HSE, Quality, and OPEX Specialist II

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive.

Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Paper is hiring for :

HSE, Quality, and OPEX Specialist II

Springfield, OR

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Reasons you’ll love working here :

• Flexibility with Work / Life Balance
• Dress for Your Day Dress Code
• Great Compensation and Benefits Package including 401K with up to 5% Match AND a 3% Company Contribution to Start
• Paid Time Off and 10 paid Holidays per Year
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide
• Leadership and Professional Development Opportunities
• Health and Wellness Benefits

Summary :

The HSE, Quality and OPEX Manager is responsible for functions in the Springfield Roll shop; that cover functions of HSE, Quality, and Lean Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Health Safety and Environmental :
• Managing operational and environmental permits
• Facilitating and organizing compliance safety trainings
• Developing and reviewing Job Safety Analysis, Risk, and Ergonomic assessments
• Processing of incident reports and investigations
• Coordinating safety audits
• Monthly KPI analysis / reporting and tracking of corrective actions.
• Quality :
• Quality system monitoring
• Assisting with customer complaints, root cause investigation, and follow up of corrective actions.
• CMM management, calibration, training, and maintenance
• Coordinating internal quality audits
• Monthly KPI analysis and tracking of corrective actions.
• Operations Excellence :
• Promoting LEAN culture throughout the facility
• Defining plans for implementation of LEAN tools (5s, Kaizen, Shop visual management, etc.)
• Coordinating continuous improvement workshops and projects
• Coordinating OPEX audits
• Monthly KPI analysis and tracking of corrective actions.
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Generating and updating process documentation; work instructions, flow charts, PFMEA, etc.
• Improving plant layout and workstations
• Managing capital projects and proposals

Required Skills / Abilities :

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Experience with Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and Ergonomics.
• Experience with environmental management systems.
• Basic knowledge of Quality systems.
• Knowledge and experience applying Lean tools, capable of teaching and coaching other team members.

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma certification is a plus.
• Experience working with automation and robots is preferred.

Physical Requirements :

• Prolonged periods standing and performing repetitive tasks.
• Must be able to lift to 50 pounds at a time.
• Must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
• This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO / AA / VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status.

We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.