Manufacturing Engineer: Lead Lean Production Projects

ZF Group

Gray Court (SC)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Time Off

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Supportive team environment

Community outreach activities

Job summary

ZF Transmissions in Gray Court, SC, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead complex production projects and optimize equipment layouts. You will work with manufacturing engineers and design teams to ensure efficient methods and meet quality standards.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1+ years of engineering experience, with strong knowledge of APQP and lean practices. Enjoy a competitive benefits package at a leading automotive site in North America.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 1+ years of engineering experience and leading technical projects.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within Engineering.
Experience with customer communication systems.
Experience with engineering change systems.
Knowledge of company products and services acquired through experience and training.
Understanding of engineering techniques, principles, and procedures of their particular field to the completion of difficult assignments.

Responsibilities

Lead complex projects to troubleshoot and solve errors/problems on production equipment.
Analyze and plan work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and layouts for maximum efficiency.
Confer with manufacturing engineers and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
Validate the development of product specifications for the purchase of equipment, materials, tooling, fixturing or parts, according to specifications and quality standards.
Consult the engineering team about potential suppliers for production equipment, tooling and fixturing and contributes to the final technical choice.
Evaluate and assist in the evolution of the equipment and perform acceptance evaluation according to specification.
Validate production times, staffing requirements and related costs of production equipment to provide information for management decisions.
Oversee projects for existing production and new programs using APQP and Lean principles to meet timing and budget as well as performance.