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Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Lycoming Engines business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role

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Position Summary:         Investigates safety issues and concerns and ensures appropriate local, state, federal laws and regulations are being followed in all Lycoming Engines facilities. Job will involve understanding OSHA and other federal safety regulations.  Will use various EHS tools, instruments, skills to ensure compliance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:  Safety technician will spend approximately 60% of time out on the production floor performing various Environmental & Safety inspections, observations, audits.  The remaining 40% will be administrative tasks such as compiling EHS metrics, documentation of issues and corrective actions, development of training programs, etc. Some

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

·       Coordinate Plant EHS activities including but not limited to safety inspections, evaluations, trainings and consultations related to worksites, equipment, vehicles, materials, facilities and procedures.

·       Conducts periodic site inspections to ensure compliance with state, federal, local entities including OSHA, DEP, EPA, NIOSH, Life Safety Codes and Global corporate standards.

·       Conducts all training programs required by regulation and ensure they are conducted in a timely manner.

·       Conducts accident site investigations, including determining accident causes, taking preventative measures and making recommendations for corrective or preventative measures. Assists with implementation of recommendations and performs follow up inspections to ensure corrective action is completed and effective.

·       Provides technical information for supervisory/management and conducts specific employee training in occupational safety and health related topics.

·       Works with EHS staff to implement and maintain established occupational safety programs.

·       Assists supervisor with scheduling of required annual safety trainings.

·       Reviews and responds to employee concerns involving health and safety issues and makes recommendations regarding employee work-related injuries.

·       Conducts safety audits/walks to observe conditions and work practices. Modifies unsafe practices and coordinates necessary personnel to address noted concerns.

·       Assists with the communication of new systems, programs or initiatives related to safety expectations.

·       Assists with the development and maintenance of a safety and risk management information system.

·       Address environmental issues and/or Loss Control issues as directed.

·       Assists EHS specialists (Environmental & EHS) in preparing federal, state and local reports as requested.

·       Performs other duties as assigned.

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role

Textron Systems is seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer, focused on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly and product transition to production within the development phase of the product life cycle to join our team. This individual will be responsible for providing manufacturing engineering input to support new product development, and to optimize design for manufacturability, design for assembly, design to cost, and transition to production. This individual will work alongside the design engineering team during the preliminary development phases of emerging programs to analyze and improve manufacturing cost, quality, and DFX. Responsibilities will also include other upstream activities such as capital equipment, facility requirements, existing and emerging manufacturing technologies, tool design, cost estimating, and configuration control. This individual will work closely with Design Engineering, Engineering Prototype Technicians, Manufacturing Engineers, Machinists, and Assembly Technicians to complete initial prototype builds, analyze results, and refine engineering designs.

Our Manufacturing Engineering team is focused on developing and improving new product designs to incorporate all necessary cost, quality, and DFX improvements to support advanced emerging programs for military, government, and commercial customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering input to support new product development, from initial conceptual design to the transition-to-production phase.

 • Perform design for manufacturability, design for assembly, and design to cost analyses during the preliminary development phase of emerging programs and drive changes early in product development to improve manufacturability

• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Engineering Prototype Technicians, Machinists, Assembly Technicians, and other Manufacturing Engineers to provide a clear line of communication between design and manufacturing.

• Participate in tabletop design reviews and formal CCB reviews.

• Perform make/buy analyses for new designs.

• Collaborate with suppliers for outsourcing activities.

• Determine necessary capital equipment, facility requirements, manufacturing technologies, and other manufacturing requirements for emerging programs.

• Develop manufacturing processes, procedures, tool designs, production layouts, cost estimates, and configuration control methods for efficient manufacturing of new products. • Identify emerging manufacturing technologies and perform cost/benefit analysis for implementation.

• Develop factory floorplans and machine arrangements with facilities to ensure efficient and productive manufacturing flow.

• Develop detailed manufacturing process documents. • Develop detailed production plans to support new products.

• Maintain a positive attitude while interacting with a diverse and multi-functional workforce.

• Knowledge of and demonstrated implementation of lean practices

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate multiple lean production layouts and material flows and select the optimal layout

Job Summary:

Responsible for the oversight of operations within the warehouse and shipping facility to ensure that all incoming and outgoing inventory is processed according to schedule. This includes the planning, coordinating, and monitoring of warehousing, inventory, transportation, and supply chain processes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with the required support groups and manufacturing to deliver materials on time for production needs.
• Establish warehouse and shipping practices and protocols to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Continuously drive improvement of critical metrics such as safety, product quality, delivery performance, cost and growth. Develop and implement strategies that result in significant inventory turn/reduction improvements without compromising on-time delivery performance.
• Lead the team in setting and achieving team goals, conducting efficient team meetings and effective problem solving.
• Facilitate member commitment, contribution, and innovation with careful and consistent application of group leadership techniques.
• Interface with the leader's counterpart from the customer's organization to ensure necessary communication, identification of issues, and management of action items with the customer.
• Provide supervisory direction, counseling, instruction, training, and development for the assigned Team Members as required.
• Position supports the development of presentations, strategy, performance metrics and information in response to Operations management or program-initiated requests. 
• Audit and report inventory while making recommendations for continuous improvements.

Who We Are
Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

Job Summary:

The Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for delivering strategic and tactical supply chain activities for our supply base to effectively support all Textron Systems’ businesses across all site locations with a focus on overall external supply chain improvement.

Each team member will develop optimized external supply chain capability, enabling the highest levels of competition among the highest performing suppliers, geographically located; to optimally support our business throughout all phases of the product life cycle with a particular focus on Quality.

This role includes performing: - supplier assessments and development evaluations, supplier identification, and supplier management tasks. Working collaboratively across all product domains to understand the needs of the business and drive supply chain execution and accountability to the highest attainable level

The ability to travel is a catalyst to support our growing network of top performing suppliers, building relationships, competence and trust to support the development and delivery success of the many state-of-the-art Textron product lines, and when needed, engage in problem solving challenges that differentiates us from our competition. The network will further extend to capture internal customers in program management, engineering, and manufacturing, whilst teaming with procurement and Quality to provide effective execution.

The Supplier Development Engineer is specifically responsible for driving results with our suppliers across multiple supply categories including mechanical and/or electrical parts and assemblies in all facets of performance, including cost, delivery and quality. This role will report directly to the Manager of Supplier Development within the Supply Chain organization.

Key responsibilities: 

·       Develop Relationships throughout the Supply Base and connect that network with Internal customers and drive Quality into the foundation for execution

·       Perform and/or participate in source qualification by performing quality management system surveys and special process surveys.

·       Solicit supplier inputs into product design, considering design for manufacturability, cost, reliability, parts availability, and more.

·       Perform Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA) as appropriate for suppliers.

·       Coordinate the effective flow-downs of contractual requirements to suppliers along with alignment on quality codes and performance expectations.

·       Execute supplier development strategies balanced across all domains.

·       Partner with Sourcing Engineering, Supplier Management, Buyers, and Quality Engineering to ensure a smooth transition to the identified source enabling seamless execution via leading effective Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM).

·       Coordinate with Quality Engineering inspection requirements of suppliers and execute inspection requirements such as first article inspection, managing nonconforming materials, troubleshooting, processing material review board actions, etc.

·       Lead management of critical supplier issues to improve overall execution.

·       Lead risk assessments via FMEA/Risk Cubes, RCCA, countermeasures and supplier scorecard reviews.

·       Perform data analysis and issue reports on supplier performance to ensure suppliers meet and maintain expected performance levels inclusive of quality and delivery.