Location
High Point, NC | United States
Job description
Building our Future Together. FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in the Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI’s foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI’s innovations lead the way! Won’t you join us?
- Oversee strategic maintenance planning, management and staff.
- Oversee process equipment reliability and improvement initiatives.
- Plan and direct maintenance budget and capital expenditure requests as requested.
- Manages capital projects including identifying scope, specifications, design, cost, milestones, and oversees installation as well as the start-up and de-bugging of new equipment for the production process.
- Designs and improves processes, layouts, and specifies tools and equipment to achieve cost reductions and improve safety, quality, and overall equipment reliability; conferring with equipment vendors and soliciting observations from operators.
- Keeps equipment operational by coordinating maintenance and repair services; following manufacturer’s instructions and established procedures, requesting special service as needed.
- Adapt machine and equipment design to plant and production conditions.
- Develop and execute preventative maintenance and energy management programs.
- Select, coordinate, evaluate and oversee outside contractors.
- Responsible for acquisition, storage, and inventory control of maintenance parts
- May perform programming on new and existing PLC’s.
- Provides leadership, coaching and direction to shift technicians in all aspects of their work.
- Serves as a key resource for safety related issues with the goal of meeting/ exceeding OSHA requirements for a safe workplace.
- Leads continuous improvement efforts using lean manufacturing principles.
- Provides Quality review for documentation changes to engineering prints, maintenance and manufacturing work instructions, ensuring that manufacturing and proper engineering practices are followed.
- Participates as a functional member of new product development teams, ensuring the application of appropriate design controls, providing technical assistance, and assuring the complete application of validation activities.
- Other tasks assigned by the Plant Manager
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline or, an equivalent combination of work experience, training and/or education may be considered.
- Strongly prefer a minimum of 3-5 years in manufacturing shop floor experience.
- Must have prior experience supervising or managing a team, strong leadership skills
- Must have prior project management experience.
- Must have demonstrated machine and equipment troubleshooting skills.
- Must have knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts, continuous improvement and problem solving methodologies.
- Proficient in Computer applications; specifically MS Office, SolidWorks, Autocad, Manufacturing software, SAP system, Allen/Bradley PLCs
- Ability to work within budget and timescales
- Able to work on weekends when required
Benefits Summary:
We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short and long term disability protection, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, flexible spending accounts and paid Family Bonding Leave benefit.
Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:
FXI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FXI does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identify or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or based on any individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We support workplace diversity. We strongly believe that diversity contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better products. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
FXI is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FXI via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of FXI. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by FXI as a result of the referral or through other means.
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