Process Improvement Engineer

Job Overview
As a Continuous Improvement Engineer at Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, you will play a key role in enhancing schedule performance, lowering costs, and improving quality through the application of Lean/Value Analysis-Value Engineering concepts and techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Researches, designs, develops, implements, and improves processes to optimize material flow and reduce waste.
• Develops meaningful productivity metrics and KPIs for large-scale automotive warehousing environments.
• Leverages engineering methods (e.g., mathematical models, simulation, statistics) to assist in developing optimal process designs and efficient utilization of resources.
• Collaborates with professionals throughout PASA sites, including MX factories and corporate functions, to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Four-Year College Degree in Engineering, Materials Management, or equivalent, related degree with a minimum of five years' experience working in high-volume automotive manufacturing or warehousing environment.
• Labor Management background/experience required.
• Strong ability to holistically analyze overall material flow process and implement process improvements.
• Ability to apply continuous improvement techniques (Lean, TPM, Kaizen) is required.

About Us

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America is an industry-leading global supplier to Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for infotainment systems and advanced connected car solutions. Our clients include Ford, GM, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Tesla, Honda, Toyota.