Manufacturing Process Support -II

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking a detail-oriented Manufacturing Process Support II to coordinate product change activities across engineering and manufacturing teams in Auburn Hills, MI. The role serves as a liaison to ensure changes are evaluated, approved, and implemented with minimal disruption to operations.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional meetings, gathering impact data, developing dashboards, and delivering executive-level updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 2+ years in automotive manufacturing or product development.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.
• Experience developing dashboards and executive-level reports and presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate product change activities from initiation through implementation.
• Attend product change meetings and sessions to assess proposed changes.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, logistics, finance, and program teams to gather impact data.
• Schedule and facilitate cross-functional meetings to collect data and align stakeholders.
• Evaluate manufacturing, cost, quality, and operational impacts of changes.
• Track approvals, funding requirements, and change status using established processes.
• Provide change impact analyses and executive updates.
• Prepare dashboards, reports, and presentations for leadership.
• Support continuous improvement and production readiness.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Dashboards

Data visualization

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Business

Tools

Power BI

Reporting tools

Job description

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Manufacturing Process Support II professional to coordinate product change activities across engineering and manufacturing organizations. This role serves as a key liaison between cross-functional teams, ensuring that product changes are evaluated, communicated, approved, and implemented efficiently while minimizing impact to manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage product change activities from initiation through implementation.
• Attend product change meetings, workshops, and review sessions to assess proposed changes.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, logistics, finance, production operations, industrial engineering, and program management teams to gather impact assessments.
• Schedule and facilitate cross-functional meetings to collect data, communicate updates, and align stakeholders.
• Evaluate the manufacturing, cost, quality, and operational impacts of proposed product changes.
• Track approvals, funding requirements, and change implementation status using established processes and tools.
• Provide change impact analyses and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain dashboards, reports, presentations, and executive-level updates.
• Support continuous improvement efforts and help ensure smooth product launches and production readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Operations Management, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing, product development, or a related environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting/data visualization tools.
• Experience developing dashboards, analyzing large datasets, and creating executive-level reports and presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and collaborate within cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing and product development.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations, launch management processes, and production readiness requirements.
• Ability to summarize complex technical information and present actionable insights to leadership.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional manufacturing environments.