Daktronics Hiring for Division Material Process Engineer at Brookings, South Dakota Full Time

Responsibilities

Accepting applications through Friday, 22 September 2023.

When you work at Daktronics, you’ll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED and LCD video displays and audio systems.

Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.

As part of the Daktronics team, you’ll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits – and the people are second to none.

Learn moreAbout Daktronics (https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/about-us) !

Daktronics operates factories in Brookings, Sioux Falls, Redwood Falls, Shanghai, and Ennistymon Ireland. For each of these locations, materials are procured, managed, and then assembled into products for our customers. Each location has factories focused on different customer segments and applications. The Division Materials team is organized around helping the factories bring greater value on Materials related items. This position is part of the Division Materials team.

Responsibilities:

• Use Lean Manufacturing concepts to constantly drive out waste within the Inventory, Purchasing, Scheduling, and Shipping processes.

• As part of Materials Leadership, develop a materials backlog of improvements, work with leadership on priorities, and lead PI projects for the Materials team.

• Use A3 thinking to solve problems and set project parameters.

• Lead in the development of inventory processes, such as standard work, cell layout, material presentation, control plans, and best utilization of space.

• Recommend process improvement projects to streamline product flow and champion implementation of lean materials concepts across the division of manufacturing.

• Work closely with process engineers, inventory teams, buyers, schedulers, shippers, supervisors, and managers to solicit ideas and eliminate wastes within materials processes.

• Participate in new product development which may include leading the engineering change process.

• Work effectively as a team member with little supervision and communicate effectively across the organization.

• Consistently complete quality work in a timely manner.

• Perform other duties as assigned to meet internal and external customer expectations.

  Areas of Focus:

• Leading Others through Influence:

• Manage large-scope projects either in-place in a focused factory or to impact multiple factories.

• Break down projects into manageable pieces and effectively delegate to others.

• Consistently provide Customer Focus by communicating via first-person methods (in person or via phone) and by going to the where the work is done (Gemba).

• Developing and Sharing Technical Expertise:

• Build expertise through documentation, hands-on use, external training, and technical publications. Actively seek knowledge through other methods as necessary, including suppliers, vendors, or internal contacts.

• Consistently support escalations with the appropriate urgency as they arise.

• Consistently champion for safe, stable, and documented manufacturing processes

• Cross-Factory Collaboration:

• Foster and lead collaboration between all factories.

• Create a plan for success through regular multi-factory meetings.

• Recognize relevant agenda items.

• Prep for and lead/chair monthly meetings.

• Capture action items and assign to appropriate resources.

• General Expectations:

• Effectively work in a team environment and build collaborative relationships.

• Demonstrate ability to recognize and capitalize on improvement opportunities.

• Demonstrate skill in conflict resolution and leading through influence.

• Travel to customer factories approximately monthly. Travel multiple times per year to perform benchmarking or attend trade shows to develop and maintain technical expertise.

  Demonstrated Capabilities for Success & Competencies:

• Core: Collaborates, Communicates Effectively, Plans & Aligns, Manages Complexity, Manages Ambiguity, Action Oriented, Customer Focus.

• Developmental: This position provides consistent opportunities to develop competencies essential to developing and leading people. These competencies include Drives Engagement, Building Effective Teams, Develops Talent, Problem Solving, and Manages Conflict.

  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Prefer candidates who have degrees in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or similar degree program required.

• Experience in materials preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

• Ability to work with little supervision and be a self-starter.

• Ability to interact with a variety of manufacturing and engineering employees in a positive, professional manner.

• Ability to travel via ground and air. Valid driver’s license and good driving record. Motor vehicle records will be checked.

• Ability to meet all travel and safety requirements, which includes following safety and vaccination protocols.

• Effectively exercise discretion and independent judgment.

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

• Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position.

  Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetics, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or citizenship status. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm) .

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Job ID2023-5970

LocationBrookings, South Dakota

Type Full Time

Shift Day