Manufacturing Engineer

GRAMMER AG; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage on day 1

Dental coverage on day 1

Vision coverage on day 1

Job summary

Grammer is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support project timelines, review mold designs, and optimize processes for our automotive interiors and seating systems. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 3 years in a related field, preferably with automotive industry experience and product launch exposure.

Training staff and ensuring quality and safety standards will be key responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree, preferably in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Automotive industry experience.
• Product launch exposure a plus.
• Experience with facility expansion a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain project timeline.
• Identify open items and issues.
• Review mold and secondary fixture design; make recommendations.
• Develop workflow, layout, and optimize processes.
• Evaluate and implement process/product improvements.
• Develop tooling and poke-yoke methods with the team.
• Assist with training of technical and production staff on standards.
• Develop short and long-term strategies to meet customer requirements.
• Authorize engineering changes (deviations), process alerts, purchase orders, equipment spare parts inventory, and training requests.
• Support plant safety rules, UAW contract, procedures and standards.
• Participate in APQP, PPAP, and ISO/TS16949 requirements; project launch strategies, capital needs, timing.

Skills

Automotive industry experience

3+ years experience

Product launch exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

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

What are your main tasks?

• Support and maintain project time line
• 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 requirements
• 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
  

What are your qualifications?

• Bachelor Degree, preferrably in Engineering or a related field
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Automotive industry experience.
• Product launch exposure a plus
• Experience with facility expansion a plus

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:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage on day 1

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