Location: St. Louis, MO

About SKF:
SKF has been making the world spin since 1907!
SKF is an industry-leading manufacturer dedicated to a culture of belonging, where our people flourish in an equitable environment that promotes leadership development and career growth. SKF bearings played an integral role in helping Mars Rover collect rock and regolith samples on the planet's surface.

The SKF Lubrication Business Unit, headquartered in St. Louis, is a leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of highly engineered automatic lubrication systems as well as lubrication tools and equipment.

As an SKF team member, you will join 40,000 colleagues from more than 130 countries developing bearing technology and services that make rotation more reliable and sustainable. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. SKF aims to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions at all our production facilities by 2030 .

SKF products keep vehicles rolling, power the machines that put food on your table, and even reach into the cosmos as part of the Mars rover mission. Founded in Sweden in 1907, today SKF is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm with annual sales in 2020 of approximately $10 billion.

Summary:
A key leadership position responsible for managing the Manufacturing Engineering organization, to assure its effective support of the business objectives. Drive changes in Operations to include new capital, Lean processes and effective problem resolutions. Oversee the site capital planning and project execution driving new technologies and Lean initiatives including flow, automation. Review and implement ECRs and ECOs, assuring appropriate decisions are made and appropriate actions are taken to implement. Establish policies and procedures which adequately maintain the engineering database, including JD Edwards data and quality system documents and records as appropriate. Support the site Lean initiatives and help coach and lead change in the factory team. Work effectively within a Union environment and with site leadership.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure best use of existing production equipment, including managing equipment workloads vs. capacity and identifying and implementing improvements which result in higher quality, reduced setups and set up time, or reduced processing time.
• Responsible for selection, justification, installation, and implementation of new manufacturing machinery and equipment which improves productivity, product quality, and response to market.
• Establish capital budgets for process equipment and is responsible for developing and implementing projects.
• Ensure that the factory is supported with tools and expertise needed to perform its function, including methods, descriptions, and CNC programming.
• Provide support to the plant as required for solving problems.
• Establish practices which result in permanent solutions.
• Select and develop manufacturing engineering staff to ensure that expertise is maintained in critical technologies and engineering results support competitive production.
• Participate in the design and development of new products to ensure that manufacturability issues are resolved before designs are complete.
• Bring new in-house manufactured products through initial production.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• BSME or technical degree, knowledge of machining and assembly processes and operations.
• Strong interpersonal, team and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum 5 years relevant manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 2 years of technical supervisory experience.
• Prior experience working within team environment.
• Prior experience working with unions is preferred.

What You'll Love About SKF:
Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a generous PTO policy and 13 paid holidays.

Work/Life Integration. SKF supports work/life integration, home, family, community, personal well-being and health.

Diversity in the Workplace. At SKF, we strive to embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. By developing a culture of belonging, our people can flourish; leading to an inclusive, equitable environment that promotes leadership, engagement, and innovation.

Best in Class Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Comprehensive healthcare options to fit your needs and opt out payment. Added benefits include company paid life insurance, STD, LTD. Supplemental benefits include critical illness coverage, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs, and much more!

Invest in your Future. Participate in our 401K program that boasts a 10% employer contribution: 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested) plus an additional 5% company contribution.


Reports to: Factory Manager
Location: St. Louis, MO
Job ID: 19575

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