Specialist, Engineering

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America's largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what's possible?

Location: Huntersville, NC

Southwire Job Description

Job Summary/Objective
Responsible for providing day-to-day engineering support to plant operations and maintenance. Responsible for designing, developing, implementing and recommending process improvements to help drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead and drive internal capital and expense projects, including preparing justifications, budgets, timelines, mechanical drawings, equipment specifications, scopes of work and operator training.
• Provide process engineering support by means of process instructions, tooling and operator procedures to production lines.
• Design or redesign machine components to increase reliability and productivity.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives such as material usage, scrap, rework, changeover time, uptime, productivity. The qualified individual shall utilize a very hands-on approach to create value and buy-in as the facility change agent by tactfully, energetically and tenaciously leading change.
• Become the technical expert for the production lines.
• Ability to work safely and promote safety in accordance with Southwires Culture of Zero

Education/Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or minimum 5 years project management experience in a manufacturing environment such as extrusion and/or metal forming with demonstrated results. Wire and cable experience would be preferred.
Good AutoCAD mechanical drawing experience preparing equipment layouts, assembly, tooling and part drawings.
Good trouble shooting, root cause problem solving and process analysis skill set.
This individual will be required to multi task on more than one assignments at a time.
Excellent people skills. The ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization pertaining to Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
Good working knowledge of continuous improvement tools such as Lean Manufacturing, 5's, Six Sigma, etc.
Ability to work in a team environment to achieve common goals.

Competencies

Nimble Learning

Customer Focus

Plans and Aligns

Collaborates

Balances Stakeholders

Action Oriented

Benefits We Offer:

• 401k with Matching
• Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
• Parental Leave
• & More

Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nearest Major Market: Charlotte
Nearest Secondary Market: Concord

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