Production Technologist (Aerospace)

Our Offering

• Competitive wages – wages range from $68,000 - 82,000 annually (depending on experience and education);
• Eligible for medical and dental benefits the 1st of the month following date of hire;
• Up to 6% in Pension Matching Contributions, effective 60 days from benefits activation;
• An annual Defined Profit-Sharing Plan (dependent upon company performance);
• Employee Discount programs are available for all employees;
• Clean, bright and climate-controlled production areas;
• This posting is for an existing vacancy;
• AI is not used to review our applicants.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize production technologies for new and existing Schaeffler products.
• Validate and implement manufacturing technologies, machines, tools, and processes.
• Integrate new technologies into existing production systems in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Support the industrialization and production launch of new products and processes
• Improve manufacturing processes with a focus on:
  • Product quality
  • Cost efficiency
  • Process robustness
  • Scrap reduction
  • Setup-time reduction
  • Cycle-time improvement
  • Tool-cost optimization

• Apply continuous-improvement methods to identify and eliminate process losses.
• Develop and maintain action plans to achieve defined improvement target
• Create technical requirement specifications for machines, tools, equipment, and production processes.
• Prepare capital procurement documentation and support the equipment procurement process.
• Define technical, quality, performance, and acceptance criteria for production assets.
• Plan and execute the validation of machines, tools, equipment, and manufacturing processes.
• Support process capability, performance, and acceptance activities.
• Ensure that production technologies meet defined quality, cost, capacity, and robustness requirements.
• Work within an APQP environment and contribute to the required project and quality documentation.
• Combine product and process knowledge to improve Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
• Provide manufacturing input during product and process development.
• Identify potential production risks and recommend design or process improvements.
• Apply expertise in grinding; knowledge of honing, turning, and assembly is desirable.
• Support production and manufacturing departments during process implementation and handover.
• Provide operator and maintenance training for new or modified processes.
• Create and maintain process parameters and work instructions.
• Provide technical troubleshooting and support during ramp-up and serial production.
• Ensure effective transfer of knowledge and ownership to production teams
• Manage manufacturing-technology projects from concept through implementation and handover.
• Coordinate activities, milestones, resources, risks, and deliverables.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional teams involving production, quality, maintenance, logistics, purchasing, product development, and suppliers.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
• Create, maintain, and control process parameters and technical documentation.
• Use ERP systems—preferably SAP—to support manufacturing, material, equipment, and process-related activities.
• Ensure that relevant production and process information is accurate, current, and accessible.

Your Qualifications

• Strong manufacturing engineering and production-technology experience.
• Advanced knowledge of grinding processes.
• Practical knowledge of honing, turning, and assembly is advantageous.
• Experience with machine, tool, and process validation.
• Experience preparing requirement specifications and capital procurement documentation.
• Proven ability to improve quality, cost, cycle time, setup time, scrap, and process robustness.
• Experience working in an APQP environment.
• Strong project-management capabilities.
• Knowledge of continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.