Industrial Engineering Technician

Continental Disc Corporation, LLC (“CDC”) designs and manufactures safety-critical products that protect pressure-containing vessels from catastrophic failure. CDC is headquartered in Liberty, Missouri (outside Kansas City), and has manufacturing operations in Houston, Texas, and Ahmedabad, India with additional sales offices in India, the Netherlands and China. CDC benefits from being one of the most recognized brands in its industry and a reputation for outstanding quality earned over its more than 55 years of operation. CDC’s customers include blue-chip companies in the chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, general industrial, aerospace, defense, food and beverage, municipal, and other markets globally.

Continental Disc Corporation has 50+ years’ experience engineering and manufacturing rupture discs, valves and flame control products that protect the lives of our customers and our environment. We attribute our success to our commitment to growth, quality and innovation. We encourage members of the CDC team to support our efforts toward continuous improvement. We value and celebrate the team’s efforts to move our company forward through incremental advances and breakthrough achievements.

The Industrial Engineering Technician collaborates extensively with senior production staff and leads to learn, document, and preserve product knowledge that goes deeper than the manufacturing procedures.  The IET will work in all areas of manufacturing operations, including project management, lean manufacturing, 6S, safety, and process improvement to support our strategic knowledge transfer initiative.

Requirements

· Learn CDC products, manufacturing procedures, and processes.

· Learn and document operator best practices used in fulfilling manufacturing procedures & processes.

· Learn CDC ERP system, becoming a technical resource for production staff.

· Collaborate with production management, manufacturing engineering, and cross-functional support teams to identify manufacturing constraints and execute solutions.

· Perform other duties as assigned, based on workload and business need.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

· AS degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or 1-2 years college-level engineering coursework.

TECHNICAL / FUNCTION SPECIFIC:

· Ability to read blueprints and drawings.

· Prior training or experience with industrial equipment such as presses, mills, and lathes.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting findings to project teams and senior leadership.

· Rigorous and disciplined approach to work, good process awareness and willingness and ability to follow manufacturing procedures, even and especially while working toward continuous improvement.

BEHAVIORAL:

· Willingness and ability to follow all manufacturing procedures and company policies.

· Attention to detail.

· Concern for quality, accuracy and safety.

· Demonstrate good partnership with colleagues and support others.

· Interact effectively with others both individually and in group environments.

· Be creative in solving problems and work collaboratively with teams to develop the best solutions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

· Motor skills sufficient to successfully and safely use required tools and machinery.

· Ability to stand and/or walk for majority of scheduled shift, typically 8-10 hours per day, though possibly more when overtime is required.

· Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as needed.

· Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses and safety shoes.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA and 401K with Match eligible day one. Employee Assistance Program, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, Voluntary Accident, Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Voluntary Cancer Plan, Fitness Room, Safety Shoe Reimbursement, Prescription Eye Glass Allowance, 12 Holidays* (one floating) , Paid time off, Tuition Reimbursement and so much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CDC does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, familial status, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities