Manufacturing Engineer: Young Professionals Program (2)

About the Company About the Company R.A Jones, headquartered in Covington, KY, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of primary and secondary packaging machinery for the beverage, chemicals, food, pharma & healthcare, and industrial goods industries. R.A Jones offers an extensive portfolio of solutions for applications in aerosol filling, cartoning and box filling, chub packing, cup filling, pouching and modified atmosphere packaging. R.A Jones is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia has operating units in 36 countries, a turnover of 2,015 million euros in 2022 and over 8,000 employees. About the Role About the Young Professional Program This role is a part of Coesia’s Young Professionals Program (YPP). YPP is a 2-year rotational program with structured training during the role to develop high potential, early career professionals. About the Role As a Manufacturing Engineer a part of our Young Professionals Program, you will be an active contributor in creating, maintaining, and executing the standard in how our manufacturing activities are completed. You will be responsible for measuring your success through Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics that allow the business to achieve their annual targets. The focus will be on testing and developing new, or improving upon existing manufacturing processes by utilizing a standard framework. You will leverage lean behaviors and principles to successfully complete and sustain the results in delivering value to our customers and business. In this role you are responsible for: Execute manufacturing process development across electrical and mechanical assembly and runoff/testing processes Utilize in-depth knowledge of technical disciplines, analytical thinking, and technical experience to execute strategic roadmap initiatives Execute hands on development of new product technologies and processes enabling a successful handoff to the production assembly team Manage development iterations to meet customer needs with a strong focus on safety and process quality Drive lean manufacturing principles into process development Utilize kaizen activities for continuous improvement and collaborate with the cross functional team on breakthrough initiatives Lead trainings for salaried and hourly employees to deploy lean principles and tools, such as 5S, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, etc. Complete other duties and tasks as required What You Need to Be Successful What you need to be successful Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering or related technical field 1 year of experience through full time positions or co-ops working in manufacturing/industrial environments Strong leadership capabilities Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to persuade, motivate, and align support for key ideas and initiatives, and leading clear and concise oral and written discussions and presentations. Ability to balance and manage multiple complicated priorities and exhibit superior judgment and decision‐making skills. Skill in influencing decision making and creating consensus cross-functionally. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Knowledgeable in blueprint & technical specification reading and industrial manufacturing processes Able to travel as needed to other manufacturing locations and mid-rotation training in Europe Ability to lift to 50 lbs Ability to stand and walk for up to 8 hours Our Offer Our Offer Coesia North America offers a competitive benefit package which includes, among other things: Multiple health insurance plan options Company paid life insurance. 401k with up to 6% company match Paid parental leave. Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion Job Reference: CGS11885