About The Role

Design manufacturing processes for multiple projects to ensure continuous improvement in key areas such as Product quality, lead time reduction, on-time delivery, cost management etc.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide technical assistance to strategic suppliers and production departments to reduce lead-times and costs
Assist with commodity strategies that support the desired profitability, level of quality, and cycle time of various product lines that meet or exceed customer expectations
Develop tools and processes to improve materials flow throughout the entire supply chain
Streamline processes and material flow to improve quality, productivity and efficiency
Contribute to cost reduction efforts internally and externally by actively seeking and implementing opportunities for reduced costs
Design routers builds process drawings for manufacturing & tooling, and designs raw material or process drawings for the design-engineering group
Responsible for maintaining ECNs for all manufacturing work orders, in house and OSP, updating the master router.
Assist with determining supplier capabilities and sourcing of new products
Provide technical support to manufacturing shop as needed
Stay abreast of changes in technology that will improve manufacturing efficiency
Create leaner, more efficient and more profitable business practices
Perform other work-related tasks as assigned
Comply with all NOV Company and HSE procedures and policies.

Facility/Group Specific Responsibilities

Create SOP and work instructions wherever required for product manufacturing.
Create semi finish & process drawings wherever required for manufacturing.
Define manufacturing Bill of Materials & process routing. Update and maintain process routing systems to include correct routing sequences utilizing the preferred machining or assembly selection, tooling identification, and efficiency factors to reduce product cost.
Design special assembly tooling, fixtures and shop aids required to support production requirements.
Interact with machinists, tool makers, programming dept and other support groups and identify opportunities to increase productivity of welding, machining & assembly operations.
Identify, recommend, and implement improvements in methods, procedures, technology, equipment, or workflow which increase throughput and/or accuracy
Managing configuration throughout the ERP system for all items by computing queue times, maintaining resources to ensure accurate capacity planning.
Dispositioning non-conformances recorded during the manufacturing process by consulting design engineering and driving corrective actions to reduce the same. Based on engineering disposition Create Rework work orders wherever necessary.
Perform feasibility study on RFQ & submit cost estimations. Participate in annual cost rollup

Education & Experience Qualifications

Diploma/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Mechanical Engineering.
Minimum 05 years of experience in Manufacturing/Industrial/Process Engineering
Experience in welding, machining and assembly of oilfield products preferred.
Certification such as Lean, Six-Sigma, QRM is a plus.
Knowledge of continuous improvement methods such as 5S, Kaizen, and Just-in-Time
Should be able to use analytical tools and statistical methods to analyse and improve systems.

Behavioural Competencies

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee must follow all required safety instructions as per company HSE policy.
Regular punctual and good behavior.
Should possess good mechanical and math skills and should be an effective communicator.
Ability to work with minimum guidance as well as in a team-based environment required.