What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer-Industrial position at SMP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AL INC?
Motherson is a multinational, people-focused enterprise serving a diversified industry range with a broad range of products and services and is one of the 22 largest automotive suppliers worldwide. With facilities spread across 41 countries and the strength of over 200,000 employees, the company has a truly global environment where diversity and inclusion drive our culture.
SMP Automotive is the Motherson Group’s specialist in innovative modules and complete systems for the automotive industry.
- A globally preferred supplier of cockpits, door panels and bumpers in Europe, United States, Mexico, Brazil, and China.
- A leading plastic expert with innovative processes and technologies.
- One of the largest suppliers of bumpers, instrument panels and door panels to the premium segment.
Locally, since 2018, SMP Alabama has been producing modules and polymer products for Mercedes Benz US International (MBUSI) in our state-of-the-art facilities. Parts we produce include:
- Interior door panels
- Front and Rear Bumpers
- Grills
- Claddings
- Rear Spoilers
- Rocker Panels
- Running Boards
Industrial Engineer
The ideal candidate should have the following attributes and/or skills:
- Engineer / Technician: Plastics / machinery manufacturing / process technology
- Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- 2-3 years of experience in Engineering or related field
- Project management
- Secondary equipment planning / - procurement
- Production and factory planning
- PC knowledge (MS Office) / CAD (AutoCAD)
- Value Stream Mapping
- MTM or REFA proficiency:
- Lean Manufacturing – Toyota Production System – Poka-Yoke
- Continuous Improvement
- Ergonomics
- English / German and/or Spanish will be advantage
Main Duties
Method Engineering
- Material flow planning in cooperation with the logistics planning department
- Workplace design and Specification in cooperation with HQ / Ergonomics
- Generating Value Stream Maps, flow diagrams, production layouts
- Involvement in the development and introduction of new techniques
- Involvement in designing customer articles in a manner that is suitable for production
- Generation of and involvement in process FMEAs
Manufacturing Engineering in cooperation with the relevant technical departments
- Determining the required secondary equipment
- Generating specifications for secondary equipment, special machines
- Construction monitoring, acceptance and production launch of the secondary equipment
Project work
- Tasks as Sub-Project Manager
- Due date and cost control
- Project documentation
- Planning and execution of ratio / optimization projects
- Involvement in the design FMEA
- Generating process sequences with the help of QA (test plans)
- Support for Kaizen projects
- Daily startup and series support
- Execution of MTM analyses
- Optimization of special processes and equipment
- Optimization of value stream
