Engineer-Industrial Junior

Smp Automotive Systems Alabama Inc; Cottondale (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Smp Automotive Systems Alabama Inc is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead production project implementations in Alabama. You will liaise between production, logistics and HQ functions to ensure cost-conscious, result-oriented actions and timely manufacturing sequences.

You will plan material flow, design workstations, create Value Stream Maps, support new techniques, and contribute to MTM analyses and Kaizen initiatives across the plant. Fluency in English preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience in project management and production planning.
• Proficiency with MS Office and CAD tooling (AutoCAD).
• Knowledge of Value Stream Mapping, MTM/REFA, and Lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Material flow planning with logistics planning department.
• Workplace design and specification in cooperation with HQ / Ergonomics.
• Generating Value Stream Maps, flow diagrams, production layouts.
• Involvement in development and introduction of new techniques.
• Involvement in designing customer articles for production.
• Generation of and involvement in process FMEAs.
• Manufacturing engineering collaboration with technical departments.
• Determining required secondary equipment and specs.
• Construction monitoring, acceptance and launch of secondary equipment.
• Sub-Project Management duties and cost control.
• Planning and executing ratio / optimization projects.
• Involvement in design FMEA and QA-assisted sequences.
• Support for Kaizen projects and daily startup/series support.
• Execution of MTM analyses and optimization of processes.

Skills

MS Office

Value Stream Mapping

MTM/REFA

Lean Manufacturing

Poka Yoke

Ergonomics

Project Management

English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

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Full Time Professional Alabama, Cottondale, AL, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2192

Objective:

• Implementation of projects in the Production division in cooperation with the relevant departments
• Liaison agency between production, logistics and HQ function as there are for example Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Center of Competence
• Cost-conscious, responsible and result-oriented actions within the framework of the given company organization as well as the legal regulations
• Planning of manufacturing sequences and operating time

Qualifications:

• Engineer / Junior Engineer / Technician: Plastics / machinery manufacturing / process technology
• Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• Project management
• Secondary equipment planning / - procurement
• Production and factory planning
• PC knowledge (MS Office) / CAD (AutoCAD)
• Value Stream Mapping
• MTM or REFA proficiency:
• Lean Manufacturing – Toyota Production System - Poka Joke
• Ergonomics
• English / German and/or Spanish will be advantage

Main Duties:

• Material flow planning in cooperation with the logistics planning department
• Workplace design and Specification in cooperation with HQ / Ergonomics
• Generating Value Stream Maps, flow diagrams, production layouts
• Involvement in the development and introduction of new techniques
• Involvement in designing customer articles in a manner that is suitable for production
• Generation of and involvement in process FMEAs

Manufacturing Engineering in cooperation with the relevant technical departments

• Determining the required secondary equipment
• Generating specifications for secondary equipment, special machines
• Construction monitoring, acceptance and production launch of the secondary equipment
• Tasks as Sub-Project Manager
• Due date and cost control
• Planning and execution of ratio / optimization projects
• Involvement in the design FMEA
• Generating process sequences with the help of QA (test plans)
• Support for Kaizen projects
• Daily startup and series support
• Execution of MTM analyses
• Optimization of special processes and equipment