Bilingual Material Handling Automation Specialist (Korean & English)

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We are currently seeking a talented bilingual (English & Korean) individual to join our Smart Factory Team as a Material Handling Automation Specialist (Korean & English) working with Autonomous Ground Vehicles (AGV) in Clarksville, TN as part of the new LG Electronics Tennessee Factory.

This position pays $63,000 annually and up depending upon experience. 

Area o f Responsibility:

“In-house logistics/layout optimization” and “Intelligent solution development/operation” for realization of intelligent autonomous production system.

Manage the production system for smooth operation of production/quality/in-house logistics of the corporation, and promote the advancement of DX (informatization/intelligence) in all areas of the corporation

Establish a control system that has a synchronized production system in all areas (main line - sub line - each shop) and integrated control of equipment/quality/logistics/production

Roll & Responsibilities

Action taken when idle work issue is expected, on-site support when issue occurs.

This position is responsible for designing when layout changes are required for Tennessee plant production.

New depot layout, business consultation with related departments, review of layout when changing depot, and CAD drawing schedule setting

Improvement and analysis management of AGV (Automatic guided vehicle) & AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots) operation in TN plant.

Understanding of AGV operating system and skilled operation are required. (ACS & MCS System, Digital twin System, etc..)

Manage for Team KPIs & Personal KPIs.

Weekly report and monthly KPI report preparation.

Conducting DX projects to improve team work or corporate production environment operations.

Basic tasks to be handled by staff : Purchasing-related EP or GP process, asset management, Safety, Security, etc..

Support for tasks that require team work. Deport layout change, QR work, Physical carts inventory, 5S & FI-11, etc..

Qualifications & Knowledge

Manufacturing, someone with 5 years of experience working in a production plant with more than 300 employees and who understands the manufacturing process is preferred.

Engineering degrees is preferred, Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a title. (Other majors are also possible)

Working knowledge and ability to use MS Office applications, specifically MS Excel and CAD drawing, MS PowerPoint for reports, data analysis, etc.

Good communication skills with AGV & ACS system developers in Korea.

Must be bilingual and able to speak both English & Korean

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Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.  
• Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:  

• Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

At LG, we aspire to empower people and celebrate differences because we believe diversity will create the unexpected. We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Consistent with our commitment to providing equal opportunity and embracing diversity, LG has implemented affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics.

In addition to the above, LG believes that pay transparency is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary ranges take into account many factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skillset, experience, licensure, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs. While we consider geographic pay differentials in final offers, because we operate in many geographies where applicable, the salary range listed may not reflect all geographic differentials applied_._