Summit Polymers is looking to solve the problem of delivering engineering and product excellence to its customers in the automotive interior systems industry, including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels, by hiring a Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing) to direct the manufacturing engineering team and develop robust product designs, tooling, and processes.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of injection mold design, maintenance and repair, scientific injection mold processing, robotic part removal end of arm tooling and programming
- Working knowledge of paint processing and robotic programming, and secondary assembly processes (including plastic welding techniques, PLC programming)
- Knowledge of IATF 16949 systems and procedures
- Knowledge of OSHA and other regulatory and safety standards
- Knowledge of environmental procedures and reporting requirements
- Ability to analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices
- A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive section)
Responsibilities
- Directs, prioritizes and schedules activities of subordinates to achieve plant and department performance objectives for safety, quality, productivity, and delivery
- Ensures proper training of engineers and mentors them and other key personnel to ensure a competent workforce
- Owner of capable manufacturing processes throughout plant
- Directs the development, validation, documentation, control of all: injection molding processes and molding automation systems, paint processes, robot programs and paint automation systems, assembly processes
- Develops standardized work (Operator Instruction Sheets) and trains key manufacturing personnel
- Leads root cause problem solving and continuous improvement activities, working with manufacturing and maintenance, to solve problems related to safety, scrap, operational availability (machine up time), and productivity (cycle times)
- Collaborates with the plant lean manufacturing team on eliminating waste and implementing lean tools and practices
Other
- Bachelors degree in related engineering discipline
- Five years’ engineering experience in an automotive environment
- Supervisory or managerial experience in an automotive environment
- Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills is essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing at all levels in the organization
- Travel requirement: less than 5% travel
