skills are required
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others required.
• Must possess strong effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required
• Strong knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of high mix/volume manufacturing methods, procedures and cost-reduction techniques using Lean manufacturing tools: including 6S, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Pull Systems, Cellular Manufacturing and Kaizen events.

Contact

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