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VI - Cincinnati
Manufacturing / Operations Manager
Description:
Reporting directly to the plant manager and as a key member of the site’s lean leadership team,
the operations managers’ role is to provide direct management and leadership of planning, logistics,
supply chain, materials, and manufacturing functions. The Manager also partners with corporate resources
in supporting the finance and human resources functions. The Manager’s key challenge is balancing workforce
and schedule to meet production, quality, cost and delivery targets. Each order may be a new design with a
corresponding learning curve. The customer base, both military and commercial, varies depending upon spending
patterns. The technical nature of the product, the quality of the design and availability of materials
significantly impact the Manager’s ability to meet scheduled targets. Critical skills include people management,
lean manufacturing, and exceptional cross functions coordination. The Manager works closely with teams in the
Pennsylvania and New Hampshire locations.
Principle Accountabilities
- Manage the control and movement of materials in and out of the manufacturing process.
- Ensure adequate and timely supplies of purchased materials while maintaining acceptable inventory turns and purchase price variance (PPV).
- Manage vendors and subcontractors to expedite material and to purchase ready made items to level load production demand and to optimize quality and delivery metrics.
- Ensure continued improvement of day to day tactical efforts as well as establishing and developing strategic procurement initiatives.
- Participate in preparation of forecasts, capacity planning, material capacity, and ECO implementation.
- Analyze inventory and delivery issues and provide solutions.
- Active in cost reduction, standardization, and determining ERP system protocols.
- Organize and direct workflow to satisfy production demand in a cost-effective manner, reduce past dues and increase on time delivery through proper utilization of equipment and personnel available.
- Establish and control conditions of production to satisfy quality and customer specifications as well as governmental standards where applicable through analysis of equipment and materials utilized and adherence to standards is established.
- Maintain employee morale and safety by creating an efficient and safe working environment, which complies with OSHA standards as well as our internal standards.
- Develop and motivate cost effective improvements and alternatives to production process through analysis of available information such as yields, machine utilization, employee productivity, overhead costs, through automation where feasible.
- Maintain proper staffing levels to satisfy production requirements through interviewing, selection and training of personnel. Establish effective interdepartmental communication for the purpose of providing feedback, maintain quality standards, investigating process problems, and resolving employee relation issues.
- Investigate and analyze new processes and coordinates, where feasible, opportunities for increased efficiencies.
- Supervise the activities of small supervisory staff and direct labor employees.
- Manages the purchasing, inventory control, and distribution functions as well the production scheduling process for multiple manufacturing areas.
- Interfaces with product line managers on the planning and forecasting of customer orders to meet shipments.
- Performs analysis of materials and determines optimum control levels.
- Ensures that orders arrive and are dispatched on time to the appropriate destinations and in the expected quantities. Responsible for managing the interdepartmental and intra-organization transport of materials.
Requirements
- This job requires access to technology, materials, software, or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency, or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3).
- Experience in the aerospace, defense, medical, or automotive industries, especially working at a component level is desired.
- Experience with integrated ERP systems required.
- Strong background in all areas of managing the supply chain day to day responsibilities in a manufacturing facility.
- Knowledge of mil-standards required.
- Proven decision making and leadership skills
- Experience within high reliability environments and with precision high tech devices preferred.
- Experience with lean technology and six sigma.
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
The Benefits:
New employees enjoy immediate access to outstanding medical, dental, prescription, vision, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and retirement savings plans; access to short and long-term disability plans and company-provided life insurance after 30 days of employment; and access to gym and tuition reimbursement benefits after 90 days of employment. Employees also enjoy access to profit sharing and general employee bonus opportunities.
Vectron International is an Affirmative Action employer and adheres to Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, M/F/D/V.
Please email your resume to ohcareers@vectron.com ohcareers@vectron.com job reference 10-CIN-01.
VI - Hudson
Principal Fluid Applications Engineer - SenGenuity
Description:
This position will be responsible for providing pre- & post-sales technical consultative support to customers on fluid sensor products and for providing expert customer-based input to our engineering product design cycle. The Principal Fluid Applications Engineer will translate customer technical needs into ongoing and future product development efforts. This individual must be capable of on-site troubleshooting and must be customer savvy. The role serves as a critical strategic interface between the customer end-user and our sales and product engineering teams. Furthermore, the role serves to bridge the use of our fluid sensor technology in the area of oil condition monitoring by helping the customer determine the relationship between our sensor measureands and the final condition of the customer’s fluid.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Travels to customer locations to provide onsite technical sales support for the implementation of customer applications dealing with fluid sensors, especially during the customer’s initial evaluation and outfitting.
- Authors SenGenuity application notes, case studies and white papers based on customer application experiences.
- Suggests product improvements, variations, and new products that address widespread customer application challenges.
- Makes presentations on the technical aspects of products to customers, prospects and technical audiences.
- Assists sales in assessing potential customer opportunities in terms of feasibility and magnitude of market need.
- Provides follow-up in disseminating/explaining technical information on specific applications to customers/prospects.
- Provides onsite and virtual post-sales technical customer support to ensure customer satisfaction with solution delivered.
- Provides technical training on product application and maintenance, as required, to customer technical support staff.
- Provides product application training, support, technical salesware, and related tools to sales channel partners (sales reps and distributors) including interfacing with potential customers and supporting local trade events.
- Interfaces with engineering to address technical customer issues and to develop improved future solutions.
- Conducts or monitors testing of fluid samples according to customer test protocols.
- Application tests sensor prototypes developed by engineering.
- Tests sensor instrumentation/software for current products and for next generation product development efforts.
- Works with product management to ensure correct updating of product manuals, specification sheets and literature.
- Attends and supports industry tradeshows, including booth duty, tech talks and demonstrations of product capability.
- Helps coordinate with Customer Service Rep for product return authorizations.
- Takes on customer assignments which require independent thinking and decision-making on behalf of SenGenuity.
Requirements:
- Masters in Science or Engineering.
- 8+ years experience in field of tribology or related field.
- Knowledge of tribology as it relates to lubricants and fluid condition.
- Proficient with fluid testing, acquisition of data, and data analysis on Excel.
- Strong ability and quantitative analysis skills. Must be able to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and apply concepts such as regression analysis and curve fitting.
- Ability to troubleshoot and fix engineering issues in the field.
- Ability to set up lab testing simulations, operate lab equipment and conduct evaluations.
The Benefits:
New employees enjoy immediate access to outstanding medical, dental, prescription, vision, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and retirement savings plans; access to short and long-term disability plans and company-provided life insurance after 30 days of employment; and access to gym and tuition reimbursement benefits after 90 days of employment. Employees also enjoy access to profit sharing and general employee bonus opportunities.
Vectron International is an Affirmative Action employer and adheres to Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, M/F/D/V.
Please email your resume to nhcareers@vectron.com job reference #2010-HUD-012
VI - Hudson
Global Component Engineer
Description:
The Global Component Engineer is responsible for performing Component Engineering duties in support of new and existing products. This position is located in our Hudson, New Hampshire headquarters but has responsibilities to all Vectron sites. Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Owner of the Approved Manufacturers List and Approved Vendor List.
- Identifying and promoting the use of preferred components. (Preferred Parts List - PPL)
- Assisting Global Commodity Managers in the search and qualification of new suppliers
- Assisting Purchasing in reviewing opportunities for part substitutions and alternatives.
- Assisting Design Engineering and Manufacturing with application, qualification, selection of new and existing parts, includes active parts, passive parts, PWB’s, board level connectors and other related materials used in electronics manufacturing.
- Performing as a necessary part research, part data review and qualification, part number assignment and data entry, and part specification coordination.
- Assisting in developing supplier quality programs for related commodities.
- Acting as a liaison between the Supply Chain team and the Engineering team, interpreting and developing specifications.
- Traveling to suppliers periodically to assess capabilities and fit
The individual must enjoy sharing expertise with other professionals, contribute to team bonding and tap into knowledge in a variety of fields; be skilled in self-appraisal, quickly sort the critical from the superfluous and act appropriately; be service-oriented and a team player; must be flexible and adaptive, searching out new ideas and be constantly developing better methods; must be confident and self-assured, must be self motivated and be driven to high levels of accomplishment independently; must possess a wide base of industry knowledge, intrigued by new developments and committed to continual self-education; and be able to adapt to the different levels of interest of others.
This job represents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate. You will be a key contributor to the global supply chain team, supporting our cost reduction, dual sourcing and rationalization efforts. This position is a high visibility independent contributor position. In addition, while the role is well defined the component engineering processes would be yours to write. So if you enjoy a high visibility role with an opportunity to create/develop the role within the organization, this is the opportunity for you! Your success is only limited by your potential and drive.
Requirements and Competencies:
- BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
- Three to five years experience with complex electronic systems manufacturing.
- Analytic, detail-oriented and quantitative analysis skills.
- Independent / Self-Motivated
- Experience in statistical methods, Statistical Process Control (SPC), ISO 9000, and quality standards.
The Benefits:
New employees enjoy immediate access to outstanding medical, dental, prescription, vision, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and retirement savings plans; access to short and long-term disability plans and company-provided life insurance after 30 days of employment; and access to gym and tuition reimbursement benefits after 90 days of employment. Employees also enjoy access to profit sharing and general employee bonus opportunities.
Vectron International is an Affirmative Action employer and adheres to Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, M/F/D/V.
Please email your resume to nhcareers@vectron.com job reference #2009-010
