MillerKnoll ยท 20 hours ago
Engineer- Specials
MillerKnoll is dedicated to designing for the good of humankind, striving to create a sustainable and equitable future. The Engineer - Specials position involves completing customer furniture modification requests and collaborating with business partners to ensure quality and improve processes.
Design
Responsibilities
Follow engineering and quality processes; take good notes; show work and assumptions
Apply basic engineering and design skills to work assignments
Apply basic problem-solving skills to work assignments and implement appropriate countermeasures
Ability to use originality and ingenuity while developing solutions; an ability to think creatively
Create and maintain product Bills of Materials (BaaN or JDE BOMs)
Works under direct supervision; work is reviewed before completion to ensure accuracy in accordance with customer requirements
Basic product fulfillment knowledge, supply chain costs/capabilities and MillerKnoll manufacturing methods
Basic business sense, understand how design decisions impact business results
Basic knowledge of Lean principles, Toyota Production System, or MillerKnoll Performance Systems (MKPS)
Participate in continuous improvement, error proofing, and standardizing best practices through PDCAs, PRD review, and customer complaint problem solving
Actively works on enhancements to designs, tools, and technologies used in the Specials process
General understanding of the order processes, from order entry to order acknowledgment
Curiosity to learn the many facets of the MillerKnoll products, manufacturing methods, and business
Effective collaboration with peers and quote team to meet and exceed customer expectations
Effective communication with audiences in quoting, engineering, operations, or management
Fast paced, cycle time measured in hours, enjoys completing things every day
At the direction of leadership able to effectively react to changing priorities
Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
Demonstrated knowledge of: Creo, PDM Link, Performance Test requests/requirements, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Qualification
Required
Engineering degree or equivalent work experience required
Experience working in a team environment required
Desire to work in a human centric industry
Remains calm and professional under pressure
Passion for process refinement and continuous improvement
Passion for design refinement and continuous improvement
Ability to think logically, analytically and innovatively to simplify and solve process and design problems
Strong mechanical and mathematical aptitude
Early adopter of technology
Follow engineering and quality processes; take good notes; show work and assumptions
Apply basic engineering and design skills to work assignments
Apply basic problem-solving skills to work assignments and implement appropriate countermeasures
Ability to use originality and ingenuity while developing solutions; an ability to think creatively
Create and maintain product Bills of Materials (BaaN or JDE BOMs)
Works under direct supervision; work is reviewed before completion to ensure accuracy in accordance with customer requirements
Basic product fulfillment knowledge, supply chain costs/capabilities and MillerKnoll manufacturing methods
Basic business sense, understand how design decisions impact business results
Basic knowledge of Lean principles, Toyota Production System, or MillerKnoll Performance Systems (MKPS)
Participate in continuous improvement, error proofing, and standardizing best practices through PDCAs, PRD review, and customer complaint problem solving
Actively works on enhancements to designs, tools, and technologies used in the Specials process
General understanding of the order processes, from order entry to order acknowledgment
Curiosity to learn the many facets of the MillerKnoll products, manufacturing methods, and business
Effective collaboration with peers and quote team to meet and exceed customer expectations
Effective communication with audiences in quoting, engineering, operations, or management
Fast paced, cycle time measured in hours, enjoys completing things every day
At the direction of leadership able to effectively react to changing priorities
Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
Demonstrated knowledge of: Creo, PDM Link, Performance Test requests/requirements, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Preferred
Office furniture experience preferred
Company
MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll is a collective of dynamic brands that comes together to design the world we live in.
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