Team Lead, Product Engineering

EKSC ElringKlinger South Carolina, LLC.; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ElringKlinger in Easley, SC, is seeking a Production Planning professional to lead the PE department with a strong lean production focus, coordinating with the Production Manager to drive improvements. The role includes budget planning and tracking within the assigned area.

You will help define 1-5 year targets, implement production standards, and report KPIs to BUs and CUs. Responsibilities include master data creation for BOMs, routing, work centers, and equipment, plus cross-BU coordination

Job description

Responsibilities

• Disciplinary and/or functional management of employees
• Responsible for budget planning and tracking in the assigned area
• Strategically developing the PE department further with a focus on lean production (identifying improvements, recording the areas of potential identified in a roadmap, defining priorities) in coordination with the Production Manager
• Achieving the 1-5-year targets (i.e. defining the targets, measures and priorities for achieving the 1-5-year targets)
• Implementing and complying with the specified production standards, incl. reporting KPIs to the BUs and CUs
• Creating and managing the master data for the following: bill of materials, material master, routing, work center, equipment
• Determining production data for creating bills of material and work plans
• Analyzing discrepancies between production and the ERP system and drawing up suitable action plans
• Assisting with CIP projects
• Drawing up the preliminary calculation and standard price calculations
• Drawing up action plans to improve KPIs
• Acting as a point of contact for the CU in the plant
• Coordinating issues that affect multiple BUs in the plant
• Escalating matters to the CUs/BUs
• Coordinating measures to optimize the Production Order Variance
• Coordinating the roll-out of PDA systems in the plant
• Determining process data for creating and managing master data
• Other duties, as assigned

About the Company

ElringKlinger is one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers and technology groups. The key to our success: a team of more than 10,000 employees at 44 sites. In particular, they value ElringKlinger’s flat hierarchies, open culture of communication, and attractive prospects for career advancement as well as the opportunity to make a direct contribution to the business and to work independently within an international environment. Our joint ambition: to drive the future.