As part of its mission, Alphapointe provides preferential hiring to people with vision impairments (legally blind).

Alphapointe is a non-profit agency whose mission is to empower people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. Alphapointe offers a great working environment that's both challenging and satisfying as well as an array of benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, vacation and sick time, paid holidays and flexible spending options as well as a generous 401(k).

Job Summary: Assist with the identification of Alphapointe’s goals to conceptualize, design, and test products in line with future products; generate and update with the assistance of QA/QC required development documentation; conduct, maintain records of, and update all time and motion studies for all labor operations; work directly with operations to develop all labor cost and equipment cost estimates for new product development projects; analyze all current equipment productivity and performance results, research and recommend changes; assure that all production and warehouse floor layouts provide optimal efficiencies; work with and cater to the safety and other needs of the company’s legally blind employees; work directly with operations and QA/QC to establish and manage all safety programs, assuring company can pass all OSHA reviews; assist in management of ISO 9001:2012 program and be willing to become certified as an internal auditor for the ISO 9001:20012 program.

Essential Functions:

• Thoroughly understand all company safety, manufacturing, costing, material handling, and quality control policies and procedures. Recommend and implement changes as needed.
• Ensure a safe environment for legally blind employees by determining best layout of the department and safeguarding of machines and surroundings.
• Assure that company complies with and can pass all OSHA requirements. Recommend and implement changes as needed.
• Assure accuracy of all labor and materials standards in company’s bills of material.
  • Conduct, maintain records of and update all time and motion studies for current product
  • Develop costing analysis and standards for new products and/or service projects working directly with the development team
• Assure that company has accurate and up-to-date list of all capital equipment, and that location of the equipment is identified and verified
• Work with and be sensitive to the safety and other needs of the company’s legally blind employees
• Develop prototypes as needed for production design evaluation, production method, and certification of design before moving into production
• Control the design and development of all products to include recommendations for change, materials used, and new product development from concept
• Maintain the development prototyping lab to include recommendation of required machinery, maintenance scheduling, and certifications
• Assure that production efficiency is maximized, while making needed allowances for the inherent productivity inefficiencies of most of the company’s visually impaired employees by:
  • Analyzing and recommending changes to the flow of all materials through the production process
  • Analyzing and making changes to the flow of materials in the receiving, storage and shipping processes.
• Maintain good communications with all co-workers at all levels
• Assist ISO 9001:2008 Management Representative in assuring understanding of and compliance with the program; and be willing and able to become certified as an internal auditor for the program.
• Assure accurate and timely submission of all required reports to Management as directed.
• Perform all other activities as requested by Management.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required in industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, or general engineering or industrial engineering technology.
• Knowledge and ability to work with all Microsoft type platforms for product development, tracking, and documentation.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and costs.
• Understanding of U.S. patent, CE Marking and FDA applications.
• 1-2 years’ experience in an engineering, production, or manufacturing environment.
• At least 6 months’ experience working with the visually impaired in an industrial context, including designing products and processes for manufacturing and implementation by visually impaired employees.
• Knowledge of Solid Works, Flow Simulation Software, and 3D Printing Software.

Working Conditions:

• Flexible work environment including the ability to work from home environment
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time during the year
• May sit at desk or be on feet for extended periods during the work day
• Work with various machinery that may require ability to evaluate while working in a confined space

Alphapointe is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran