Lean Manufacturing Specialist jobs in Bradenton, FL

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The Air Products Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Product Line designs and manufactures specialized Coil Wound Heat Exchanger liquefaction equipment. The equipment is designed by our engineering organization and fabricated at our manufacturing facility in Port Manatee, FL. Our customers use this equipment to liquefy extracted natural gas, massively improving its transportability as an energy source to end users around the world.

The Method Specialist is primarily responsible for translating engineering drawings into comprehensive manufacturing methods and routings for each project they are assigned. During the execution of the work, they will spend sufficient time on the shop floor working with production and supervision to ensure the production plan is the most efficient possible. The goal is for the production orders to be detailed enough that any employee will be able to complete the work detailed with minimal supervision. This position works closely with the mechanical design engineering, project engineers, production control, and production to ensure appropriate response to questions, while maintaining a focus on schedule commitments.

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Develop manufacturing plans for the products built at the Port Manatee FL Plant. These manufacturing plans include work breakdown structures, bills of materials, and manufacturing routings. The routings include operation details, planned hours, tooling requirements, special processes and lessons learned from past projects.
• Work with all plant functions to ensure these manufacturing plans, will produce products in the most efficient manner.
• Interface with plant functions and off-site engineering departments to coordinate engineering changes and resolve issues.
• Perform cost analysis for open and completed production orders.
• Manufacturing Method (MM) creation, review, revision. These documents provide detailed work instructions to shop floor production technicians. The level of detail contained in these documents is above and beyond that which is found in typical production orders.
• Work with Production Technicians & Supervisors to document work processes, product knowledge, and best practices which will be used to create and update the Manufacturing methods.
• Investigate, develop, and evaluate method improvements, equipment needs, and other manufacturing change required to keep the Port Manatee Plant competitive with other equipment manufacturers.

Education and Licensing Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of industrial experience is required. This experience must include familiarity with bills of materials and routings using an ERP system. Experience with SAP in an engineer-to-order metals fabrication environment is strongly preferred.
• Candidates must be able to work in a positive & productive manner with production technicians and production supervisors.
• Candidates must be familiar with technical drawings.
• Candidates must have ERP skills and Excel skills. Experience developing databases (Access or Sequel Server) is a plus.
• Candidates must have good communication skills and the ability to take on increasing responsibilities.

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We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

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