KVI


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PEOPLE MATTER

                                   QUALITY FIRST

                                                              INTEGRITY ALWAYS

At KVI we’ve created a unique company culture based on our relentless pursuit of excellence. We recruit for fit to this culture. We drive this culture daily. What our customers get from it as a result, is a competitive team like no other. Our performance results prove it. It’s what we believe in. It’s how we serve our customers. It’s our Keys to Success!

KVI is a leader in the Aerospace and Medical Device marketplace. We are seeking talented, innovative, high spirited, and motivated people to fulfill our Company Mission. If you enjoy creating things and have a strong work ethic, this may be the right position for you. We offer competitive compensation for highly qualified applicants and great benefits . We offer an excellent collaborative work environment that is clean with hi tech equipment.  We offer manufacturing training programs.  Our company culture speaks for itself.

Initiative, good character and a complimentary fit are important to us. The cornerstone of our company culture is our extraordinary people dedicated to delivering outstanding services to our customer. At KVI: People Matter, Quality First, Integrity Always.

Here are some of the Advantages to being a TEAM Member at KVI:

  1. A strong Organizational Culture defined by ‘36 KVI Keys for Success.’ 

    1. Visit http://www.kvi-med.com/employee/ 

    2.        http://www.kvi-med.com/ (Scroll down to ‘The KVI Keys To Success’ to see all our KEYS.)

      1. Scroll down further to ‘Awesome EMPLOYEES’ and view current Employee Testimonials.

    3. You can check out www.kvi-aero.com

  2. Market (+)  Wages and Benefits

  3. Clean, Organized, environmentally controlled Facility.

  4. A Place where you can GROW professionally and personally:

    1. Modern Equipment with automation capabilities provides our employees the latest technology to learn and excel to improve their bottom line.

    2. Company provided on-going training and identifies new opportunities for training:

      1. On-Line

      2. On-Site

    3. KVI Training Program & Registered Apprenticeship  Program run by KVI Director of Training

    4. Be a part of a team where you can learn and contribute. Our average Industry experience is over 28 years.

  5. KVI of the Future Program.  A professionally facilitated program that listens to our KVI Millennial Generation Team. They address Attracting and Retaining Millennial talent as well as focus on modern technology that KVI needs to be aware of and implement to stay competitive.  We teach manufacturing business concepts and work together with management to solve company issues

  6. KVI Legacy Team – Our mature journeyman group that oversees and implements changes to our training documentation.  They also meet 6X per year to define training opportunities, knowledge transfer items and also to discuss and solve company issues.

  7. The RIGHT TOOLS available when you need them.

  8.  Your Voice is heard by:

    1. Weekly KVI Keys Meetings

    2. Open Door to the Top Policy

  9. Annual Employee Evaluations and regular Feedback.

  10. KVI: Where People Matter, Quality First, Integrity Always is what we LIVE!

  11. Be a part of a TEAM that succeeds where others fail. [Based on (2) independent studies by Wharton Business School

   12. Apprenticeship if offered to Qualified Candidates thru the NTMA Apprenticeship Program (NTAP)

Our firm is a successful, growing, ultra high precision, and quality driven CNC machining facility. We are AS-9100, ISO-9000 and ISO-13485 Certified. The work environment is fast paced, challenging, rewarding and exciting. We rely on individual integrity and a strong work ethic to provide the attitude and skills needed to satisfy our customers in a very demanding marketplace.

We offer excellent pay, a bright/clean & modern shop with some of the newest machine tools available in our marketplace. You can become a valuable part of this organization.

KVI is subject to numerous DoD and ITAR regulations, accordingly, Applicants will be subject to a thorough background check and drug-testing.

Please email your resume, references and salary history.



Founded:  1977 Headquartered:  Huntingdon Valley, PA Contact:  Eric Wilhelm
Phone:  (215) 322-4044 Website:  www.kv-inc.com
Foreman CNC 2nd shift Milling, Swiss
Location:
1458 County Line Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
United States of America
Department:
Operations
Full/Part Time:
Workplace Type:
Years of Experience:
8 - 10 Years
Level of Education:
High School Diploma
Shift:

Description:

CNC Foreman Milling, SWISS & Multi Axis MILL TURN 2nd shift lead


Job Summary

The working foreman will be primarily responsible for daily management of the respective department and the Set Up and Operating of CNC Machinery, Specifically Swiss Screw Machines, Mill Turns, and CNC 4-5 Axis Milling machines along with robots to perform one or more machine functions.

Work Tasks

  •    GROUP I
    1. General running of a CNC department to meet company performance metrics and goals.

    2. Lead role in problem solving manufacturing issues for Set Up Personnel and Machine operators.

    3. Oversees department product quality and visual appearance of manufactured parts.

    4. Stages jobs for production by: Confirming that programs, inspection sheets, material, cutting tools, and fixturing

    5. Execute schedules and confirms that appropriate skill level personnel are available to set up and run each job to achieve On Time Delivery.

    6. Confers with Supervisor to coordinate activities of individual department and workflow from other departments.

    7. Programs Jobs for Swiss, Multi Axis Mill turn, and/or 4 & 5 Axis machines, including 3D surfacing, including set up documentation.

    8. Confirms that Set Up/Machine Operators are setting up & running jobs within estimated times printed on routers in job folders. 

    9. Confirms that personnel are satisfying KVI Quality Responsibilities and Post Production job folder requirements.

    10. Recommends measures to improve production methods, lights out performance, equipment performance and utilization, and quality of product.  Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of department.

    11. Set Up complex machinery for swiss and multi axis mill turns, and/or 4 & 5 Axis mills

    12. Assist in process planning and fixture design as needed.

    13. Fulfills responsibilities of CNC Machinist Job Description

      Group II

      1. Trains apprentices and new workers. 

      2. Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.

      3. Assure Proper Maintenance of Equipment and preventative maintenance schedules by

        Employees.  Internally diagnoses equipment problems.

      4. Oversees and/or maintains endmill/cutter stock inventory items.

      5. Manages workforce and enforces Company Policy.  Recommends personnel actions, such as

        promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.

                   Group III

                   Estimates; requisitions; and inspects incoming materials. 

RELOCATION

We will provide relocation services for the right candidate


Skills:

CNC MACHINING


Required Knowledge

  • Training and Experience:  Between 10 and 15 years of trade school, vocational education, work experience, or apprenticeship.

    Minimum 5 Yrs Shop Floor Management Experience.

  • Strong working knowledge of Set Up and Run of Swiss and Mill Turn Machines
  • Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. 
  • Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. 
  • Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. 
  • Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the language used in the workplace including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 
  • Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. 
  • Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. 

 

Required Skills

 

  • Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.     
  • Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. 
  • Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. 
  • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. 
  • Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems. 
  • Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 
  • Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. 
  • Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself to make improvements or take corrective action. 
  • Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. 
  • Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others. 
  • Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. 
  • Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. 
  • Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. 
  • Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. 

 

 

Required Abilities      

  • Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. 
  • Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions. 
  • Auditory Attention — The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
  • Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.         
  • Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). 
  • Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). 
  • Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. 
  • Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. 
  • Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. 
  • Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. 
  • Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 
  • Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). 
  • Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. 
  • Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. 
  • Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.          
  • Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. 
  • Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. 
  • Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. 
  • Speed of Closure — The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. 
  • Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. 
  • Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. 
  • Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.     

Visual Acuity:  Near acuity and accommodation are required for reading machine dial gauges, blueprints, and precision measuring instruments used in the inspection of parts.

Hearing Ability:  Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.

 

Working Conditions:  the employee is subject to:

-           high noise levels from operating machines
-           physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts
-           breathing fumes, dust and mist
-           skin exposure to oils and cutting fluid

The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

 


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