Kohler

Supervisor - Assembly Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite - Sheridan, AR This position offers a $2,500 sign on bonus. Opportunity Leads day-to-day operations of Assembly at our Arkansas Faucets Operation, responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Sustainability. Provides highly visible frontline leadership and continuous improvement across the value stream. Specific Responsibilities Operations Leadership Achieves required output levels for throughput and assembly times. Develops assembly leads and supervisors for continued growth and effectiveness. Establishes and maintains an effective 5S culture. Develops and enforces standard work; conducts audits as needed. Communicates daily on PH2 targets and schedule adherence. Conducts daily Tier 2 meetings; participates in production meetings Continuous Improvement Identifies and drives improvements throughout the value stream with focus on customer delivery Leads waste elimination projects Guides development of the model cell Promotes and executes TPM programs Establishes OEE baselines and improvement targets Creates a culture of continuous improvement and high associate engagement Relationships & Contacts Reports solid line to Operations Manager - Faucets Supervises Assembly Supervisors Frequent contact with Director of Operations, Americas, and other regional operations leaders Collaborates with operations teams in Arkansas and Wisconsin, NPD Engineering, Marketing, and Process Engineering teams Participates in benchmarking activities Skills/Requirements Bachelor's degree preferred Minimum of 3 years experience in Quality, Lean, CI, or related manufacturing roles Minimum 3 years leadership experience Ability to teach, mentor, and coach across operational levels Experience with systematic problem solving Strong communication and facilitation skills Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

General Supervisor, Assembly Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite - Sheridan, AR This position includes a $5,000 sign-on bonus. Opportunity Leads day-to-day operations of Assembly at our Arkansas Faucets Operations, responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Sustainability. Provides highly visible frontline leadership and continuous improvement across the value stream. Specific Responsibilities Operations Leadership Achieves required output levels for throughput and assembly times. Develops assembly leads and supervisors for continued growth and effectiveness. Establishes and maintains an effective 5S culture. Develops and enforces standard work; conducts audits as needed. Communicates daily on PH2 targets and schedule adherence. Conducts daily Tier 2 meetings; participates in production meetings. Continuous Improvement Identifies and drives improvements throughout the value stream with focus on customer delivery. Leads waste elimination projects. Guides development of the model cell. Promotes and executes TPM programs. Establishes OEE baselines and improvement targets. Creates a culture of continuous improvement and high associate engagement. Skills/Requirements Bachelor's Degree preferred; Master's in Business Administration, or related Master's degree, preferred. Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality, Lean, Continuous Improvement, or related manufacturing roles. Minimum of 3+ years leadership experience. Ability to teach, mentor, and coach across operational levels. Experience with systematic problem solving. Strong communication and facilitation skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint. CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Engineer - NPI, Faucets, Metals & Vikrell Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite four days per week - Kohler, WI Opportunity This is more than a job posting for Kohler, one of the oldest and largest privately held companies headquartered in North America. This is an invitation to collaborate and apply your craft in a creative, conscious, and characterful culture. As a Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Integration (NPI) you will engage as a core project team member, as the Operations Lead Role, to drive early manufacturing involvement and execute the manufacturing New Product Development (NPD) deliverables, while synchronizing with plant NPI and Operations teams to ensure New Products are "Right the First Time," achieving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Ensure Global and Regional alignment to the Kohler Development Process across Operations, New Product Development functions and Brands. Drive Manufacturing input into NPD projects to improve design effectiveness and reliability through Design for Manufacture and assembly (DFMA), design reviews, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and regular feedback. Project Manager for all operations functions such as quality, engineering, data services production, and materials, related to NPI and NPD projects. These projects include, but are not limited to, new product launches, DfX initiatives, fulfillment strategies, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), cost reduction implementations, capacity evaluations, supply chain integrity, costing, REA initiation, and process development. Apply product cost models, with plant NPI and Operations support, to actively manage product costs through development and meet launch targets. Provide technical support for Make versus Buy analysis, utilizing cash cost modeling and consideration of Global Capacity and Asset Optimization. Together with plant NPI and Operations, develop plant project execution timelines and project plans for all manufacturing locations and feed back into overall timelines for projects. Accountable, in coordination with plant NPI personnel, for achieving scheduled 'Inventory in Stock' date. Support plant NPI and Operations project managers, on all projects as assigned, to ensure complete and accurate communication of project facts. Responsible for fulfilling all Operations related deliverables for Global FMV NPD process, including the active creation and execution of contingency plans to mitigate risk or to keep project launches on schedule. Drive Time to Market Improvements. Ensure Quality and Performance Levels are met for New Product Launches (i.e. launch with no Deviations and match process capability to specifications). Utilize Supply Chain Organization in line with the Operations Strategy to develop the product fulfillment strategy. Applying engineering fundamentals to problem solving & make appropriate decisions, justify risk under critical review. Develop conclusions and recommend actions. Operate without need for technical supervision. Liaise closely with all levels of production, engineering, NPD, purchasing, and marketing providing clear information where necessary. Use relationships to maintain a network to support Production Strategies. Present project status and escalations to multiple levels of operations leadership including Managers/Directors/VP. Skills/Requirements Bachelors degree from an engineering discipline Exposure to industrial, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering environments-through internships, co ops, academic projects, or early career roles-is a plus. Knowledge and experience of multiple manufacturing processes, including but not limited to, assembly, casting, forging, injection molding, stamping and/or finishing. Experience on new color, material, and finish development is a plus. Experience of communicating information at all levels across various functions: written & verbally, concisely and accurately. A tenacious, enthusiastic, results driven individual with excellent time management skills. A confident user of Microsoft office software & SAP. Must be structured and organized, with an ability to work on their own, within a team, and lead a small team. Management experience would be beneficial. Trained to use DFMA techniques and software is a plus, but not required. Experience in ProE/CREO is a plus, but not required. CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Supervisor - Assembly Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite - Sheridan, AR This position offers a $2,500 sign on bonus. Opportunity Leads day-to-day operations of Assembly at our Arkansas Faucets Operation, responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Sustainability. Provides highly visible frontline leadership and continuous improvement across the value stream. Specific Responsibilities Operations Leadership Achieves required output levels for throughput and assembly times. Develops assembly leads and supervisors for continued growth and effectiveness. Establishes and maintains an effective 5S culture. Develops and enforces standard work; conducts audits as needed. Communicates daily on PH2 targets and schedule adherence. Conducts daily Tier 2 meetings; participates in production meetings Continuous Improvement Identifies and drives improvements throughout the value stream with focus on customer delivery Leads waste elimination projects Guides development of the model cell Promotes and executes TPM programs Establishes OEE baselines and improvement targets Creates a culture of continuous improvement and high associate engagement Relationships & Contacts Reports solid line to Operations Manager - Faucets Supervises Assembly Supervisors Frequent contact with Director of Operations, Americas, and other regional operations leaders Collaborates with operations teams in Arkansas and Wisconsin, NPD Engineering, Marketing, and Process Engineering teams Participates in benchmarking activities Skills/Requirements Bachelor's degree preferred Minimum of 3 years experience in Quality, Lean, CI, or related manufacturing roles Minimum 3 years leadership experience Ability to teach, mentor, and coach across operational levels Experience with systematic problem solving Strong communication and facilitation skills Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Safety & Continuous Improvement Leader Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite - Bristol, PA Opportunity Provides leadership and ownership for Plant Safety and Continuous Improvement across the Bristol plant. Serves as the primary lead for coordinating and ensuring compliance with all safety requirements, standards, and regulations, while driving a strong, proactive safety culture. Acts as a hands-on thought leader and change agent for Continuous Improvement, partnering with production and business process owners to identify, implement, and sustain improvements that enhance safety, quality, delivery, and overall business performance. Owns the development, implementation, and maintenance of standards, ensuring they are understood, applied, and sustained through effective training, coaching, and mentoring. Promotes Safety and Continuous Improvement as a way of working by leveraging Lean/CI principles, collaborative problem-solving, and data-driven decision making. Shares best practices across the organization and takes decisive action based on facts and performance metrics. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES Safety: Drive improvement in Safety Culture through setting standards and Behavior Based Safety leadership. This includes responsibility for the site's Injury Prevention Plan and other improvement activities to reduce injury risk. Develop program and training of Safety standards to all plant personnel as required by OSHA or other corporate site safety requirements. Responsible for leading the site's Safety, Environmental, and Wellness Workplace Experience team and coordinating safety engagement activities like Safety Week. Maintain accurate records in accordance with OSHA and Kohler policies for injury and incident investigations including logging of injuries and hours worked into Kohler systems. Coordinate and perform / consult on PPE / JHA analysis and incident investigations. Responsible for the development of safety metrics and communication to all plant personnel. Responsible for full compliance with OSHA standards and regulations. Identify and Lead waste reduction, source reduction, or environmental impact opportunities, responsible for Hazardous Waste inspections and assurance for full compliance with government regulations. Manage any post injury and workman's compensation processes in collaboration with Production and Human Resources. Continuous Improvement: Leads / responsible for the implementation of the Kohler Operating System and Lean cultural improvements including training of problem solving an other tools. Lead/facilitate projects for improvement of key strategic business areas for the organization. Focused on Lean Waste reduction; this would include work-cell efficiency, lead time, inventory turns, Internal and External Quality (UFR & Warranty), Safety Incident Rate, Unit Productivity, and overall cost reduction. Monitors results to ensure improvements are sustained through the PDCA process, and process owners understand their role in maintaining the new standard. Demonstrates practitioner skill in the key facets of CI including: 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Error Proofing, SMED, Problem Solving, and Process Layout. Leads Development of operator support documentation and implementation of Standard Work and WI's. Drives plant Continuous Improvement activities to create, maintain and improve business standards as it relates to key goals and metrics. Skills/Requirements Bachelor's degree required with minimum of 2 years' experience working in a role with responsibility for safety (safety professional or supervision of others). Minimum 2 years' experience working directly with tools and methods in a Lean, Continuous Improvement or other known improvement system. Knowledge of OSHA standards and Regulations is preferred. Knowledge of behavior-based safety programs a plus. Demonstrated experience in the following: Ability to teach, mentor, and coach across multiple levels of an operation (shop floor to Director of Operations) so that the customer can maintain and improve standard developed through kaizen events Proven ability to use systematic problem solving to solve technical challenges Professional communication ability - both written and verbal. Communicates succinctly with the customer (audience) in mind Excellent team facilitation skills. Build teams in a collaborative work style; Previous successful experience in team building and motivating others a plus. Leadership and Change Agent skills. Able to overcome obstacles using positive facilitation, teamwork, and influence through building and maintaining relationships Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Viso, Power BI, Sharepoint preferred Green Belt or higher Certification from known source preferred Lean Manufacturing certification / training a plus OSHA training and Fork-Lift training experience a plus CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

General Supervisor, Assembly Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite - Sheridan, AR This position includes a $5,000 sign-on bonus. Opportunity Leads day-to-day operations of Assembly at our Arkansas Faucets Operations, responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Sustainability. Provides highly visible frontline leadership and continuous improvement across the value stream. Specific Responsibilities Operations Leadership Achieves required output levels for throughput and assembly times. Develops assembly leads and supervisors for continued growth and effectiveness. Establishes and maintains an effective 5S culture. Develops and enforces standard work; conducts audits as needed. Communicates daily on PH2 targets and schedule adherence. Conducts daily Tier 2 meetings; participates in production meetings. Continuous Improvement Identifies and drives improvements throughout the value stream with focus on customer delivery. Leads waste elimination projects. Guides development of the model cell. Promotes and executes TPM programs. Establishes OEE baselines and improvement targets. Creates a culture of continuous improvement and high associate engagement. Skills/Requirements Bachelor's Degree preferred; Master's in Business Administration, or related Master's degree, preferred. Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality, Lean, Continuous Improvement, or related manufacturing roles. Minimum of 3+ years leadership experience. Ability to teach, mentor, and coach across operational levels. Experience with systematic problem solving. Strong communication and facilitation skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint. CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Sr. Staff Engineer, New Product Integration Faucets Metals and Glass (FMG) Work Mode: Onsite Location: Onsite - Kohler, WI Opportunity This is more than a job posting for Kohler Company, one of the oldest and largest privately held companies headquartered in North America. This is an invitation to collaborate and apply your craft in a creative conscious and characterful culture. As a Sr. Staff Engineer, New Product Integration (NPI) you will engage as a core project team member, as the Operations Lead Role, to drive early manufacturing involvement and execute the manufacturing New Product Development (NPD) deliverables, while synchronizing with plant NPI and Operations teams to ensure New Products are "Right the First Time," achieving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Specific Responsibilities Ensure Global and Regional alignment to the Kohler Development Process across Operations, New Product Development functions and Brands. Drive Manufacturing input into NPD projects to improve design effectiveness and reliability through Design for Manufacture and assembly (DFMA), design reviews, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and regular feedback. Project Manager for all operations functions such as quality, engineering, data services production, and materials, related to NPI and NPD projects. These projects include, but are not limited to, new product launches, DfX initiatives, fulfillment strategies, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), cost reduction implementations, capacity evaluations, supply chain integrity, costing, REA initiation, and process development. Build product cost models, with plant NPI and Operations support, to actively manage product costs through development and meet launch targets. Provide technical support for Make versus Buy analysis, utilizing cash cost modeling and consideration of Global Capacity and Asset Optimization. Together with plant NPI and Operations, develop plant project execution timelines and project plans for all manufacturing locations and feed back into overall timelines for projects. Accountable, in coordination with plant NPI personnel, for achieving scheduled 'Inventory in Stock' date. Support plant NPI and Operations project managers, on all projects as assigned, to ensure complete and accurate communication of project facts. Responsible for fulfilling all Operations related deliverables for Global FMG NPD process, including the active creation and execution of contingency plans to mitigate risk or to keep project launches on schedule. Drive Time to Market Improvements. Ensure Quality and Performance Levels are met for New Product Launches (i.e. launch with no Deviations and match process capability to specifications). Utilize Supply Chain Organization in line with the Operations Strategy to develop the product fulfillment strategy. Applying engineering fundamentals to problem solving & make appropriate decisions, justify risk under critical review. Develop conclusions and recommend actions. Operate without need for technical supervision. Liaise closely with all levels of production, engineering, NPD, purchasing, and marketing providing clear information where necessary. Use relationships to maintain a network to support Production Strategies. Present project status and escalations to multiple levels of operations leadership including Managers/Directors/VP. This position will coordinate the development of systematic tool design and engineering functions required for production of products at Kohler Co. utilizing CAD technology. Skills/Requirements B.S. degree from an engineering discipline. Minimum of 8 years' experience in an industrial, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, project management, or new product development engineering role. Knowledge and experience of multiple manufacturing processes, including but not limited to, assembly, casting, forging, injection molding, stamping and/or finishing. Project Management experience. Experience of communicating information at all levels across various functions: written & verbally, concisely and accurately. A tenacious, enthusiastic, results driven individual with excellent time management skills. A confident user of Microsoft office software & SAP. Must be structured and organized, with an ability to work on their own, within a team, and lead a small team when required. Management experience would be beneficial. Trained to use DFMA techniques and software. Experience in ProE/CREO is a benefit, but not required. CUSTOM.PAY.TRANSPARENCY Why Choose Kohler? We empower each associate to with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.