*** LOCAL TO DETROIT METRO AREA MICHIGAN CANDIDATES PREFERRED *** Travel related expenses possible for highly qualified individuals during contract period. Relocation expense compensation possible for highly qualified individuals if directly hired.

Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager needed to ensure delivery of programs for automotive systems and components. This position supports the daily operations (headcount, production, efficiency) of U.S. manufacturing plants, identifies cost reduction opportunities, and anticipates program needs from start of production to launch.

Duties:

Define program process, capacity planning and delivery targets, including plant capacity planning and capital budget management.

Support operations and monitor production status, machine and equipment workload to ensure compliance with internal QCD objectives and customer requirements.

Apply lean manufacturing systems to support plant operations deploy shop-floor methodology and manufacturing tools, and develop special equipment requirements for cell integration, error-proofing, data collection, and process improvement.

Oversee and direct process control development for complex and dynamic industrial production systems.

Develop and establish reporting and diagnostic systems for root cause and downtime analysis to ensure the maintenance and improvement of machine processes and controls.

Hands-on development, implementation, and management of advanced manufacturing excellence methodologies.

Propose plant-level industrial plans, and validate material flow, site layout, supplier capabilities, and pre-series production runs, to optimize footprint and equipment utilization.

Prepare and propose process innovations for interior systems and components.

Oversee new equipment buy-off and assembly line commissioning; ensure plant readiness for the transfer of assembly lines.

Identify and evaluate skill gaps of team members and define and oversee technical staff resource allocation taking into consideration manufacturing and engineering strategies.

Lead training of manufacturing plant personnel, including training on employee engagement, quality and process improvements, and equipment supplier development.

Minimum education and experience required:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred), and 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing engineering position with a Tier-1 supplier of automotive interior systems and components.

Required skills:

Must have 5 years of experience in each of the following:

Manufacturing tools (Hoshin, Kaizen, QRCI, QRQC, TPM, 5S, SMED, Kanban) to optimize production.

Managing the launch of manufacturing programs for automotive systems and components.

Troubleshooting breakdowns of advanced manufacturing equipment; analyzing and fixing issues (maintenance, adjustments, electrical, hydraulic).

Managing large-scale manufacturing operations (100+ direct and indirect headcount).

Must have 2 years of experience training plant personnel on manufacturing tools (robots) and processes.

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