What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Process Specialist position at GRAMMER Americas?
Company Overview
GRAMMER Americas is a leading provider of automotive and commercial vehicle interior systems, including seats and components. Our company is committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers while fostering a culture of collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement.
Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for reviewing process controls, emphasizing continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing methodology and Kaizen activities, participating in the development of cell layouts, and reducing setup times. The successful candidate will also be involved in determining project capital needs, launch strategies, and process flows, as well as proposing plans for changes to the process, equipment, molds, and tooling to ensure reliability and compatibility with existing standards and systems.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Benefits
GRAMMER Americas is a leading provider of automotive and commercial vehicle interior systems, including seats and components. Our company is committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers while fostering a culture of collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement.
Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for reviewing process controls, emphasizing continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing methodology and Kaizen activities, participating in the development of cell layouts, and reducing setup times. The successful candidate will also be involved in determining project capital needs, launch strategies, and process flows, as well as proposing plans for changes to the process, equipment, molds, and tooling to ensure reliability and compatibility with existing standards and systems.
Responsibilities
- Support and maintain project timelines
- Manage project implementation in the plant
- Analyze and validate project risks
- Define and sustain quality levels, scheduling, deadlines, contribution margins, costs, and customer satisfaction
- Analyze and organize transfer processes, SAP system generation, and modification
- Establish, monitor, and control product lifecycle management on the plant level
- Change evaluation and preliminary decision from the affected plant view
- Organize and follow ramp-up, R&R, equipment industrialization
- Kick off new equipment and tools (plan budget, investment, purchase, build, relocation, and setup)
- Create and control asset lists (purchase orders, invoices, asset numbers, customs data, asset tags, accounting overview)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Project management experience
- SAP workflow knowledge
- Excellent MS Office Suite skills
- AutoCAD proficiency
- Automotive industry experience
- Injection molding and robotic experience required (Fanuc)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement programs
- Robust EAP services
- Developmental opportunities
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