Process Engineer Job in Kenya

Process Engineer

Responsibilities

You will conduct line balancing and station cycle counts per model to evaluate the hourly output efficiency and sharing reports and proposals with management.

You will analyze defective smartphones within the production floor and coming up with recommendations to reduce the in-line product defect rate

Improve the productivity of assembly lines by designing new procedures and work instructions.

Work with the quality team to observe any defect/quality issues and collaborate with suppliers for feedback and corrective action planning.

Upon receipt of new consignment of raw materials into the factory, you will coordinate and follow the first article inspection with an objective of ensuring all resources e.g. equipment, people and processes are in consideration of start production, after which production starts.

Coordinate the New Product Introduction (NPI) process to ensure the assembly plant is ready to start production of a new model/SKU, by coordinating different departments within phone assembly and training new production operators.

You will liaise with suppliers to develop, document, review, improve and ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and assembly work instruction methods and others e.g., line shut down procedure.

You will train all our production operators on work methods, with an aim to reduce in-line quality defects, following feedback on the defect/root-cause analysis conducted from in-line defects on the assembly lines.

You will mentor junior process engineers, manage performance for direct reports and motivate the team.

You will be responsible for submission of related reports e.g., NPI reports, line efficiency reports, root cause analysis reports, and incident reports of abnormal problems in the production lines.

Take lead in the documentation of smartphone troubleshooting and repair guide, with an aim to build a knowledge base on defect analysis, troubleshooting, and repair process.

Ensure processes comply with safety and quality standards.

Perform Optimization of production process, process improvement, and layout planning of production site.

Champion and practice 6S Kaizen principles

Liaise with the Engineering, production, and Quality Managers for action on defective machines or products.

Develop and implement metrics to monitor and improve performance of processes.

Any other tasks assigned by the manager.

Experience Required


Degree in BSc in Electrical and Electronics engineering or related field.

1 or more years of experience in troubleshooting and repair of electronics especially smartphones, and engineering equipment

Experience with process simulations and standard operating procedures.

Ability to read and translate schematics.

Ability to do conduct In-depth root-cause analysis with best practice RCA techniques.

Are familiar with computer application, new systems and troubleshoot common computer failures.

Proven project management experience to enable incumbent lead on New Product Introduction in the assembly line.

Have superb analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and advanced technical skills.

Fast learner with ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Knowledge of Kaizen 6S Principles

Understanding of production machinery and proper assembly procedures.

Excellent knowledge of manufacturing safety protocols and regulations.

Benefits

Great compensation package

Private health insurance (inpatient outpatient, maternity, eye care, and dental)

Group Life Cover

21 days per annum (excluding public holidays). Annual leave is accrued at the standard rate of 1.75 days per month

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