Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Drive manufacturing process improvements for Budd Lake production operations focused on reducing manufacturing variance, absorption variance, and product cost. Analyze production data, routings, labor standards, yields, scrap, rework, and capacity utilization to identify and execute margin improvement opportunities. Lead cycle time reduction, throughput improvement, and labor content optimization projects for key product families including Sapphire and YVO4. Develop, maintain, and improve process documentation including work instructions, routers, travelers, BOMs, process flows, capacity models, and PFMEAs. Evaluate and improve material utilization, WIP flow, inventory turns, and production planning alignment to reduce future excess and obsolete inventory exposure. Design, qualify, and implement tooling, fixtures, automation, robotics, and error-proofing solutions to improve safety, consist...