Overview:
At Community Manufacturing Solutions (CMS) our mission is to enrich the lives of our customers, our investors, our suppliers, and the community we live and work in as a whole. We feel that all of our employees play an important role in our company's success and, because our employees are so important, we ensure a safe work environment, a comprehensive benefit package, and a culture that allows our team members to thrive!
Location: Kingston, NY
Salary Description: $65,000 - $75,000
Responsibilities:
The Textile Engineer is a critical role that provides information to the management team to:
* Develop new products
* Create accurate time standards
* Assist in creating operation sequences and instructions
* Analyze and improve plant capacity and efficiency
* Work closely with procurement team on the evaluation and development of supply chain partners.
* Promote a manufacturing culture that drives high quality products.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Working closely with the Customer and Product Development teams during sample making of new styles with the purpose to detect a constraining or difficult operation.
* Keeping ongoing communication between Customers, Product Development and production supervisors to find the best manufacturing performance.
* Supporting planning & production to define and adjust plant capacity and capabilities.
* Daily problems solving for issues regarding production matters related to cutting and sewing methods or line balance.
* Identifying and implementing cost savings initiatives and projects.
* Working with cross functional teams to improve training programs to enhance employees' capabilities.
* Supporting facility on implementation of lean manufacturing initiatives.
* Continuously reviewing work for efficiency and revising layout plans for best output.
* Researching, identifying, testing and proposing alternate materials and suppliers.
* Staying current with industry trends, advancements, and best practices in textile engineering, materials science, and manufacturing technology to advance innovation in the category.
* Assisting other operators with maintaining production and quality.
* Maintaining safe operations by adhering to safety rules, directions, and procedures.
* Maintaining the organization and cleanliness of assigned work area, machinery and shared spaces.
* Handling additional tasks assigned by Management.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor or Master of Science in Textile Engineering
* 1- 3 years of experience in the textile industry
* Manufacturing process experience preferred.
* Problem solving skills
* Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
* Adaptable to changing business needs.
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