What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer-Industrial position at SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc?
Objective of the position
- Implementation of projects in the Production division in cooperation with the relevant departments
- Liaison agency between production, logistics and HQ function as there are for example Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Center of Competence
- Cost-conscious, responsible and result-oriented actions within the framework of the given company organization as well as the legal regulations
- Planning of manufacturing sequences and operating time
- Standardization
- Major Responsibilities
Production planning
- 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
Fixture planning 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
- Startup and series support
- Execution of MTM analyses
- Optimization of processes and value stream
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Engineer / Technician Certification: Plastics / machinery manufacturing / process technology
- 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
- 1 /- years of experience in related field
Organizational Classification
Higher level function: IE Manager
Direct Reports: N/A
