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Austin, TX
Junior
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Austin, TX
Junior
Leads manufacturing department operations by coordinating staffing, production plans, materials, equipment support, quality indicators, scrap response, downtime reporting, and shift communications. Provides employee performance feedback, supports process development and cost improvement initiatives, assists with budgeting, monitors bottlenecks, and ensures timely escalation of production or customer service issues.
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Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:

  • Provide ongoing feedback on performance of individuals through both formal and informal evaluations.
  • Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
  • Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
  • Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
  • Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
  • Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
  • Recognize and monitor bottlenecks.
  • Report and alert resources concerning downtime.
  • Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
  • Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
  • Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
  • Update department communication boards.
  • Follow quality indicators.  Stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target.
  • Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.

Education / Experience

Typically requires an Associate’s Degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.  Typically requires 2 years of related experience.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Has awareness of Flex technologies/ techniques.  Demonstrates functional and/or process knowledge and participates in process.  Requires high level of competency related to function.  Demonstrates advanced technical skills. Ability to read and comprehend and interpret moderately complex instructions. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Decision Making / Discretion.

Scope / Impact

Moderate impact.  May have influence on multiple programs or areas.

Decision Making / Discretion

Can perform analyses/work using some independent judgment. Decisions affect team.

Supervision / Leadership

Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to work that requires repetitive motion, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock and occasionally works in job assignments that may require overtime and 2nd or 3rd shift job assignments as required.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to handle small components. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job CategoryOperations

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [email protected] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

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