Job Details

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•       Leading Engineers in attainment of continuous improvement goals of operations and implementation of new model and non-new model capacity improvements. 

•       Must have excellent project management skills, capable of creating project schedules, maintaining project budgets/forecasts, and tracking/closing open issues. 

•       Capable of supporting / creating budgetary cost estimates for new and retool studies. 

•       Participate in simultaneous engineering activities and suppliers on new model programs. 

•       Obtain outside resources and information when technical challenges exceed capability of the cross functional team. 

•       Actively participate and intervene in project development in the area(s) of responsibility to reduce/eliminate waste. 

•       Drive Engine /Transmission/ lines and processes to fully PPAP’d requirements at 85% OPE 

•       Drive kaizen/projects with Engineering Team in areas of waste defined through prioritization.

•       Ability to present during plant / project reviews to all levels of leadership of the organization.

•       Train, coach, and support the deployment of sophisticated SPW tools on more complex problems (e.g. major and advanced projects utilizing statistical methods to reduce variation).

•       Offer hands on trouble-shooting support to the assigned Technical Engineers and Maintenance Support Team in securing/improving OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) of process equipment including the improvement of MTBF (mean time between faults) and reduction in MTTR (mean time between repairs). 

•       Oversee/ensure the updating of all process equipment related documentation including, but not limited to: 

•       Tool and operation sheets, machine drawings, tool drawings, 

•       PFMEA's (process failure model effects analysis), control plans, 

•       OPL's (one point lessons), 

•       EWO's (emergency work order), software back-up programs, etc.

•       Lead efforts for spare parts definition and cataloging in the business unit assigned.

Requirements:

•       Engineering/Engineering Technology Bachelor's degree required (Manufacturing/Mechanical/Electrical).

•       Experience in engineering services/ program management and/or engineering projects execution experience.

•       Minimum 3-5 years of relevant engineering experience

•       Must have 3-5 years of supervisory/project experience

•       Must be able to lead and coach manufacturing process engineers in problem solving methodologies.

•       Must have excellent communication skills and strong knowledge of business metrics.

•       Demonstrated leadership competencies and able to handle multiple tasks and work with all levels of management, union and other organizations.

•       Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

•       Travel 20/40%

•       Create manufacturing cost studies as required.

•       Machining Process(s) knowledge

•       Must have a valid driver’s license