Manufacturing Support Job Description

Manufacturing Support Job Description

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Manufacturing support provides leadership to the manufacturing operations through personal action in compliance with good business practices, safety and personnel issues.

Manufacturing Support Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective manufacturing support job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included manufacturing support job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Be a critical role in the development, direction, & implementation of the DePuy Synthes Warsaw Business Transformation strategy that will deliver Best in Class performance through a highly engaged workforce
Play a leading role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement and achieving sustainable high standards of manufacturing and supply chain performance
Be responsible for supporting the manufacturing operations (Value Streams) to ensure business plans are met and to drive continuous efficiency/productivity improvements
Ensure LEAN manufacturing principles and best practices are executed
Support the Business Transformation of a number of Value Streams on site
Support the creation of a 3-5 year road map and its execution
Deliver improvements on an annual basis for all areas of manufacturing
Providing data analytics to the Business Unit Manager on how their businesses can transform in the 3-5 year time horizon, physically, organizationally and culturally
Coaching the Value Stream teams and support functions on the core Operational Excellence systems and improving people capabilities
Leading & delivering both transformational and optimization projects for the Value Streams and support functions

Manufacturing Support Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Manufacturing Support

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ERP, ASQ, CQE, CQA, PMP, APICS, SPHR, PHR, CSSBB, ACE

Education for Manufacturing Support

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the manufacturing support job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Education, Technical, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, Business, Science, Associates

Skills for Manufacturing Support

Desired skills for manufacturing support include:

Current Good Manufacturing Practices
Change control
Regulatory
Good Manufacturing Practices
Materials Management
QA
Courseware development and processes to initiate improvements
Food safety
SAP/parts ordering and Configuration Management
Business and manufacturing processes to support manufacturing operations

Desired experience for manufacturing support includes:

Show competency in learning new software and functionality for out of the box functionality in Apriso MES software
Experience at configuring and printing using ZPL language on Zebra printers is a plus
Able to perform repetitious detail assignments and data processing
Good communication skills, ability to work with multiple departments in high pressure urgent need scenarios
Have a good understanding of Windows OS
2 years’ experience supporting Windows 7 and Windows XP desktop/laptop PCs or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability

Manufacturing Support Examples

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Manufacturing Support Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of manufacturing support. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for manufacturing support
  • Lead and participate in pilot projects (document issues, coordinate materials, evaluate processes)
  • Lead key projects (equipment utilization, OEE improvements, redesign)
  • Lead / deliver on cost improvement and capital improvement initiatives
  • Establishing labor standards, capacity models, reliable fabrication methods, process flow, fixturing, ergonomics, and project prioritization
  • Identify and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost, improvement initiatives
  • Determine root cause of problems and implement corrective and preventative actions
  • Assures product and process quality by working with Design to define finished product and process capabilities
  • Responsible for supporting daily manufacturing operations including equipment, fixtures, and business processes in foam, supporting our Door Value Stream and Assembly departments
  • Lead key projects (factory utilization, OEE improvements, LEM,redesign)
  • Cost & quality improvements and capital improvement initiatives
Qualifications for manufacturing support
  • Available for on call support and act as incident manager for swing and graveyard shifts when on call or working shift on site
  • Experience support manufacturing environments
  • Experience supporting manufacturing hardware
  • Experience with editing and managing group policy
  • Ability to walk a few kilometers a day at work
  • Ability to crawl and move around tools and equipment
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Manufacturing Support Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a manufacturing support. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for manufacturing support
  • Perform personnel management functions
  • BS/BA in Microbiology or closely related field with 5+ years of relevant cGMP manufacturing experience and some previous supervisory/leadership experience
  • Respond to department line calls for technical support
  • Support departments daily to improve safety, quality, cost, delivery, and morale
  • Manage small and large project from planning to completion
  • Create new model Specified Action Plans including production line modification, quality control, investment and unit cost, cycle time and project schedule
  • Create and present project details to management
  • Create or modify drawings of machine parts or machine layouts
  • Create machine specifications, order machines, confirm that machines meet specification, supervise installation and training, ensure all documents and systems are ready for mass production, and support mass production start up
  • Investigate new technologies in production equipment and methods
Qualifications for manufacturing support
  • Ability to respond quickly to issues
  • Experience managing print servers
  • Experience creating desktop images
  • Knowledge of Windows environment and computer hardware and software
  • BS Degree in CS/equivalent or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
  • High School and or two years of college
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Manufacturing Support Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a manufacturing support. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manufacturing support
  • Effective communication with management, IT, engineering, software partners and suppliers
  • Keep current with upcoming trends and needs to inform software purchases and infrastructure development
  • Support, management and evaluation of software applications for functionality/use
  • Responsible to perform all required electro-mechanical task as related to daily ongoing manufacturing operations
  • Typical items that would fall under this scope could range from off the shelf equipment to custom designed and built manufacturing test systems and fixtures required to produce sophisticated radio products at the required quality levels
  • The candidate must be available to support factory on overtime and weekends when requested
  • Lean – Implementation of processes and automation in support of continuous improvement efforts within the factory
  • Automation - work with engineers and supervisors on project specifications and scope
  • Leverage both internal and external resources to complete assigned tasks
  • Demonstrates ability to perform as a self-starter to drive continuous improvement efforts in areas of responsibility
Qualifications for manufacturing support
  • Degree or working towards a degree in computer science or industrial engineering is a plus.y
  • Knowledgeable in SAP production orders, inventory, materials modules
  • Supervision techniques or previous experience
  • Knowledge or skills in problem solving, or investigation techniques
  • Maintains coherence and consistency of data by following KPIs
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement and actively promotes better utilization of FCS
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Manufacturing Support Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of manufacturing support. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for manufacturing support
  • Lead Forming
  • Automated Inspection Equipment
  • Bond and Coat
  • Provide administrative assistance and support to the Troy Plant
  • Input data into various types of software and databases and prepare Word documents, data graphs, presentations and spreadsheets as needed
  • Coordinate departmental training activities
  • Schedule and coordinate plant meetings and activities
  • Support Plant Safety, ISO, Purchasing and Accounting functions
  • Provide administrative assistance and support to Plant 4 and the Distribution Center
  • Input data into various types of software and databases and prepare Word documents, graphs, presentations and spreadsheets as needed
Qualifications for manufacturing support
  • Knowledge of machine components and operation
  • Ability to read and comprehend mechanical, pneumatic, electrical and hydraulic drawings
  • Able to lead meetings and present technical reports
  • Available to work overtime and travel on short notice
  • Able to work independently, or as part of a diverse team
  • Robot, PLC, G-code, or other programming languages
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Manufacturing Support Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a manufacturing support. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for manufacturing support
  • To set performance objectives, undertake performance appraisals and reviews
  • Be responsible for the coordination, following up, analysis and evaluating the issues which occurs in injection molding process production including production molds, machines and equipment
  • Take lead as a cross functional team leader to implement problem solving technique to resolve the injection molding process production issues for assigned projects
  • Be responsible for the coordination, following up the production mold trial and IQ, OQ, PQ, Risk build for production molds, machines and equipment
  • Participate in the new project development phase at the OQ PQ stage to start learning the new molding process to prepare for handover to production
  • Be responsible for engineering change (ECR) implementation, Operation Instructions, (WI, MSS OSS) preparation and update
  • Lead or participate in Lean Manufacturing improvement activities, optimization of production processes, improve productivity and quality, optimize the workflow process, reduce no
  • Will participate in troubleshooting investigations, process improvements, and cost savings opportunities in support of the manufacture of veterinary diagnostic products, using Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
  • The primary focus for this position will be laboratory testing, with additional opportunities to participate in cross-functional project teams for low-to-medium complexity projects and training in Six Sigma and Lean
  • This position requires good communication, attention to detail, organization, and documentation of laboratory activities
Qualifications for manufacturing support
  • Bachelors of Science and 5 yrs related experience
  • Ability to interpret documents that support GMP manufacturing (work orders, drawings, batch records)
  • Fundamental working knowledge of enterprise systems (Trackwise, Agile, Labware)
  • Familiarity with cGMP, manufacturing, machine operations, and data entry is preferred
  • BS in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Industrial) or other applicable degree (e.g., Computer Science)
  • To be considered for this position candidates must supply a resume outlining their qualifications and experience

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