Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Engineer 1 Project Management

Production Planning & SchedulingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

ContractTijuana, Baja California, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
At least five years of experience in maquiladora environments.
Ability to navigate enterprise resource planning and material requirements planning systems, such as Glovia, and document control systems, such as SolidWorks PDM.
Familiarity with ISO 13485, AS9100, FDA 21 CFR 820, and ISO 9001.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Power BI.
Fluency in English at an 80%–90% level.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to plan and execute new product introduction builds that meet revenue and on-time delivery commitments.
Own and serve as the point of contact for initiation, approval, and implementation of product and process changes.
Establish lead times for new product introduction builds while considering existing commitments, capacity constraints, inventory, and risk.
Work with sales to ensure enterprise resource planning and material requirements planning dates are accurate and reflect changing customer requirements and agreed prioritization.
Partner with procurement to ensure materials arrive on time.
Schedule work orders, including commitments for equipment, materials, and qualified operators.
Follow builds through material procurement, inspection, build, testing, and shipment to customers.
Escalate support requests and drive issue resolution.
Work with the new product introduction Project Manager to prepare for first-time builds by confirming enterprise resource planning and material requirements planning are complete and accurate, orders are booked properly, and tooling and work instructions are available.
Forecast new product introduction revenue timing and execute to commitments.
Maintain build traceability and good documentation practices.
Coordinate with health, safety, and environment teams to ensure build-process and machine risks are assessed and mitigated before build initiation.
Share lessons learned during post-build reviews and assess build performance against routing standards.
Optimize the global engineering change order process, systems, and tools to ensure proposed changes receive robust cross-functional review before implementation.
Work with cross-functional teams to standardize implementation deliverables, owners, and timelines based on assessed risk.
Manage multiple change requests that vary in urgency and complexity.
Ensure changes comply with AS9100, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001 requirements.
Use metrics to identify, prioritize, and monitor continuous improvement activities.
Balance thorough vetting with timely execution of proposed changes.
Propose changes to equipment, systems, tools, and processes to increase organizational effectiveness.
Contribute to successful completion of ISO 13485, AS9100, and customer-specific audits of new product introduction build and change-management processes.
Support and promote a safe work environment.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of production planning and scheduling systems.
Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives.

*IMPORTANT TO KNOW* This is a Temporally Position to cover a Maternity Leave (6 Months)

Your Job

Lead cross-functional teams to plan and execute NPI builds that deliver on revenue and on-time delivery commitments
Provide clear ownership and single point of contact for items related to initiation, approval, and implementation of product and process changes

What You Will Do

NPI Planner – Medical Connectors and Cable Assemblies:

Establish lead-time for NPI builds considering existing commitments, capacity constraints, inventory, and risk
Work with sales to ensure ERP/MRP plan dates are accurrate and reflect changing customer requirements and agreed prioritization
Partner with procurement team to ensure timely arrival of materials
Schedule work orders including commitment of equipment, materials, and qualified operators
Follow builds through material procurement, inspection, build, test, and shipment to customers
Escalate support requests and drive issue resolution
Work with NPI Project Manager to ensure preparedness for first-time builds which includes confirming ERP/MRP is complete and accurrate, orders are booked properly, and tooling and working instructions are available
Forecast NPI revenue timing and execute to commitments
Ensure build traceability and good documentation practices are maintained
Coordinate with HSE to ensure build process and machine risks have been assessed and mitigated prior to build initiation
Share lessons learned during post-build reviews and assess build performance versus routing standards

Global ECO champion:

Optimize global ECO process, systems, and tools to ensure proposed changes undergo a robust, cross-functional review prior to implementation
Work with cross-functional team to standardize implementation deliverables, owners, and timelines based on assessed risk
Manage multiple change requests that vary in urgency and complexity
Ensure changes are managed in compliance with requirements for AS9100, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001
Utilize metrics to identify, prioritize, and monitor continuous improvement activities
Achieve difficult balance of ensuring thorough vetting and timely execution of proposed changes
Propose changes in the use of equipment, systems, tools and process to increase organizational effectivity
Contribute to successful completion of ISO13485, AS9100, and customer-specific audits of NPI build and change management processes
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Smiths Way value system
Support, contribute to, and promote a safe work environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or related fields.
+5 years of experience in Maquiladoras environments
Ability to navigate ERP/MRP (e.g. Glovia) and document control systems (e.g. SolidWorks PDM)
Familiarity with ISO13485, AS9100, FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO9001
Excellent use of Office (Word, Excel, Power BI etc).
Fluency in English (80%-90%)

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments
Knowledge of production planning and scheduling systems
Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Our Team

You will be part of a production team focused on operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement, working closely with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality results.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding: $985.2M
Headquarters: Wichita, KS
Founded: 1940

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