Smart Factory Consultant

As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

The Smart Factory Consultant is part of the group for Flexible Sheet Metal Processing at the TRUMPF Smart Factory. Besides a very broad knowledge in customer and sheet metal processes, the Smart Factory Consultant consults customers in lean process optimization strategies at the Smart Factory and at customer sites and develops as well as specifies viable machine, automation and software solutions. The TRUMPF Smart Factory Consultant provides guidance to customers by recommending the most adequate fabrication system utilizing a highly data driven approach.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Consult customers in sheet metal processing, material flow, intra-logistics and software
• Analyze customer process environment using the lean management and industrial engineering methods
• Provide technology consulting for direct and indirect processes in fabrication
• Focus on the customer and conduct business development by proposing solutions for improvement
• Present solutions, concepts and consulting results to customers’ management team
• Simulate solutions on-site at TRUMPF and at the customer through the use of advanced software tools
• Lead customer projects and orchestrate internal resources between different disciplines
• Collaborate with project management team for implementation past specification of solution
• Give educational lectures in Industry 4.0 solutions to customer and non-customer groups
• Ability on being to approach new challenges weekly by the application of analytical and methodical industrial engineering methods to specify fabrication systems which match customer needs
• Self driven and motivated individual / expected travel of 50%

Experience

Minimum of 2-5 years experience in the machine tool industry, digital software tools or consulting.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience. Expert knowledge in process analysis, lean management, six sigma and continuous improvement. Detailed knowledge on manufacturing solutions and machinery (also outside the TRUMPF portfolio). Detailed knowledge in sheet metal manufacturing. Strong presentation and customer communication skills. Methodical knowledge in Process optimization and lean methods. High affinity for digital solutions and software. Excellent Excel analytical skills.
(Position Base Location = Flexible)

TRUMPF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.

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