Manufacturing Engineer

GRAMMER AG; Delphos (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

GRAMMER AG is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Delphos, OH. The ideal candidate will support production processes including injection molding, drilling, heat staking, welding, and assembly to optimize productivity and quality in a team environment.

Responsibilities include process controls, Lean/Kaizen improvements, cell layouts, SMED, and cost targets, while ensuring compliance with customer specs and APQP/PPAP/ISO standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (required).
• Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Automotive/Commercial Vehicle manufacturing exposure preferred.
• Injection Molding and robotics experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for all production aspects from design release forward.
• Improve productivity and quality through Lean manufacturing and Kaizen.
• Develop cell layouts, SMED, lead-time reduction, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Identify and implement process/product improvements.
• Support capital planning, launch strategies, and ISO/TS16949/PPAP compliance.

Skills

Teamwork

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Injection Molding

Robotics

Job description

We're looking for Visionaries, enablers and innovation drivers.

Breaking new ground. Realizing innovative ideas. Helping to shape the future of mobility. At GRAMMER, you can make a big difference - for yourself as well. As a global partner to the automotive industry, we are successful worldwide with our two divisions Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. Every day, we develop and produce systems for passenger car interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for offroad commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and trains. We shape the way people are mobile today and in the future. Bring your unique talents to the diverse GRAMMER community. More than 14,000 employees in 20 countries want to change the world together with you.

Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Delphos

What are your main tasks?

What we are looking for:
Grammer is looking for aManufacturing Engineerto join our team inDelphos, OH. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team environment. This individual will have an opportunity to make lasting and positive changes in our team!
The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for providing technical support for all aspects of production from design release forward. The incumbent will be accountable for engineering activities in the area of injection molding, drilling operations, heat staking, welding and assembly line operation, in order to obtain optimum productivity and quality levels while complying with customer specifications.
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for their assigned manufacturing processes. Through input from the customer, plant staff, and production employees the Manufacturing Engineer will review process controls, emphasize continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing methodology and Kaizen activities, participate in the development of cell layouts, set up reduction (SMED), lead time reduction, improve productivity through waste reduction. In addition, the Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for achieving product target cost, improved efficiency, identifying possible production problems for existing products within their scope of accountability.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be involved with helping to determine project capital needs, launch strategies, project timing, process flows, labor and machine standards as well as proposed plans for changes to the process, equipment, molds, and tooling to ensure reliability and compatibility with existing Toledo Molding and Die standards/systems.
What you will be doing:

• Support and maintain project timeline
• Participate in identifying open items issues
• Review mold and secondary fixture design and make recommendations
• Develop workflow, effective layout and optimize processes
• Evaluate and implement process/product improvements
• Work with the team to develop tooling and poke yoke methods
• Assist with training of both technical and production in processing standards
• Develops short- and long-term strategy to support customer requirement
• Authorizes engineering change notices (deviations), process alerts, purchase orders, equipment spare parts inventory, and personnel training requests
• Supports plant safety rules, UAW contract, procedures and standards
• Involved with assigned project launch strategies, capital needs, program timing in support of all APQP, PPAP, and ISO/TS16949 requirements
• Achieve goals and objectives relating to cost and timing
• Achieve project expectation and requirements for all elements of PPAP, ISO/TS16949 (Promotes ISO/TS16949 compliance)
• Maintain records for primary tools (molds) and selected secondary equipment
• Prioritize personnel and resources as activities require
• Accountable for customer/plant continuous improvement programs
• Develop and maintain favorable customer relations

What are your qualifications?

What you will bring along:

• Bachelors Degree in a related area
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Commercial Vehicle manufacturing experience or experience in a closely related industry, such as automotive.
• Product launch exposure
• Injection Molding and robotic experience required

And most importantly, what can you expect from us?

The well-being of our employees is our top priority. That's why we offer you:

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