Opportunity
At Kohler Company, we have a long-standing history of delighting our customers through the products and services that we offer.  With an evolved focus on wellness and the products that evoke wellness, we are seeking a highly skilled project engineer, with fiberglass reinforced plastics technical design and manufacturing expertise, that will execute on the wellness new product roadmap by effectively interfacing with both the new product development teams and the manufacturing teams.  If you’re passionate about innovation, enjoy being creative and have an interest in the wellness industry, this could be an opportunity to thrive in a role where you can see the direct impact of your work and where your contributions truly matter.
More about the Wellness Products business
The newly created Wellness Products business has been charged with becoming the premier Mind & Body Wellness provider for at home and professional spa sanctuaries.  The objective of this business is to not only grow an already wellness-centric product portfolio, but also create a clearly differentiated go to market strategy with a tailored angle to captivate the target audience with unforgettable destinations.  Applicants must be passionate about wellness and having expertise in the ever-growing market is a plus! Given the start-up nature of this business, applicants must possess a bias for action, an ability to continually assess with openness to pivoting as the market dynamic changes and must be team-oriented with a willingness to dive in and support with whatever is needed.  Prior start up experience is preferred.
How You’ll Contribute
Showcase Your Expertise:  Apply structured problem solving to chart a clear path toward execution of new product scoping, feature and cost targets.  Proactively serve up solutions that embody design for manufacturability without compromising the consumer value proposition.Foster Collaborative Success & a Growth Mindset:  Partner with cross-functional teammates in Marketing, Purchasing, Engineering, Program Management, Quality, and Industrial Design to advance the wellness new product roadmap by acting with speed, agility and an eye toward continuous improvement in product and process.Become a Subject Matter Expert in Wellness: Develop a deep understanding of the wellness market and learn to convert that into what it will take to win in terms of product design, industrialization and operational execution.Drive Continuous Improvement:  While building subject matter expertise, look for opportunities to drive efficiencies within both product and process, working collaboratively with all key stakeholders to implement efficiency improvements over the life of the product portfolio, with a specific focus on plastics and acrylic manufacturing processes.
Specific Responsibilities
Work closely with the new product development teams to develop product launch scopes, clear price/cost/margin targets and a path to execution in manufacturing.Lead the creation of detailed industrialization deliverables and resulting timelines to support acting with speed and agility.Influences and impacts part design related to Design for Manufacturing/Assembly, error proofing, and fixture design. Ability to drive results with a moderate level of guidance and direction.Impacts quality of work utilizing lean manufacturing principles.Solves problems related to new tooling and parts by analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment with a moderate level of guidance and direction.Works with manufacturing plants to industrialize products to meet project targets of quality, TTM, cost and demand.Collaborates cross-functionally within operations and purchasing on make vs buy strategy