Trim Development Engineer

Lear Corporation; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive technology leader is seeking a candidate for trim cover development in Gqeberha, South Africa. The ideal applicant will have at least 5 years of relevant experience and strong skills in 2D CAD and sewing processes. Proficiency in German is a plus. This role involves optimizing manufacturing processes and ensuring quality approval for seat trim covers.

Benefits

Opportunity to grow

Diverse workplace

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in trim/sewing manufacturing.
• Experience in seat trim development preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and remain self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Develop trim covers and obtain quality approval from the OEM customer.
• Verify sew line distances using software or manual templates.
• Assist with BOM verifications and day to day sewing problems.

Skills

2D CAD or 2D drawings

PC literacy (MS Office)

Problem-solving skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Knowledge of German

Education

Relevant qualification (2D CAD or 2D drawings)

Tools

Accumark software

Job description

Company Overview

Port Elizabeth Plant
Driving the future of automotive. We’re Lear For You.

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of more than 165,000 talented employees in 37 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation

Key Responsibilities

• Developing trim covers to optimize the sewing process for manufacturing and obtain quality approval from the OEM customer.
• Strip sample seats/trim covers and make paper templates for each cut panel
• Digitize each paper panel and ensure all technical details are correct
• Plot patterns on a 1:1 scale, ID each pattern by material type and add sewing borders
• Confirm sewing process steps (Process flow diagram)
• Verify sew line distances by simulating sewing start to end on Accumark or AutoCad software or manually comparing 2D templates
• Hand optimized digital or paper patterns over for marker making and CNC cutting
• Construct bill of material for each trim cover showing hang on parts
• Sew trim covers or review sewing process to ensure optimized sewing process
• Built seat or review seat building process to review the quality of the complete seat
• Change patterns after build review to improve sewing and quality concerns
• Repeat steps until the sewing process and seat quality is approved.
• Ensure notches and direction constraints are shown on patterns
• Ensure templates are correctly identified and stored by trim option
• Assist with BOM verifications
• Assist with day to day sewing problems

Key skills and Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Relevant qualification (2D CAD or 2D drawings)
• PC literacy is essential, relating to MS Outlook, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of the German language would be an advantage.

Related Experience

• Must be a self-starter, a team player, positive, self-motivated and be able to work under pressure.
• 5 years minimum relevant experience is essential.
• Relevant seat trim development experience will be considered as an advantage.

Special Requirements

• An assertive individual with strong problem-solving skills in a trim/sewing manufacturing environment is essential.
• Accumark/pattern making software experience would be advantageous.

Why Lear

We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.