KDP Operations

Job Description – KDP Operations (Rotation to Quality and MM)

General:

• Completed a 12-month rotational program in Operations, gaining experience in Quality, Material Management, Automation/IIoT, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Supported process improvement, quality compliance, production planning, logistics, and Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Participated in cross-functional projects, technical training, and mentoring while ensuring compliance with EHS, IATF 16949, and ISO standards.
• Collaborated with global teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Operations:

• Strong knowledge of operational processes, KPIs, and customer requirements.
• Support customer audits, visits, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with OEM, IATF 16949, Kautex, and customer standards.
• Apply VAVE, Lean, and Continuous Improvement tools to enhance performance.
• Promote EHS practices and maintain effective customer-development team alignment.

Material Management:

• Support Logistics concepts (internal, supplier, customer) for new programs coming to the plant.
• Gain knowledge of Customer Demand plan, Production plan, Supplier Scheduling, and Inventory Management (accuracy, right safety stock, risk management, etc.)
• Special freight organisation, root cause analyses, preventive actions to avoid reoccurrence

Automation/ IIoT:

• Gain knowledge within the organization and relevant technology trends, e. g. Industry 4.0, IIoT, Digital Factory
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assist data-driven process improvements, and application of software and simulation tools
• Gain the knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, electric systems
  
  

Industrialization:

• Lead new project industrialization, ensuring manufacturable product and process designs.
• Define and implement capable manufacturing processes using appropriate technologies.
• Support tooling and equipment suppliers while coordinating with internal stakeholders.
• Drive poka-yoke standardization and cost-effective engineering solutions through VAVE.

Manufacturing Engineer:

• Lead projects relating to analysis and implementation of the manufacturing process using the most appropriate technology and ensuring process capability with respect to the total manufacturing system.
• Motivated to continuous improvement in the process to maintain optimum operation conditions and plant productivity (including scrap management.)
• Respond to requests for repairs and troubleshooting support of production equipment and processes and analyses all new processes for improvement opportunities
  
   

Quality:

• Lead, and support, projects relating to process and product quality during the sampling, development, trials, and series production phases.
• Support the Quality team with the quality performance and maintaining customer quality targets, whilst gaining knowledge of customer specific quality requirements and portals.
• Support all audits activities within the location.
• Gain knowledge of GD&T, CAD, RPS, MSA, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and SPC.
• Support as required any claim management (including warranty) using 8D or A3 tools.

Qualification KDP Operations

• University degree in Engineering, with focus on a preferred area of study:Mechatronics / Electronics / Electrical Engineering / Thermal Engineering / Composite Material /           
• Systems Engineering / Circular Economy / Modelling and Simulation, Machine Learning, Big Data / Data Analytics, Computer Programming or comparable education
• Internships or extra-curricular volunteering would be an advantage
• International experience by studying or working in foreign countries is desired
• Fluent English language skills are required, and an additional language would be an advantage
• Plastics design and process knowledge is an advantage
• Blow molding, injection molding and compression molding product design knowledge including welding and assembly is an advantage
• Geographic mobility and Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team