KCA Manufacturing Engineer
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Full time
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KCA
As a member of the Minimax Viking Group, Viking stands tall on the global fire protection stage with 10,000 employees and an annual turnover of over €2.4 billion.
Viking EMEA is a key player in distributing our fire safety products and systems across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Serving over 2,100 clients in 74 countries, we deliver everything from sprinklers to advanced detection systems, meeting both commercial and industrial demands.
At Viking EMEA, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit within our teams, recognizing that the best fire protection solutions are born from collective intelligence. We believe in the power of collective intelligence and encourage a culture of collaboration and creative thinking.
KCA is part of Viking EMEA, employing around 30 people, and acts as Centre of Excellence for foam products development and manufacturing.
From aircraft hangars to waste disposal plants and from storage tanks to logistics warehouses, KCA is trusted for its bespoke foam fire protection solutions. KCA is more than willing to follow its customers anywhere in the world. From refineries in Dubai to oil platforms in the Pacific, whether in terms of product specifications or turnaround times, with its global support network KCA is a dependable partner.
At KCA our engineering skills are often used ‘on demand’ and we are happy to adapt to each client’s specific requirements. KCA’s ultimate goal has always been to develop and produce fire protection solutions according to the client’s specifications.
Driven by our continuous growth, for our manufacturing location in Bressana, Bottarone (PV), we are searching for a Manufacturing Engineer that will be part of our Technical department team based in Italy.
As a Manufacturing Engineer your main responsibility will be ensure that the manufacturing process to deliver a product in line with expectations (from raw material to finished product) is carried out in the most time-efficient, cost-effective and worker-safe way while still maintaining overall product quality.
As an experienced engineer in a mechanical carpentry workshop, you will analyze and assess the “As is” and propose improvements to reach the desired optimization, which could come from processes, technology, machinery, training, etc.
Main activities:
Develop an industrial strategy of the local production unit
o Assess the “as is”, develop a vision and implement improvements
o Plan and design the factory (layout), the best process and material flow, the technology to manufacture the product using the most rational use of available resources, information and space
o Coordinate with the production team to define and prioritize the process improvement
o Bring a technical expertise (supporting the plant manager & production supervisor) view about the realization and industrialization of technical solution to deliver products
o Support the make vs buy analysis
o Qualify the capability of delivering the customers/technical department requirements in term of feasibility and quality in a repetitive way. Act as a guard on what is achievable or not
o Prepare the “business case” for investments related to manufacturing and the requirement specifications and follow up end to end (up to commissioning of equipment)
Plan and manage industrial operations
o Manage experimentation and implementation of solutions, new processes, modification to existing, identify levers for improvements
o Support the new product launch plans from a manufacturing point of view (together with technical and quality teams)
o Prepare elaboration of product structure (activities & work centers) and routings (time per activity) for new products and support the review/analysis of existing ones in order to optimize or in case of deviation from the standards
o Coordinate all activities required for new processes to be become operational:
- Prepare work instructions
- provide advice and support to involved departments and support training activities
o Monitor performance indicators and take actions if necessary (yield %, scrap, efficiency, number of employees involved, material use, energy use, quality)
o Ensure that production achieves quality standards in compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations
o Participate in the external supplying qualification (quality & costs)
o Ensure equipment availability (equipment life cycle, preventive maintenance, spare part availability, manage internal or external maintenance team)
Additional activities
- Troubleshooting on manufacturing equipment
- Ad hoc support to the plant manager (analytics, project management)
Qualifications and experience:
- You have an Engineering degree with 7-10 year experience as Manufacturing Engineer
- You are familiar with assessment tools to drive continuous improvement: Six Sigma, Ishikawa (green or superior belt is a plus)
- Your experience is with mechanical production industry (steel carpentry is a plus)
- You have experience in designing factory flow & equipment to drive improved output & efficiency
- You know the basics of project management
- You have “workable” knowledge of design tools (Autocad, SolidWorks)
- You are proficient in business English and Italian
Personal characteristics:
- You are enthusiastic and self-motivated
- You are capable of independently pursuing assigned objectives with a good level of autonomy, while effectively involving and coordinating with colleagues and managers
- You are “hands on”, result- and customer-oriented and have a strong sense of commitment and urgency
- You are well-organized, able to prioritize and get things done
- You have the ability to drive change, motivate and develop a team
- You have analytical skills and have a fact-based approach.
- You are able to communicate, interact and adapt to all level in the organization (having the big picture in mind while still able to work on details)
- You are a process-oriented person; you like challenging the status quo and strive for continuous improvement
Job Conditions:
- The role requires occasional spot travelling throughout Europe for short missions
- Contract type – C.C.N.L. Metalmeccanici Industria (Collective National Contract for mechanical compartment employees)
Adresse
Viking Italia S.r.l.
Via Livinallongo, 3
I-20139 Milan (MI)
Italy
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KCA Manufacturing Engineer
Interested?
Apply now!
Please send your CV and cover letter to Human_Resources@viking-emea.com