Process Improvement Technician

About the business: At Futura Trailers, we design and build the world's most innovative lowering trailers for the track day racer market and beyond. We are New Zealand's leading supplier of trailers for race cars and are rapidly growing globally.

We believe our trailers are "Engineered to be Effortless" and our brand is associated with some of the most respected professionals in the industry.

Here is your chance to join a fast-paced team dedicated to ensuring we place the customer at the center of our processes, by building, and supply the world's best trailers via excellent quality control and efficient use of lean practices.

We are currently rolling out Lean Management as the core of our production line to support our growth trajectory in the most efficient manner possible. We are looking for a skilled Process Improvement Technician to get hands on working on the floor along side the production team and through this process driving lean improvements to all of our processes. You will be responsible for optimising current processes, detailing processes that do not have SOPs (standard operating procedures), and assisting with fabrication of product and supporting our main production line as required in a hands on capacity.

Duties include:

• You will be working on the production line directly as the core part of this role.
• Update or create SOPs detailing best practices, and help implement lean solutions to minimise waste in our production processes.
• Working with the team to champion and promote the lean way of thinking and working.
• Execute process improvement implementation, working closely with the production team.
• Bridge the gap between fabrication or production and keeping systems updated by working with our inventory management system to ensure this matches finished goods produced.
• Produce process documents and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all operations.
• As part of fabrication be able to MIG/TIG weld steel components.
• Operate heavy machinery or gantry crane systems to safely perform pressing of axles or hubs or to perform lifting of trailer chassis.

Skills and Experience:

• Lean experience: Experience with Lean / 5S / Toyota Production System / 6 Sigma manufacturing process will be a big benefit in getting up to speed.
• Technical Expertise: Proven experience in high-precision steel fabrication via cutting and welding processes.
• Systems Knowledge: Experience with SAP or similar ERP inventory management systems and ability to update existing spreadsheets on a computer, ideally within a heavy machinery or automotive context.
• Manufacturing Background: Solid experience in production line work, understanding one piece flow.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to troubleshoot processes and eliminate waste.
• Documentation: Technical writing skills for SOPs and process mapping.
• Education: Hands on experience with relevant manufacturing or fabrication work, or equivalent high-level technical certification.
• Inventory: Understanding of warehousing and how the flow of goods enables lean production.

Personal Qualities:

• Enthusiastic and committed; a ‘Make it happen’ attitude.
• Organized, tidy, and a disciplined team player.
• A willingness to learn and adapt to Futura’s innovative technology.

You must have the right to work within New Zealand currently.