Primary Work Task:

Responsible for evaluating existing processes and configuring manufacturing systems (tube bending / welding / machining) to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the production process

-Evaluate and improve on processes in manufacturing systems.

-Maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and changeovers.

-Identify process variation using variable data and develop solutions to improve

-Identify and assist with the development of fixturing, gages and other tooling necessary to identify and reduce process variation

-Collaborate with customer engineering & quality personnel to identify critical part features and review manufacturability of design.

-Actively participate and support the Advanced Product Quality Planning activities to implement new measurement systems for new tool or process design and startup.

-Resolve quality issues by identifying problems, examining solution options, implementing action plans, and providing resources.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Effectively communicate and reinforce commitment to quality improvement efforts

-Develop and submit PPAP documents for new product launches to meet customer requirements.

-Determine when process stability and capability studies should be performed on existing processes. -Review and analyze results. Recommend changes to processes based upon findings and perform follow up to verify effectiveness.

-Coordinate pre-launch production trial run process monitoring.

-Participate in the development of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

-Maintain Control Plans and FMEA's throughout the life of the part.

-Facilitate and promote use of appropriate problem-solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action.

-Lead PPM improvement plan for strategic customers.

-Apply appropriate use of statistical techniques

-Determine and apply appropriate Measurement System Analysis tools.

-Make recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production

Knowledge and Education

-Excellent technical skills

-Knowledge of process related standards

-Experience in process simulations, SPC, VSM, PFMEA & CP

-AutoCad or SolidWorks skills a plus

-Analytical thinker with interpersonal skills

-BS degree in Manufacturing/Process Engineering or minimum of 5 years in an automotive tier manufacturing environment