Your Job
Join the team at Georgia-Pacific's Dixie® Continuous Manufacturing Group, where we are committed to delivering long-term value through our Principle Based Management™ philosophy.
We are seeking a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to enhance the effectiveness of our cup converting operations by focusing on reliability, process improvement, equipment performance, and team development.
Our Team
The Lexington Plant is part of the Dixie® brand cups and lids paper products manufacturing operation.
We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.
We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people.
Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Lexington community.
What You Will Do
* Asset Management: Develop, implement, and monitor strategies to enhance the reliability of production equipment.
Collaborate with purchasing, planning, and reliability teams to improve asset performance.
* Process Improvement: Identify and execute improvement opportunities in manufacturing processes and equipment, focusing on risk reduction, quality enhancement, waste reduction, and productivity optimization.
* Root Cause Analysis: Facilitate investigations into manufacturing issues to determine underlying causes and implement corrective actions.
* Materials and Process Trials: Lead trials of raw materials to assess performance and explore cost-saving opportunities.
* Optimization and Standardization: Drive streamlining and optimization projects within the plant, standardizing work procedures to enhance efficiency.
* Team Leadership: Direct technicians in reliability and continuous improvement efforts, ensuring that management of change activities are conducted effectively.
* Project Management: Oversee equipment modifications, installations, and startups.
Prepare project justifications and benefits analyses, managing onsite and contractor resources to meet project objectives.
* Safety and Risk Management: Actively participate in the plant's safety initiatives, promoting a culture of safety and proactive risk management.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Experience in operations or maintenance within manufacturing, industrial, or military environments.
* Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software, such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
* Competence in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience (5 years of mechanical experience in an industrial setting).
* Strong documentation, organizational, and project management skills.
What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience in process controls engineering or logic programming.
* Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities.
* Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing t...
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Type: Permanent Location: Lexington, US-KY
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-03-14 07:09:33
Your Job
We are currently looking for a strong leader to join our team and fill our Senior Purchasing Agent position.
The primary purpose of this role is to support purchasing and manufacturing functional areas.
Our Team
Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide.
With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data c ommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical.
What You Will do
* Place purchase orders per reports, and requests
* Communicate shortages to production
* Research past due orders and communicate to team
* Help gather compliance information from suppliers
* Maintain accurate purchasing lead times and cost in ERP system and work to reduce.
* Maintain risk and new product purchases.
* Help with Estimating quotes for material
* Research for new supplier opportunities
* Data Entry
* Maintain specific commodity inventory levels
* Help with supplier non- conformances
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* High school or equivalent
* Minimum 3 years years of experience in materials, purchasing or planning experience
In order to comply with U.S.
export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S.
citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.
References
What Will Put You Ahead
* 5+ years of experience in materials, purchasing or planning experience
* Basic knowledge of Excel, Word, and Teams
* Operating system experience/Ent erprise Resource Planning
For this role, we anticipate paying $50,000 - $70,000 per year.
This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.
This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.
The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.
If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.
We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.
Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our...
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Type: Permanent Location: Monee, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-03-14 07:09:30
