Jobs at AKG North America, Inc.

Provide focused mechanical design for standard products: develop 3-D models, perform detailed design calculations, select components, ensure manufacturability and cost-effectiveness, follow design standards, coordinate with purchasing/vendors, and communicate with the design team.

Support production recruiting and talent development administration: post jobs, screen candidates, schedule interviews, coordinate pre-employment checks, assist onboarding, organize and support training events, maintain training records and reports, and manage related HR administrative tasks.

Lead payroll operations across multi-site locations ensuring accuracy and compliance; oversee employee relations and investigations; coach leaders on performance and accountability; design and run employee engagement, recognition, and communications programs; partner with Finance and HR to develop SOPs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting production shift needs.

Lead accurate biweekly and off-cycle multi-state payroll processing, ensure tax and wage-hour compliance, reconcile PTO and payroll balances, support audits, respond to payroll inquiries, collaborate with HR/Benefits, and drive process improvements while maintaining confidentiality and documentation.

Support engineering operations by preparing and facilitating ECM meetings, maintaining engineering records in SAP/PDM, generating STEP files from CAD models, testing internal engineering software, managing test requests and purchase requisitions, and coordinating internal logistics for parts and samples.

Support validation and verification of new products by selecting components, designing for manufacturability, creating and executing tests, building and testing BTMS prototypes, writing technical reports, and providing engineering support to testing and validation.

Lead design engineer specializing in fabricated steel components: develop 3D CAD models, optimize manufacturability and costs, create should-cost tools, collaborate with suppliers, purchasing, and manufacturing, and provide technical guidance to the design team to ensure structurally sound, cost-efficient designs.

Lead multiple cooler manufacturing departments to meet production, quality, safety, and delivery targets. Drive staffing, scheduling, production planning in an SAP environment, coach supervisors, implement continuous improvement and lean initiatives, ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards, and support shift flexibility and on-site operations.