Western Digital New College Grad Operations Rotation Engineer 

New Zealand, Canterbury, Christchurch 

560992760

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As an Operations Rotation Engineer (ORE), you will take part in the Operations Rotation Program, which will provide you with opportunities to work cross functionally across multiple organizations.
• The aim of the program is to fast-track OREs into future operations leaders. This accelerated 3.5 year rotation program allows OREs to rotate 3 times (18m-12m-12m) into various functional roles that span from traditional supply chain roles of demand planning, supply planning, capacity planning and logistics, to roles in procurement, IT, Data Analytics, Engineering, Program Management, and even to roles in our business units, depending on business needs.
• The exposure to diverse environments and the continuous challenge and motivation will help you develop your leadership capabilities.
• Over the course of the rotation program, you will ultimately be responsible for making our business more efficient and competitive. Below is a sample of activities that you would be responsible for in this program:
  • Design, build, and improve Western Digital’s supply chain by applying IE principles and using industry standard systems (Enterprise Resource Planning & Advanced Planning and Scheduling)
  • Provide project management expertise on various qualification activities for existing products and new products.
  • Analyze, create and implement manufacturing and/or business process improvements that increase capacity, reduce lead-time, and eliminate non-value added activities.
  • Responsible for planning supply, and customer order fulfillment for specific products. Would analyze and resolve daily supply plan mismatches to demand, produce weekly material and capacity plans for the factories, weekly closure of excess and obsolete inventory, and daily closure of inquiries from internal customers.
  • Complete capacity analysis internally and/or at suppliers for headcount, equipment and space requirements using effective tools.
  • Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.

• Current student, pursuing a Master of Science degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field with graduation date between December 2023 and September 2024.
• Minimum of 3.0 GPA cumulative
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have ability to lead work, not just follow direction, and work well in a dynamic team environment
• Experience with project management, change management, and innovative business problem solving
• Strong technical skills in area of study, especially data analytics
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.