Description:
**The Gund Company: Take Care of Each Other, Take Care of the Customer and Take Care of the Business**
**Job Summary**
Implement Continuous Improvement of manufacturing operations with the objective of increasing value and meeting customer requirements with reduced costs and variation.
**Primary Responsibilities**:
- Conduct daily Gemba walks and Gemba talks to get to know the plant team and identify improvement opportunities. Participate in the DDB process.
- Interact with Sales, Service, Production, and Quality/Lean Teams to improve the quality, speed and cost of manufacturing processes.
- Work with the Operation and HR teams to assist with compliance of all safety, health and environmental regulations and guidelines.
- Participate in the improvement of NCMs, CARs, rework and OTD. Identify common causes and implement preventive actions.
- Interface with other facility functions to implement Lean and CI program for continuous improvement.
- Optimize process parameters to reduce cycle time, material usage and process variation
- Participate in the gross profit review process to drive margin improvement through process efficiency
- Document and quantify (dollarize) process improvement efforts.
- Lead the work order improvement process by investigating work order improvement suggestions, and by updating Engineering Master according to best practices.
- Identify opportunities for standardization; create standards/graphical instructions and train team members on new standards. Create and maintain the process instruction and documentation.
- Provide production support including equipment, process, and material trouble-shooting. Also, any operator training support as necessary.



Provide purchasing support including supplier and material evaluations.
- Manage the installation and implementation of new equipment, tools, and processes including operator training and customer service training for quoting purposes.
- Work with the Development Engineer on technology transfer of new product and process to routine production.
**Other activities**:
- Assist facility manager to prepare project charter and Capex requests to support growth
- Training of operators and other staffs as required
- Work with Production and Maintenance to scale up process and equipment capacity
- Participate in NCM, 8D activities utilizing Lean tools
- Qualify new process, equipment and tool
- Plan and implement process improvements from the above activities
**Requirements**:
**Minimum Requirements**
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, related field or equivalent work experience
- Familiar with CAD CAM software, CNC equipment
- Demonstrated success in implementing improvements in production processes
- Wood or composites fabrication and or composites materials manufacturing experience a plus.
- Problem solving skills including Lean Tools such as 8D, 5 Why, DMAIC A3
- Minimum 2 years of experience improving manufacturing processes and Kaizen
**Skills and Abilities Required**
- Ability to communicate well with all levels of the organization
- Outstanding analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a timely, cost-effective manner
- Strong Microsoft Office skills for report writing and to analyze data
- Strong problem solving skills for processes and equipment
- Works well with people and is comfortable leading teams
- Project planning and report writing

📌 Process Engineer (El Marqués)
🏢 THE GUND COMPANY MEXICO
📍 El Marqués