Main Responsibilities

Provide direct input to the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) by doing the following:
1. Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for product design, engineering changes, scope changes and quality concerns.
2. Develop process flow and plant layout requirements.
3. Review product gaging and packaging strategies and assess the impact of those assumptions on the overall manufacturing strategy.
4. Define capital equipment and tooling required and maintain adherence to the budget of the program.
5. Project manage the procurement and acceptance of required equipment & tooling.
6. Facilitate the implementation of production equipment/tooling into the manufacturing facility and any corresponding technical training.

7. Complete Process FMEA and manage RPN risks.
8. Assess the product, process, equipment and tooling strategies for potential ergonomic concerns and manage action items to resolve.
9. Support customer part needs through pilot, testing, run-at-rate and internal process sign offs.
10. Create and support continuous improvement projects.

Requirement
Education/Major Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Plastics or Engineering Technology required (BSME or BSMET or similar)

Work Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering advanced manufacturing, process engineering, tooling, or similar

Experience in Automotive/Manufacturing (Tier One Automotive interiors experience preferred, not required)
Candidates must demonstrate solid skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and ability to inspire individuals to improve performance.
Candidate must have experience communicating at multiple levels internally and externally
Mechanical aptitude and analytical problem solving
Work flow, line balance and takt time
Experience with AutoCAD, PLC Programming, and Automation
Leadership of DOE and data driven studies experience
Six Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement training or experience
Candidates must demonstrate technical and project management skills
Familiar with entire product life including development, launch and production.
Understands and demonstrates the ability to work with and improve documented manufacturing standards.

Language Skills Required: English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Job Qualifications

1. Injection Molding:

Tool feasibility
Plastic part feasibility
Plastic Materials
Tool design & build
RJG & Master Molder
Robot & Process Equipment.
Plastics Processing
Standard Molding, 2K, IMD, IML,& Insert
Others: Successful candidates must have the ability to travel within North America and abroad to meet launch requirements.
Work Environment Often exposed to distracting sounds and noisy conditions. Personal protective equipment is required.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:
- International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
- Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
- Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
- Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
- Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
- Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
- Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
- Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

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