Lean Process Engineer: Automotive & Automation

Dana Canada Corp.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Canada Corp. is seeking a production engineering professional to improve production workflows, layouts, and equipment utilization at our Fort Wayne, IN facility.

You will provide technical support, apply leanSix Sigma, and drive process improvements across engineering, quality, and production teams. You will ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance, maintain critical documentation, and lead training for production supervisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience; 3+ years of experience.
• Strong understanding of automotive manufacturing systems, process engineering, and industrial automation.
• Ability to analyze data, identify root causes, and implement solutions in a dynamic production environment.
• Capable of managing multiple engineering projects, coordinating resources, and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills to work with production, quality, maintenance, and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve production workflows, layouts, and utilization of equipment to enhance efficiency.
• Provide technical support to resolve process-related issues, equipment malfunctions, and quality concerns on the shop floor.
• Apply lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to drive process improvements and cost savings.
• Work with engineering, quality, and production teams to integrate new products into manufacturing, including tooling, process validation, and documentation.
• Ensure all manufacturing processes meet safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation including work instructions, process flows, and engineering change notices.
• Work off shifts and weekends as necessary.
• Develop and update documentation, including process sheets, PFMEA's and Control Plans
• Develop Team Leaders in production departments
• Resolve quality and tooling issues
• Assist in troubleshooting process and machine issues.
• Train and teach the Production Supervisors
• Develop layouts to facilitate Dana's production system.
• Coordinate all Sales Inquiries and Program Launches through APQP
• This includes coordinating the manufacture and movement of pre-production material through the production departments
• Develop and maintain Poka-Yoke devices
• Develop and maintain automation solutions for manufacturing
• Responsible for timely completion of all estimates
• Obtain quotations for new capital and tooling as needed
• Blackboard or directional estimates as required
• Capacity analysis
• Involved in Business Unit manufacturing strategy
• Planning of equipment moves within Ft Wayne and Business Unit

Skills

Automotive manufacturing

Process engineering

Industrial automation

Data analysis

Project management

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience

3+ years of experience

Job description

Dana Canada Corp. is seeking a production engineering professional to improve production workflows, layouts, and equipment utilization at our Fort Wayne, IN facility.

You will provide technical support, apply leanSix Sigma, and drive process improvements across engineering, quality, and production teams. You will ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance, maintain critical documentation, and lead training for production supervisors.