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Job summary

The role focuses on optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, and improving material flow across the supply chain. Responsibilities include designing assembly tooling, managing ERP configurations, and providing technical support to production departments.

Job details

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES * Provide technical assistance to strategic suppliers and production departments to reduce lead-times and costs. * Assist with commodity strategies that support the desired profitability, level of quality, and cycle time of various product lines that meet or exceed customer expectations. * Develop tools and processes to improve materials flow throughout the entire supply chain. * Streamline processes and material flow to improve quality, productivity and efficiency. * Contribute to cost reduction efforts internally and externally by actively seeking and implementing opportunities for reduced costs. * Generate routers, build process drawings for manufacturing & tooling, and design raw material or process drawings for the design-engineering group. * Assist with determining supplier capabilities and sourcing of new products. * Provide technical support to manufacturing shop as needed. * Stay abreast of changes in technology that will improve manufacturing efficiency. * Create leaner, more efficient and more profitable business practices. * Perform other work related tasks as assigned * Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures. FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES * Design special assembly tooling, fixtures and shop aids required to support production requirements. * Update and maintain process routing systems to include correct routing sequences utilizing the preferred machining or assembly selection, tooling identification, and efficiency factors to reduce product cost. * Supporting supplier sourcing efforts as required including activities such as supplier manufacturing capability assessment; production problem resolution; cost reduction and quality improvement efforts. * Interact with machinists, tool makers, programming dept and other support groups and identify opportunities to increase productivity of welding, machining & assembly operations. * Identify, recommend, and implement improvements in methods, procedures, technology, equipment, or workflow which increase throughput and/or accuracy. * Managing configuration throughout the ERP system for all items by computing queue times, maintaining resources to ensure accurate capacity planning. * Dispositioning non conformances recorded during the manufacturing process by consulting design engineering and driving corrective actions to reduce the same. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS * Minimum of bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Mechanical Engineering preferred or may be equivalent to 5-10 years of experience. * Experience in welding, machining and assembly of oilfield products preferred. * Certification such as Lean, Six-Sigma, QRM is a plus preferred. * Knowledge of continuous improvement methods such as 5S, Kaizen, and Just-in-Time BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES * Problem Solving * Results Driven * Business Acumen * Innovation and Process Improvement * Detail Oriented TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES * Quality * Compliance * Data Competency * Safety and Compliance

What you’ll do

The role focuses on optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, and improving material flow across the supply chain. Responsibilities include designing assembly tooling, managing ERP configurations, and providing technical support to production departments.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing Systems, or Mechanical Engineering is preferred, or 5-10 years of equivalent experience. Experience with oilfield product assembly, machining, and continuous improvement certifications like Lean or Six-Sigma is highly desired.

Listed skills

• ERP systems · Preferred
• Kaizen · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Lean Manufacturing · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Manufacturing Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six-Sigma
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Tooling Design
• ERP Systems
• Capacity Planning
• Quality Control
• Cost Reduction
• Welding
• Machining
• Assembly
• 5S
• Kaizen
• Just-in-Time

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Energy
• Logistics