Summary (Position Description): The Manufacturing Process Technician will be responsible for the supporting manufacturing processes within the plants by maintaining BOM’s and compressor parts, supporting the quality initiatives, while maintaining the growth of the organization as necessary. Act as a technical liaison between the Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Inventory teams. Manufacturing Process Technician will support efforts on process improvements and new product launch.

Reports To: Manufacturing Engineer

Status: Full time,

Duties & Tasks .

Support the production and processing of the product on the manufacturing lines including new product additions

Work closely with Product Engineering, Manufacturing Teams, Quality and Purchasing to ensure customer order requirements are met while maintaining the standard set by the Bitzer Global examples.

Root cause analysis investigations. (8D / 5Y)

Participate in continuous improvement efforts and cost reduction initiatives.

Collaborate with peer group to maintain or exceed production expectations.

Role model employee for compliance to the highest levels of quality, safety, performance, attention to detail, data driven problem solving, planning and organization.

Communicate with internal team members keeping them aware to the organizational and cultural expectations.

Who We Are:

Bitzer Us Inc. is a leading manufacturer of key components used in commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems.These key components include compressors, pressure vessels such as condensers and evaporators, compressor packages, and condensing units. Other products include waste heat-to-power equipment that converts excess heat to low-cost electricity.

You partner with others to get work done while gaining insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritize accordingly.

Conveniently located in Flowery Branch, Georgia 5 minutes off I-985 The Company is wholly owned by Bitzer SE (located in Germany), the Company is a private company and serves as Bitzer SE’s flagship North American subsidiary.On a global basis, Bitzer SE has 4,300 employees in 75 locations with global sales approaching 700M €.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

Understanding of manufacturing and production processes

Experience with Macola

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Good mechanical intuition

Willingness to challenge status quo.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact well with people

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Ability to maintain numerous activities personally and within team in a fast-paced environment, while meeting deadlines with frequent interruptions

Ability to function as a team player within a diverse group and the capacity to work independently under minimal supervision.

Requirements:

Experience with Macola is beneficial

Knowledge of compressor manufacturing process

Experience with Microsoft Office applications

OSHA Safety Training for Industrial equipment and operations is beneficial.

Experience in commercial or industrial refrigerant equipment is a plus

Work Environment:

This job is performed in a professional office environment. It also requires time on the shop floor with machining, assembly, and material technicians. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk on the shop floor, travel to and from supplier locations, and physically tour supplier production environments

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (heavily subsidized by the Company)
• Dental Insurance
• Company paid Vision Insurance, $50,000 life insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability
• 2 Weeks Paid Vacation and 5 Paid Personal Days
• Education Reimbursement (must be approved by manager)
• 401(k) Plan where it matches dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of compensation; 100% vested immediately.
• Company Discretionary Profit-Sharing Contribution (has averaged 15% of compensation per year for the past 6 years; based on the profitability of the Company; 100% vested after 6 years on a graded scale)

Other Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Employees are required to follow any job-related instructions and to perform job-related duties requested by management. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This Job Description does not imply an employment contract. BITZER US is an at-will employer.

BITZER US is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.