Engineering Technician

The North America team is currently looking for an Engineering Technician on 1st shift to join our Taylorville, IL facility.

The Engineering Technician provides technical support to manufacturing engineers throughout the design, sustainability, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes within the facility.

This role includes assisting in developing layouts or floor plans, conducting tests, and troubleshooting equipment.

The technician will collaborate with manufacturing and quality engineers to identify various opportunities related to safety, quality, and continuous improvement to enhance manufacturing processes.

Furthermore, this position plays a crucial role in ensuring a safe working environment.

Your Impact


* Support Equipment Design and Testing:
+ Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers during the design and testing phases of new or existing production equipment and systems.

Ensure solutions meet safety, quality, operational requirements, and industrial standards.

Assist design engineering for prototype development, conducting performance, and reliability as it relates to Taylorville production processes.


* Process Setup and Optimization:
+ Assist in the setup, testing, and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment and processes.

Work closely with Manufacturing Engineers and Quality teams to implement new methods and technologies.

Design and fabricate jigs and fixtures, including poka-yoke solutions, to enhance process reliability and reduce human error.

Monitor production activities to ensure efficiency and compliance with quality standards.


* Quality Improvement Collaboration:
+ Partner with the Quality Assurance team to address customer concerns by developing error-proofing techniques such as poka-yoke and designing specialized jigs and fixtures to help minimize production errors and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality products that meet or exceed customer expectations.


* Safety Advocacy & Implementation:
+ Actively promote and implement safety improvements based on employee suggestions and hazard identification.

This includes installing appropriate guarding systems, optimizing material storage to prevent slips, trips, and falls, and developing visual safety management systems.

Ensure these systems are regularly maintained and updated to support ongoing compliance and employee awareness.


* Tooling Repair Support:
+ Provide hands-on support to the Taylorville Maintenance team in performing tooling repairs to collaborate and help maintain equipment functionality, reduce downtime, and sustain efficient production operations.


* Lean & Continuous Improvement Leadership:
+ Champion Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives by generating and implementing innovative ideas.

Facilitate brainstorming sessions and cross-functional collaboration to integrate Lean principles into daily operations, driving effic...