Value Stream Associate

Quest Global delivers world-class end-to-end engineering solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and digital expertise. By bringing together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise, we are able to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most critical and large-scale challenges across the aerospace & defense, automotive, energy, hi-tech, healthcare, medical devices, rail and semiconductor industries.

Quest Global delivers world-class end-to-end engineering solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and digital expertise. By bringing together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise, we are able to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most critical and large-scale challenges across the aerospace & defense, automotive, energy, hi-tech, healthcare, medical devices, rail and semiconductor industries.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all.

If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:

• Supportthemanufacturing operations for a large value stream within a product line platform.
• Beresponsiblefor supporting all aspects of manufacturing execution, including execution to an MRP schedule, achieving positive variance to Hybrid Propulsion Unit (HPU) performance, and managing work-in-process to avoid aging WIP.
• Interface with the Consolidated Manufacturing Center and the Value Stream Leaders and Operations and make strategic decisions for the direction of the value stream related to manufacturing plans, including production planning and Cost Reduction Initiatives, and provide a recovery plan.
• Have acomprehensiveunderstandingofall aspects of theproductionorganizationconcernedwith the assembly and processing operations, including athoroughknowledgeofmanufacturing-related policies/procedures and qualityandcustomerrequirements.
• Drive detailed actions, collaborating with the customer sites to recover delivery schedules for the programs.
• Lead project execution for scheduled recovery efforts.
• Support program projects such as reliability, in-service issues, and producibility.
• Provide a detailed line of balance (LOB) with robust actions on various production hardware.
• Interface with both internal andexternalcustomers’ locations, including
  
  Program Management Reviews (PMRs),and do follow-ups with the supply chain and value stream leaders.
• Work with Value Stream Leads (VSL) to understand the customer needs and issues and ensure that the customers receive satisfactory standards of service.

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of prior relevant experience in operations, manufacturing, and/or engineering or equivalent experience
• Strong communication skills
• ERP/Epicor experience
• Production Control concepts, including WIP management, LOB, and TAKT
• Experience with lean manufacturing tools and concepts
• Preferred prior aerospace/defense experience
• Preferred Certification in Program Management, Six Sigma, or Lean Manufacturing