Job Description:
Position Overview
The Global Advanced Engineering Specialist will drive innovation and continuous improvement within our manufacturing processes, leveraging advanced engineering principles and data analytics to enhance product quality, efficiency, and sustainability. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional technical skills and a passion for engineering excellence.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Build and keep updated a multiyear strategic CAPEX investment plan for all ESAB facilities, as well as global prioritization recommendations for budget cycles.
- Lead Capex implementation for flowless execution and secure investment returns.
- Support Capex implementation for flowless execution and secure investment returns.
- Build and keep updated a network of preferred suppliers for new equipment.
- Document and share best practices of production & packaging process across ESAB facilities.
- Build and run with R&D a road map of innovations that can support ESAB competitive advantage; i.e. lower cost to produce, less production associated risks, unique welding performance.
- Guarantee that our Manufacturing footprint is distributed in the most effective and productive way.
- Collaborate with the Manufacturing Excellence group on conversion cost reduction initiatives.
- Capacity vs demand action plan execution.
Qualifications (Include education, experience, technical, travel and language requirements)
- 5+ years in similar Engineering / Manufacturing / Project management / Continous improvement related positionsBachelor Degree - Engineering
- Strong interpersonal communication skills at all organizational levels
- High problem solving and project management skills
- English: High, fluent business conversation.
- May require travel to various manufacturing sites globally.
Top Skills
What We Do
ESAB is a world leader in the production of welding consumables and equipment.
Our brand is synonymous with world-leading expertise in the following key areas:
* Manual welding and cutting equipment
* Welding consumables
* Welding automation
* Cutting systems
Celebrating 110 years since its founding, ESAB now serves a global market. We are represented in almost every country by subsidiaries or agents providing sales and support. ESAB also has manufacturing plants across four continents.
Manufacturers everywhere are looking for ways to improve productivity and reduce operating costs. One way to achieve this goal is to align with a welding and cutting partner that offers a complete line of innovative solutions that meet the current demands of industry. ESAB has led the way in research and development of better technologies and products for this industry since its founding.
ESAB has many great minds working on ways to make our industry stronger and better able to meet the needs of the future. We are constantly striving to expand our product offerings – from the best in traditional welding applications to large automated manufacturing facilities. ESAB continues to offer world-class technical support and educational opportunities to help our customers work smarter and better. We are dedicated to working with customers to help them be more productive, more profitable, and better able to compete.
The ESAB group has been owned by Colfax Corporation since January 13, 2012.
To learn more visit our website at www.esab.com and choose your region to begin