Company:
Kubota
Location: Edgerton
Closing Date: 18/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
TRAVEL: ( 25% travel)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Office equipment including computer, copier, phone, printer. Operation of Excavators, wheel loaders, industrial and agricultural tractors, and other agricultural and construction equipment.
DISCLAIMER:
The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job. Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.
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Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
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BASIC PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION
The Packaging Engineer will work as a part of the Continuous Improvement team to develop cost-effective sustainable packaging within Kubota North America. They will develop and implement packaging automation, reduce part damage and focus on process improvement activities using Lean and Kaizen methods.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: This position does the following in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws / regulations and the Company's policies, procedures and guidelines:
- Develop sustainable packaging solutions for the Parts network within KNA
- Lead change management projects to achieve desired state
- Lead process improvement activities for all functions within distribution centers
- Develop packaging solutions to enhance durability, safety and environmental impact to our products
- Partner with suppliers to improve quality and sustainability in order in increase safety, quality and process efficiency
- Evaluate current packaging design to create cost-effective improvement projects and lead to completion
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field required.
- At least 3 years' experience working in a high-volume distribution center
- At least 3 years' experience of Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen or TPS methodology
- Six Sigma Certification, Blackbelt preferred
- Project Management experience, PMP certification preferred
- Computer skills required, to include Microsoft office and WMS experience (Project, Visio, Power BI, Automate, Analysis for Excel)
- SAP S4 Hana & AutoCAD experience required
TRAVEL: ( 25% travel)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Office equipment including computer, copier, phone, printer. Operation of Excavators, wheel loaders, industrial and agricultural tractors, and other agricultural and construction equipment.
DISCLAIMER:
The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job. Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.
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Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
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- Job Family Non-Warehouse Exempt - Non Sales
- Pay Type Salary
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