Are you the sort of person who is always looking for better ways to do things, and able to come up with ideas on how to do it?
The business is a well-established manufacturer. They are successful in what they do, but there is a bit of a gap in terms of manufacturing operations and process support.
Which is where you come in.
The new Head of Product Development is looking for some help with this, and there is a huge amount of scope for you to improve processes and find solutions to problems. You’ll be given a lot of responsibility to do this, but he is also from a process background and will be able to guide you on whether something is going to be feasible or not.
The problems you are solving may be as a result of feedback from customers (you’ll be in regular contact with them). Or it could be internal teams, such as quality or warranties, when things are returned.
Maybe a surface is regularly getting scratched.
Or it could be feedback from teams who work on the production line, where items are assembled while passing through different departments. One team may notice that a problem keeps happening - so you’ll investigate, and find the root cause and a solution.
Or maybe a process is slow to complete, so you’ll be looking at ways to make it quicker. For example, it could be that holes are being drilled, but a hole punch could do it quicker.
You get the idea.
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