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Jabil

Designs and builds electronics for other brands

Automation Engineer

Production Planning & Scheduling +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGuangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A recent college graduate with a bachelor's degree is required.
  • Coursework in Supply Chain or Logistics is preferred.
  • A certification from a related professional organization, such as APICS or NAPM, is preferred.
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field is required.
  • Proficiency with one or two image-processing tools such as Visionmaster, Visionpro, Halcon, or Open eVision, and knowledge of image-processing algorithms and machine vision.
  • Knowledge of PLC operating principles and hardware structure, including CPU, input/output modules, and power supply; familiarity with common PLC programming languages and communication protocols between PLCs and other equipment.
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Python, and C#.
  • Familiarity with electronic circuits, digital electronics, and analog electronics is an advantage.
  • Ability to communicate in English and read English documents; fluent spoken English is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with a team, solve problems, and think innovatively.
  • Ability to work overtime and assist with material-handling functions as required.
  • Ability to comply with safety and health rules, regulations, and company security procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Complete rotations of 6 to 12 months in Materials, Planning, and Purchasing departments.
  • Monitor material transactions for assigned areas; identify, resolve, and find root causes of discrepancies and inventory errors; recommend changes to prevent recurring inaccuracies.
  • Eliminate manufacturing downtime associated with assigned areas where applicable and perform component cycle counts as required.
  • Perform inventory transactions and reporting on customer systems when required; assist with developing and implementing materials-management systems that enhance inventory control.
  • Coordinate with departmental supervisors, support functions, engineering, program management, and other plant operations functions.
  • Participate in MPS loading decisions through appropriate materials sizing; analyze, maintain, and execute the MRP; monitor the materials pipeline and address supply issues.
  • Ensure materials availability for production according to the Master Production Schedule through MRP execution, on-time delivery, and coordination of materials movement from receiving to production.
  • Reduce materials liabilities by determining ownership, providing supporting data to BUM, identifying customer-liable materials, and applying negotiated supplier terms.
  • Issue purchase orders using pricing and terms agreed to by Jabil Commodity Managers and Buyers; ensure suppliers follow established agreements and optimize supplier communications in the order-management process.
  • Maintain master data and purchasing-planning parameters to minimize materials liability and balance procurement cost with inventory investment.
  • Monitor and improve supplier delivery, quality, and service performance; resolve recurring or critical issues using corrective-action tools and other resources.
  • Support Accounts Payable in resolving invoice discrepancies; provide input to Jabil commodity and pricing strategy and collaborate with Buyers, Commodity Managers, and SCM.
  • Minimize materials freight expenses and provide feedback on supplier performance and Jabil strategies.
  • Schedule production activity in alignment with the MPS and run planned orders in two-week buckets to specify boards to be built.
  • Ensure Prep-Parts can meet the build schedule; minimize changeovers and schedule changes while maintaining production-board revision integrity.
  • Run clean-to-starts, on-time production shipments, EPS maintenance, purge, ECN, and deviation management, and maintain a position handbook.
  • Meet daily with the Master Planner and manufacturing to assess and adjust production schedules, optimize run quantities, minimize changeovers, and achieve on-time delivery.
  • Run weekly clean-to-starts to identify material shortages and follow up with Purchasing to secure commitments.
  • Work with Manufacturing Line Managers, Purchasing, and Inventory Control to recommend long-term solutions to shortages caused by inadequate production-floor material control.
  • Conduct readiness meetings for new products and revision changes five days before builds.
  • Route shipments to the correct destination and create and maintain Sales Orders when assigned to the Planner.
  • Maintain the Jabil packout module, EPS, or an equivalent packout system; manage deviation, ECN, and purge processes.
  • Understand product production flow, maintain a handbook by workcell, and coordinate and follow up with the workcell team.

Desired Qualifications

  • Coursework in Supply Chain or Logistics.
  • Certification from a related professional organization, such as APICS or NAPM.
  • Familiarity with electronic circuits, digital electronics, and analog electronics.
  • Fluent spoken English.

About the Company

Jabil

Designs and builds electronics for other brands

Jabil designs and manufactures electronics and other products for companies that sell them under their own brands, including makers of AI data center hardware, medical devices, cars, and defense systems. Customers bring a product idea or design, and Jabil handles the engineering, sources the parts, builds the product at scale, and manages the supply chain behind it. The work runs through a global network of factories, so one partner can build products for customers across many markets, from data center racks to medical equipment. Jabil earns revenue through manufacturing and engineering service contracts with these brands. The company was founded in 1966 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Founded
1966

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