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Field Service Engineer 22-00368
ESPO Corporation • Aurora, IL 60505 • Posted 2 days ago via LinkedIn
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In-person • Full-time • $65,000-$75,000/yr • Junior Manager
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The Bilingual Production Supervisor will oversee the daily and overall performance of manufacturing personnel in a plastic manufacturing environment. This role involves managing production schedules to meet deadlines, ensuring quality control, implementing lean methodology for continuous improvement, and enforcing safety standards. The supervisor will also be responsible for training employees, creating and interpreting manufacturing reports, and leading daily production floor meetings.
Responsibilities
- Manage the daily and overall performance of manufacturing personnel.
- Ensure that production deadlines are met; develop and implement corrective action plans if needed.
- Manage the daily production of parts according to the schedule to minimize past due orders and maximize on time delivery.
- Standard Operation Procedures and procedures documented (working with Mfg. Engineer.).
- Implement/ensure proper training of best practices, processes, and procedures.
- Ongoing validation of quality.
- Lean methodology with ongoing continuous improvement.
- Continually strive for the reduction of waste.
- Continually strive to improve production efficiencies.
- Responsible for creating and interpreting Mfg. and production reports
- Enforce compliance with safety rules/regulations and company standards.
- Hold daily production floor meetings
- Other duties and responsibilities as needed or assigned.
Qualifications
Required
- 5 years or more experience as production supervisor in a manufacturing environment or similar role.
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Working knowledge of various types of manufacturing machinery and tools, ideally plastic manufacturing.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office. Experience with ERP/MRP with shop floor/manufacturing is desired.
- Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities.
- Demonstrated success in building an effective, cohesive team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated and results driven.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
Full Job Description
Title: Field Service Engineer (PLC / Electrical, 80% travel)
Company Location: Naperville, IL (May be based near a major airport in IL, IN, or WI)
Pay Rate: 80-90K salary + bonus
Duration of Job: Direct hire
We are looking for a Field Service Engineer to commission and service industrial equipment at our customer sites. Duties include:
- Service existing equipment at customer sites to ensure that equipment is performing at optimal levels and according to machine specifications. Troubleshoots to isolate and resolve problems.
- Commissions new equipment at the customer site. Ensures that the equipment has been properly installed for start-up (mechanically and electrically).
- Performs warrantee service calls to troubleshoot equipment problems, and courtesy calls to ensure optimum customer satisfaction.
- Checks stock on customers' spare parts for capital equipment and suggests additional spare parts.
- Develops and provides ideas to Engineering department to improve equipment design and eliminate reoccurring manufacturing and design flaws.
- Seeks equipment upgrades and new equipment business opportunities and promotes the advantages warranty contracts.
Requirements
- 5+ years in an industrial environment with responsibility for industrial machine maintenance and commissioning
- Experience and proficiency in PLC edits/troubleshooting (Allen Bradley and Siemens)
- Able to read and interpret electrical schematics
- Knowledge of pneumatic principles
- Travel up to 80% worldwide. As such, must possess or be able to obtain a valid passport.
- Must possess effective computer skills
- Must present professionally with a positive, customer-focused attitude
- BS in Engineering Preferred (not required)
- 3 phase knowledge
- Must provide own transportation (reimbursable) to drive to various customer sites
- Ideal locations are IL, IN or WI near a major airport
Espo Corporation
Leaders in Technical Recruiting & Staffing since 1965
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law. If you need assistance applying please contact us at 630-789-2525.
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