What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Reduction Specialist position at US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC?
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and recommend cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards.
- Recommend improvements to production processes, methods, and controls.
- Help coordinate manufacturing launches for new or revised products.
- Troubleshoot equipment and determine the root cause of equipment failure as needed throughout the plant.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Recommends process improvement, problem resolution, and employee training.
- Helps improve manufacturing processes and methods for cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency.
- Prepares and presents plans for the above and coordinates deployment including training of team members.
- Monitors process conditions of Manufacturing Equipment.
- Lead investigations into manufacturing abnormalities, determine root cause, and suggest countermeasures.
- Identify safety improvements and risk mitigation.
- Support capacity analysis and ROI with ME on current and future year plans.
- Support ME with time study analysis, and capital planning initiatives.
