Carbody Production Engineer — Lean Rail Manufacturing

Hyundai Rotem Company; Torbanlea; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyundai Rotem Company in Australia is seeking a Production Engineer to develop and maintain standard production processes for rollingstock carbody assemblies. You will collaborate with local and overseas teams to optimize production plans, lead ToT transitions, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Reporting to the Production Engineering Manager, you will drive continuous improvement, support VIP readiness, and provide technical change-management input across the production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5 years’ experience in stainless steel rollingstock carbody production engineering.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Demonstrable experience in welding & assembly practices.
• CAD proficiency with Catia and/or AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of EN15085 and AS/NZ 3834 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering, production and safety teams to ensure build process instructions are developed, implemented and maintained.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement to optimise outcomes; debug design/build methodology; validate methods, tooling, equipment and processes.
• Be responsible for process and operational safety for Carbody manufacturing stations.
• Provide initial response to production-related issues to ensure continuity of production.
• Collaborate with methods and production control teams to ensure information is up-to-date and accessible on time.
• Balance the production line with resources and skill requirements using Value Stream Analysis, Yamazumi charts or similar tools.
• Lead comprehensive Validation of Industrialisation Process (VIP) readiness to achieve series production.
• Provide the production control team with technical aspects of the change management process.
• Provide technical support for other rollingstock assemblies as needed.

Skills

Welding & assembly practices

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Catia/AutoCAD

Job description

Hyundai Rotem Company in Australia is seeking a Production Engineer to develop and maintain standard production processes for rollingstock carbody assemblies. You will collaborate with local and overseas teams to optimize production plans, lead ToT transitions, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Reporting to the Production Engineering Manager, you will drive continuous improvement, support VIP readiness, and provide technical change-management input across the production