Manufacturing Operations Engineer / Supervisor - 3rd Shift

valeo; Seymour (IN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Engineer / Supervisor for our Indiana facilities. This hybrid role focuses on optimizing assembly processes and leading production teams, with emphasis on ergonomics, efficiency, and error-proofing.

You’ll serve as the SME on lines, driving a first-time-right culture for automotive lighting customers. The position is on 3rd shift (Sunday 8PM – Friday 8AM) and involves implementing TPM, 5S, and QMS standards while promoting safety and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering preferred; experience may substitute.
• 0-3 years in automotive manufacturing, especially assembly.
• Experience with PFMEA, Lean (VPS), and time measurement methods.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams and drive accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead line workshops to reduce costs, cycle times, and scrap to achieve best-in-class status.
• Collaborate with design teams to ensure manufacturability constraints are respected.
• Create and manage work instructions, PFMEAs and QA checklists.
• Be the SME for assigned lines to pilot improvements and support new equipment integration.
• Apply quality measures to ensure first-time-right parts for customers.

Skills

PFMEA

Lean Manufacturing

VPS

Team Leadership

Time Measurement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing)

Tools

Kaizen

5S

DFM

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO₂ emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join Valeo and revolutionize the conditions of driving for both drivers and passengers!

What You Will Win

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

About the Role:

The Manufacturing Operations Engineer / Supervisor is a hybrid role at the heart of our industrial operations. You will be responsible for both the technical optimization of assembly processes and the direct leadership of production teams. This role focuses on the method of manufacturing goods with a heavy emphasis on ergonomics, efficiency, manning, and process error-proofing. You will act as the technical expert for your assigned lines while fostering a positive social climate and driving a "first time right" culture for our automotive lighting customers.

* This position is on 3rd Shift: Sunday 8PM - Friday 8AM *

Key Responsibilities

Process Engineering & Industrial Design

• Lead workshops on existing lines to reduce manufacturing costs, cycle times, and scrap percentages to achieve best-in-class status.
• Collaborate with P1 design teams to ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM) within production constraints.
• Create and manage work instructions, PFMEAs, and LLC/Kaizen cards.
• Become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned assembly lines to pilot improvement opportunities and support vendors with new equipment integration.
• Apply advanced quality measures to ensure robust product design and 'first time right' parts for the customer.

People Management & Leadership

• Lead the induction of all newcomers (including temporaries) and manage the scheduling of training actions.
• Analyze flexibility needs within your perimeter, define training plans, and maintain a real-time flexibility grid/certification process.
• Oversee absenteeism, holidays, safety enforcement, and environmental risk analysis.
• Conduct annual appraisals and career development discussions for operators.
• Ensure a positive work environment and high levels of personnel involvement.

Production & Standards Management

• Ensure daily production meets SQCDM (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Motivation) and inventory targets in alignment with the MPS (Master Production Schedule).
• Perform daily OJT with teams to ensure strict adherence to safety, quality, 5S, and work standards.
• Deploy TPM standards, manage 'red tag' abnormality detection, and lead maintenance line QRQCs.
• Systematically check the gemba to validate working times, ensure respect of standard stops, and monitor equipment performance (cycle time and micro-stoppages).

Continuous Improvement & Valeo 5 Axes

• Lead action plans to improve SQCDM performance in coherence with Plant and APU productivity plans (P-30).
• Pilot PDCA, FTA, and Maintenance '5 Whys' on assigned topics (Safety, Quality, DL Efficiency).
• Lead VPS workshops (Flow analysis, Muda hunting, Hoshin, TPM) and present status updates to the Site VPS committee.
• Participate in budget preparation (headcounts, investments, P-30) and manage the budget for your assigned zone.
• Promote the Valeo 5 Axes in daily activities to reach assigned V5000 targets.

What You Should Have

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing) is highly preferred, but experience in lieu of education will be considered.
• 0-3 years of experience in an automotive manufacturing environment, preferably in assembly processes.
• Experience with PFMEAs, Lean Manufacturing principles (VPS), and time-measurement methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage diverse teams and drive a culture of accountability.

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO₂ emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature

At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talent. Are you looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about Valeo : https://www.valeo.com

Job:

Production Supervisor Organization: APU Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Perman