Production Line Technician - Steering - 1st Shift

thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. is a world class manufacturer of suspension solutions headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio USA. thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America supplies products to a wide range of Original Equipment Automotive Manufacturers as well as Aftermarket and Motorsports customers. Our Aftermarket operations are based out of Poway, CA and our Motorsports operations are based out of Mooresville, NC.

For decades, the name BILSTEIN has been synonymous with high tech in suspension design, driving comfort, and safety. In order to expand this position BILSTEIN became a division of thyssenkrupp Technologies AG in 1988, and a wholly owned subsidiary in 2005. This partnership has enabled us to continue the BILSTEIN tradition of excellence.

This role is for someone who wants to do more than watch a machine run. The Production Line Technician learns the process, responds when conditions change, helps solve problems, and develops greater technical responsibility.

The Production Line Technician is the first-level technical responder for an assigned steering production line. The technician operates and maintains equipment, identifies abnormalities, protects product quality, supports downtime recovery, and works with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering to prevent recurring issues.

During product transfer and launch, the technician will train at supporting manufacturing locations and bring that knowledge back to Hamilton.

• Follow safety and environmental requirements, use required PPE, report hazards and near misses, and promote safe behavior.
• Respond quickly to abnormal conditions. Protect people and product, contain the issue, repair within your qualifications, and elevate when additional expertise is needed.
• Inspect products and equipment, identify deviations, and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Maintain 6S conditions and avoid shortcuts, undocumented changes, or temporary fixes that create risk.

• Set up, calibrate, operate, clean, lubricate, inspect, and perform routine maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Serve as the first response to machine issues and downtime. Troubleshoot methodically and involve Maintenance or Engineering when needed.
• Complete changeovers according to the production schedule and verify readiness before production resumes.
• Support preventive maintenance and qualified emergency repairs.
• Monitor safety, quality, delivery, and productivity performance and identify developing problems early.

• Support the Production Team Lead with daily execution, workflow, and schedule adherence.
• Communicate line status, risks, actions, and shift handoffs clearly.
• Participate actively in S2
  
  QDC activities, raise concerns respectfully, and help convert discussion into action.
• Maintain accurate production records, check sheets, repair information, and lessons learned.
• Complete extended training and knowledge-transfer assignments supporting the steering product line.
• Document process standards, best practices, failure modes, and critical launch requirements.
• Travel significantly during transfer and launch, including extended assignments in Terre Haute, Indiana. Travel should become occasional after stabilization.
• Identify and help standardize improvements to safety, quality, output, or equipment maintainability.

• Humble learner:
  Listens, asks questions, accepts coaching, and learns from operators and technical experts.
• Hungry contributor:
  Finds the next useful action and follows through without repeated reminders.
• People-smart teammate:
  Communicates directly and respectfully and works through disagreement…