Manufacturing Engineer (CNC Engineer)

General Responsibilities : 

• Communicates and coordinates between departmental manufacturing engineering for OEMs to implement best practices, resolve problems, and sustain consistent performance to objectives
• Interacts with program planning and maintenance on processing, layout, and tooling for current and future products
• Oversee the business plan for power tool torque monitoring, calibration activities
• Lead New projects integration plans across all cross functional teams
• Maintains knowledge, communication and understanding of the business, people, products, process and the changes necessary to make the area successful
• Monitor the scorecard reporting process for input into Gap Closure Planning
• Utilizes analytical tools to improve throughput and system efficiency
• Investigates build problems utilizing Problem Solving Process, and provides technical input on the build process and / or dimensional understanding
• Maintains proper tool performance (reviews for function, dimensional performance, and preventive maintenance)
• Specifies tools and equipment used the assembly process
• Updates existing tools to accommodate failure models or implements new tools as required
• Coordinates new model planning regarding tool requirements
• Develops assembly process systems
• Responsible for managing/updating of assembly process systems/documentation

Safety : 

• Ensure discipline in following safety policies and procedures in day to day activities or new projects implementations
• Responsible for contracted supplier activities during projects and ensure full compliance with safety policies and procedures for projects under responsibility of scope.
• Promotes safe work practices as the highest priority and implements objectives for ergonomics and health/safety
• Maintain regular 5S culture across all team area to drive and maintain neat and well-presented.
• Conduct regular safety workplace assessments in all shop direct / indirect areas
• Support closure of all open related actions during safety assessments related to engineering countermeasures and develop required gap closure plans

People Management : 

• Builds and maintains good working relationships with integrity with employees, management and supplier community
• Fosters continuous improvements in all aspects of the business
• “Walk” the floor to build relationships, obtain information and feedback from shop floor leaders

Quality :

• Ensures the implementation of quality management systems into related manufacturing engineering – Office / Facilities Engineering activities
• Optimizes all resources by utilizing statistical methods and data to produce best-in-class quality products (includes Voice of Customer and Voice of Process)
• Leads the understanding and utilization of tools for product, process, and system improvement and problem solving such as:
• Quality Network Problem Solving Process ( 8D reporting )
• Statistical Process Control / Data Feedback Process
• Corrective Action Reporting Process / internal audits findings
• Concentration / PARETO analysis for monthly/quarterly quality logs for trend improvements
• Initiates appropriate actions to prevent quality spills (welding, paint and assembly) through proper implementation of quality plans.
• Annual review plan for FMEA and critical operations control plans as per the OEMs requirements
• Provides an empowered and consistent voice of the assembly plant during all facets of future program development for the assigned major subsystem area

Productivity :

• Manages process requirements by utilizing Competitive Manufacturing Processes with emphasis on variation reduction
• Fosters continuous improvements
• Lead the manufacturing requirements open issue resolution process from the beginning of the program until the launch team takes over
• Support maintenance/production in downtime improvement analysis to work in improving the net throughput for all production lines as per the committed improvement glide path.
• Provides technical support to the production organization (layouts, material/tooling consumptions, safety/quality issues investigation, new equipment installation/training, capacity planning, time study, process documentation, tooling lists, material distribution, racks designs, standard repairs and troubleshooting, equipment upgrades ….. etc.)
• Oversee the production schedule planning process to ensure correct implantation of process constraints reflected
• Drive capacity mapping activities include all future planning for capacity optimization projects

Cost : 

• Provides input to the establishment of department budget and efficiency goals
• Manages priorities to minimize the overtime requirements through line motion studies and rates increase.
• Manages spending within planned  budget and meets cost objectives
• Provides investment cost study estimates for plant projects
• Provides accurate cost tracking on approved projects
• Support maintenance in assets control and retirement/upgrade/replacement plans to ensure best utilization of the equipment lifetime.