Engineering Manager

Company: Teijin
Location: Salisbury
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager for our Salisbury, North Carolina Plant. Location is in between Sarepta and Springhill, LA.

Position Summary:

Manage and direct essential engineering functions related to product engineering, product launches, product changes, product documentation, maintaining and improving manufacturing processes, and plant and factory facilities.

Essential Job Functions:

• To provide leadership, training and direction for all positions within the manufacturing engineering department.
• To develop product and improve manufacturing technologies that provide high quality products, excellent customer service and optimizes profitability for the company.
• Provide leadership for project management activities that result in creative and innovative improvements in the manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical services for development of process instructions manuals and key training aids for manufacturing.
• Develop and manage departmental budget leading to cost control and waste reduction.
• Support and implement continuous improvement projects resulting in reduced scrap and labor, quality improvements, lower cycle times and improved safety.
• Support manufacturing in troubleshooting processes.
• Support manufacturing in the training of operators Maintain timely and accurate process documentation including but not limited to the following:
  • MWI -Sections 4,5,6,9 and process flow
  • Labor standards
  • Equipment cycle times Plant and factory engineering including but not limited to the following:
    • Accurate floor layouts
    • Accurate and up to date plant and factory drawings
    • Facilities planning
    • Plant systems (ie electrical, mechanical, fire system, air, water, etc).
    • Expansion and improvement projects Maintain and support equipment control systems and software including but not limited to the following:
      • PLC programming and interfaces
      • Vision systems
      • Define develop and maintain software control and change process
      • Manage implementation of all product changes. New product launches including but not limited to the following:
        • Representing the factory on new program launch teams.
        • APQP process
        • New process development and prove in
        • Manufacturing launch manager
        • MWI development
        • Bill of Materials
        • Process flow charts, FMEAs, and control plan
        • Process planning
        • Capital planning
        • Timelines and open issues
        • Maintain accurate and current product documentation:
        • Drawings
        • KPS's
        • FMEA, and control plans
        • Customer information
        • PO's
        • PQ's
        • Change request
        • Product/process change checklist
        • Timelines
        • Quoting
        • New programs
        • Design changes
        • Cost Reductions
        • Manufacturing Planning
        • Factory capacity planning
        • Capital (forecasting, tracking, budgeting)
        • Develop, implement and support automated manufacturing processes. Qualifications:
          • Minimum of five years in a leadership role, progressively increasing in job responsibilities.
          • Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or plastics field.
          • Familiarity with APQP methodology.
          • Experienced in an engineering field within a manufacturing environment, preferably an automotive supplier.
          • Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
          • Through knowledge of SPC and statistical data analysis.
          • Practical knowledge and experience with DOE techniques.

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