Forging Process Technician

Job overview

The Forging Process Technician role is onsite in Bowling Green, KY, in the Forging department. Compensation is not specified. The technician supports manufacturing process troubleshooting and improvement at Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products. The role exists to improve production performance by diagnosing process issues, reducing cycle time and scrap, supporting product launches, and auditing processes. It contributes to safe, high-quality, and efficient forging operations through technical problem-solving and process improvements.

What you'll do

• Troubleshoot and diagnose manufacturing-process issues
• maintain and improve machine cycle times through process improvements such as robot programming
• help launch new products and support die modifications
• perform process audits and report nonconformances
• use forging-process knowledge to support safety, quality, and production optimization.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

forging process technician

forging

process improvement

robot programming

cycle time

scrap reduction

process audits

product launches

bowling green ky

kobelco aluminum automotive products

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting specifies Monday–Friday and requires five years of forging or stamping experience and five years of related troubleshooting and robot-programming experience; high school diploma or equivalent required.

About the employer

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products is hiring for this role. Industry: Nonferrous Forging. Sector: 33.