Production-Manufacturing Engineering Leader (Chihuahua)

Key Responsibilities – Level 1: Process Analysis & Optimization

• Train relevant personnel in processes and ensure the deployment and capitalisation of technical skills at the site.
• Train and support relevant personnel in work methodologies, operating processes and tools.
• Make the necessary decisions to optimise results, in line with initial data.
• Ensure the productivity of existing processes/products:
  • Manage the technical database.
  • Define and write procedures for new means and processes.
  • Define production line layouts.
  • Create and validate time sequences.
  • Help develop the process during the project phase, 'in production' and optimize it.
  • Provide technical input for processes and workstations to make technical improvements.
  • Schedule and maintain or organise the maintenance of tooling, assembly machines and the product.
  • Make production equipment reliable to improve quality, safety, etc. of existing means.
  • Propose innovative technical solutions concerning manufacturing processes to reach productivity, quality improvement and safety objectives and to reduce running time.
  • Cost, carry out and validate the 'in production' modifications for the plant processes.
  • Negotiate with external service providers.
  • Validate implementation in the field of inspection means.
  • Define and validate work in process (forklifts, suspended or other, etc.).
  • Define and validate substitution packaging.
  • Optimise existing packaging.
  • Ensure compliance with workstation ergonomics rules.
  • Troubleshoot to solve quality problems.
  • Technically solve problems to eliminate 'quality obstacles'.
  • Use time analysis and SMED to optimise processes.

Key Responsibilities – Level 2: Integration of New Products/Processes

• Coordinate the integration of new products / processes on the site for which he is assigned.
• Help define necessary plant means and coordinate their implementation to acquire necessary skills locally.
• Attend project meetings and assist with the FMECA process with the project group.
• Is able to lead a process and/or means FMECA working group.
• Support/participate in the definition of CS process during the PFMEA.
• Participate in and validate the writing of specifications for the specific means on the site.
• Produce the specification capacity means.
• Launch calls for tender and consultations for capacity and plant means.
• Monitor suppliers.
• Receive and validate acceptance and development of new resources.
• Initiate the creation of CAM technical data (parts, parts lists, instruction sheets).
• Create process adjustment sheets (parameters) and associated documents.
• Carry out the programming required to operate specific equipment.
• Carry out CCV / VSM for new projects.
• Conduct flow and layout studies.
• Conduct station and time studies (time usage rules) and draw up documentation in compliance with quality requirements.
• Compile the manufacturing file: procedure, operation sequence diagram, man-machine activity chart, instruction sheets, lists, manufacturing charts.
• Start the production of new products.
• Detect incidents and implement adapted action plans to solve problems.

Essential Job Functions & Abilities

• Strong work experience in machine qualification including calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability and reproducibility.
• Able to communicate effectively in a worldwide environment.