Lean Process Engineer (Automotive Manufacturing)

Volvo Car Germany GmbH; South Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Savings accounts

Wellness program

Voluntary benefits

Retirement savings plan

Family Bond parental leave

Employee car lease program

Job summary

Volvo Cars is seeking a Shop Engineer in our Body Shop to lead current and future manufacturing processes. You will join a growing team of Engineers driving continuous improvements in efficiency, quality and cost, while supporting training and development within the shop floor.

International travel may be required. The role focuses on process engineering targets, line balancing, and implementation of lean practices to reduce waste and variability, enabling successful launches and

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in manual, highly repetitive and short cycle time assembly processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive efficiency improvements for current processes with Production.
• Lead continuous improvements to process delivery, quality and cost.
• Participate in 2nd line process analysis (DMAIC) and problem solving with expertise when needed.
• Own Process Engineering targets for time/technique/cost.
• Share best practices across Volvo Cars Manufacturing.
• Reduce manufacturing variability in Process Engineering.
• Support core or commodity when expertise is needed.
• Interface between Production and Manufacturing Engineering groups.
• Drive improvements for current/new processes under industrialization with Production/Launch.
• Plan for future model deliverables and rebalance staffing.
• Implement lean process improvements and reduce waste.
• Lead Kaizen events with cross-functional teams.
• Perform ROI calculations and time/capacity analyses.
• Provide training and facilitate Kaizen workshops.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt

MS Office

TeamCenter

Simulation software

Project management

Communication

Line balancing

Capacity analysis

Ergonomics

People leadership

Tools

TeamCenter

Simulation software

Job description

Volvo Cars is seeking a Shop Engineer in our Body Shop to lead current and future manufacturing processes. You will join a growing team of Engineers driving continuous improvements in efficiency, quality and cost, while supporting training and development within the shop floor.

International travel may be required. The role focuses on process engineering targets, line balancing, and implementation of lean practices to reduce waste and variability, enabling successful launches and