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PROCESS ENGINEER

Location: Walker, MI (3710 Northridge Dr. NW)

Status: Permanent, Full-Time, Salary, Exempt

Regular Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 hour days (6am - 4pm) and Fridays only as needed/required

Remote Status: In-Office; this position is not open to remote work and you must be able to regularly commute to our location in Walker, MI.

Reason for Opening: We are growing and need to add to our Engineering Team.

Gen3 Interconnect is an engineering, manufacturing and supply chain solution provider. Our primary focus is producing wire harnesses assemblies for the marine, aerospace and other industries. Gen3 Interconnect is part of a larger portfolio of businesses with a strong support network and proven track record of success in several markets. We are looking for people that are passionate, innovative and driven to consistently do whatever it takes to make our customers succeed.

Gen3 is a rapidly growing company that values our employees and offers a fun and challenging workspace.

As a Process Engineer – Cable Assembly, you will be part of a team dedicated to continuous improvement, which works within company policy to meet customer requirements to ensure that all processes and equipment are designed and implemented with state-of-the art technologies which allow the product to be assembled with the highest quality and efficiency to meet the customer demands.

We really appreciate you taking the time to consider us in your job search. To complete your application, we would like you to spend 5 to 8 minutes telling us more about yourself using the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment. Once you complete this required step, we will gladly review your complete application.

Go to assessment: https://assess.predictiveindex.com/QwLxK

TEAM MEMBER PERKS:

• Competitive salary
• Generous PTO
• Insurance benefits begin on start date
• 401k with employer match
• Casual work environment – Jeans everyday
• Open door policy – come on in and share your ideas!
• Great TEAM environment!
• Closed with holiday pay the week of July 4th and the week between Christmas and New Year

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Emphasize and show commitment to continuous improvement. Monitor production process to improve product flow.
• Eliminate variation in the production process caused by equipment and/or product design. Determine and implement these process improvements.
• Optimize the current equipment and improve process capabilities.
• Develop new processes, which will improve the quality of the product and decrease the cycle time to produce the product.
• Research and purchase equipment for new processes as well as for improving existing processes.
• Take product from design stage to full production as a team member of new product launches.
• Concentrate on corrective action by looking below the surface to find root cause (5 Why’s, 8-D’s). Take corrective action seriously.
• Train and lead team in problem solving.
• Design fixturing, which will assist in producing a quality product by identifying when the product was assembled/processed incorrectly, and other possible tools for the workstations.
• Work with production to resolve quality issues, line rejects/RMA.
• Interface with other departments on the production teams’ behalf to ensure that company quality standards and customer requirements are met.
• Assist in the development of Control Plans, FMEA’s, Process Flow Charts and Assembly Drawings.
• Provide resources and remove barriers allowing teams to be effective.
• Assist in creating a standard work method for each operation. Simulate production operations to ensure the best practices are utilized.
• Layout workstation ergonomically ensuring production lines are properly laid out and equipped with the proper tools.
• Reduce line inefficiency in both personnel and W-I-P.
• Work with area supervisor to ensure product is moving smoothly.
• Other work-related duties assigned by manager.

Qualifications

• Cable Harness Assembly experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate a full understanding of company policy desired.
• 4-year college degree in a technical, scientific or related field preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controller programs beneficial.
• Good troubleshooting skills.
• Work schedule must be suitable for production needs. Some travel required for vendor and customer visits.
• The ability to learn and network the organization
• Intense personal commitment to continuous improvement.
• Proven analytical ability to understand and solve technical issues in a team-oriented environment.
• Personality and commitment to create a team-based culture.
• High ability to organize and low tolerance for a disorderly work environment.
• Predisposition and willingness to get involved directly on the production floor.
• Must possess above average interpersonal skills and be a team player.
• Must be self-motivated and work with minimal supervision.
• Must have ability to coordinate/lead various types of meetings.
• Willingness to follow company guidelines, maintain confidentiality, honesty and integrity in all business dealings.

• Willingness to research and verify ideas, staying with an issue until all possibilities have been exhausted. This involves the need to be detail oriented.
• Ability to communicate difficult issues with others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform the job successfully, an individual must have the ability to carry out job responsibilities while fully embracing the Simplified Investments Core Values:

• Stab from the front. We are respectful in the way that we hold one another accountable. No games, no hidden agendas.
• Problem solvers. We value smart people who attack problems head-on and with confidence.
• Culture is everything. We are authentic and intentional in the way we work and play. Being stodgy has no place here.
• Resiliency. We thrive on change and growth. We pivot when we need to and re-group quickly.
• Humility reigns. Whether engaging with our teams, customers or partners we approach it with the heart of a servant. We are go-givers that believe in creating space for people to grow.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The work environment and physical demands listed below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Work Environment: Generally conservative noise level – occasional stressful activities and associated noise.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, regularly required to stand and walk. Employee regularly uses hands and fingers to touch, feel, handle. Employee regularly stoops, kneels, bend at the waist, and reaches. Employee is frequently required to speak and hear. Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds on occasion.