Modern wire harness systems and exclusive vehicle interiors: The name DRÄXLMAIER stands for automotive innovations – products that enhance your driving experience. Every day, approximately 75,000 associates around the world cooperate to contribute their knowledge, skills and automotive passion toward this goal. Individuals, who like to take on responsibilities, use their creativity and contribute their ideas toward the common success. Individuals like you!
Location: Livermore, US, 94551
Work Type: Full time
Contract Type: unlimited
Objective of Job
- Assure all welding, assembly & automation processes comply with standards in the LIV plant
- Optimization of productivity and quality for welding, assembly & automation processes installed in the LIV Plant
- Assist in planning and implementing production processes for specific technologies in a plant, for existing and new products, in cooperation with the areas of process development, process planning, equipment engineering, logistics, production and quality, with the goal of efficiently industrializing the product
- Ensures the process engineer department runs smoothly. Also to be the technical and disciplinary leader responsible for the training and development of the team
- Area of responsibility: All welding, assembly & automation processes in the LIV Plant
- Provide technical and disciplinary leadership and make personnel decisions in co-operation with HR and Supervision within the welding, assembly & automation Process Engineering department
- Development of department specific employee goals, breakdown and prioritizing of department goals as well as monitoring of goals, and evaluation of goal achievement
- Lead cross functional team in developing and maintaining Process FMEAs
- Ensure all error proofing devices are implemented and functioning correctly.
- Ensure Process Eng. department collaboration in creating requirement manuals, together with equipment engineering. Taking into account profitability, process reliability & lessons learned to achieve project goals.
- Increase efficiency and reduce cycle times of production process for all welding, assembly & automation processes by optimizing process parameters or equipment
- Eliminate manufacturing waste through process optimization. (time, scrap, effort, etc.)
- Establish and maintain machine and process capability for production processes within area of responsibility
- Ensure creation, maintenance and updates on production documentation (Process Data Sheets, Work Instructions, P-FMEA, Re-Release Sheets, etc.) as required by IATF 16949 within area of responsibility
- Cooperate with Process Development and Corporate Process Engineering teams in optimizing and developing process improvements and new production processes
- Validate process and product characteristics (CC’s, SC’s and IC’s) as defined by Product Development, Process Development or Quality Department
- Establish reference and boundary samples in cooperation with Product Development, Process Development and Quality for production processes within area of responsibility
- Review engineering change requests (ECR) and give feedback for implementation cost
- Define and manage various plant level improvement projects related to the area of responsibility by developing and evaluating potential for improvements
- Ensure cooperation in the Run at Rate and in process handover, analysis of deviations and the introduction of corrective actions.
- Some travel is required
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (Automotive, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering)
- 3-5 years experience in Process engineering, Project management, Plastics welding and assemblies, Automation technologies
- PLC Programming
- Microsoft Office Suite intermediate to high skill level
Pay Range: $98,000 - $127,000
Benefits:
- Competitive Pay Structure
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Great Paid Time off and Holidays
- Company Match 401k Program
Nearest Major Market: San Francisco
Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland
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