At Gentherm, we say, “It’s about the person.” We’re with you on a cold winter day when you turn on your heated seat and steering wheel or helping manage patient body temperature in the operating room, recovering room or intensive care units. We take a human approach with everything we do.
As the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry we embrace the opportunity to create and deliver extraordinary solutions that make meaningful differences in everyday life. We do this by improving health, wellness, comfort and energy efficiency.
We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and combine that with our global leadership to deliver results. Working at Gentherm provides you the opportunity to not only shape the future of the automotive and medical industries, but also influence your career throughout the company. You will be engaged, challenged and inspired by our team to deliver leading thermal technologies that positively impact lives around the world.
LEAD ENGINEER, PROCESS
IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY
The process engineering position impacts in the daily continuous improvement in the production lines. The process engineer works together with the multifunctional areas, having as internal customer to production, quality and EHS areas to make sure the production floor and lines are optimized to ensure the safety, cost, quality and delivery can be accomplished efficiency.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead a group of process Engineers and support them to make sure objectives are accomplished in the different areas.
- Create and follow up KPI periodically.
- Strong problem solving analysis in the lines to optimize resources and decrease waste by implementing methodology (5W, 8D, etc) and using tools.
- Ensure Engineers comply with applicable APQP process steps.
- Generate and follow up compliance of key indicators with engineers and provide support with escalation roadblocks.
- Ensure Engineers obtain relevant information for transfer projects.
- Follow all activities related to plant capacity by making sure all lines have cycle times registered.
- Provide adequate support to other areas such as: Production, Quality, Manufacturing, etc.
- Ensure that Engineers actively participate as Process Owners
- Ensure the development of new processes using lean manufacturing techniques.
- Make visits to customers and suppliers as required.
- Attend visits from customers, suppliers or colleagues from other locations as required
- Monitor validation of new or transferred equipment, detect and resolve operational problems that result.
- Meet and satisfy specific customer requirements.
- Work in coordination with other departments to improve plant-wide productivity.
- Create and manage new projects for capital investment, human resource and new equipment requirements, or additional tooling to support operational or replacement requirements.
- Attend TCB (Technical Change Board) meetings.
- Ensure the development and implementation of continuous improvement projects in the manufacturing process to reduce waste.
- Ensure that PPAP'S, test runs, engineering changes are executed based on APQP dates and responsibilities, review results and take necessary corrective actions, and manage resources (manpower, equipment, tooling) for necessary runs according to APQP.
- Provide regular communication with the Department Manager and provide immediate feedback concerning potential failures/obstacles to achieving established goals.
- Provide design and/or tooling feedback to suppliers.
- Attend training and applicable workshops
- Any other activities as deemed appropriate by the Department Manager according to the needs of the company.
- Provide support to the quoting and Design department to identify, define and make estimates for new projects in terms of process and equipment required.
- Apply the Gentherm Value creation system.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- 7+ years of automotive product launch experience
- Automotive program/project coordination.
- Experience and/or production processes required.
- Basic Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001.
- Green six sigma (minimum).
- Knowledge of problem solving tools: 5W, 8D, Ishikawa.
- Strong technical skills such as: electronics, robotics, pneumatics and mechanics.
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong skills in Minitab.
- Machine quoting
Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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