Body Weld Engineering Specialist Job at Volkswagen AG (Chattanooga)

Job Responsibility

Identify requirements for maintenance and production resources to modify body weld systems to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost
responsible to gain consensus cross-functionally for process improvement opportunities
develop the production process to ensure processes meet safety standards, quality standards, cost targets, environmental and OSHA regulations
coordinate and/or lead projects within the Body Planning team and prioritize activities based upon business needs
create a continuous improvement environment to develop best-in-class production systems
coordinate production trials for model changes
coordinate team members and develop teamwork
coordinate activities with the maintenance team to minimize production delays due to equipment issues
develop systems to meet KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) and analyze data to monitor performance, plan improvements, and identify potential countermeasure activities
monitor safety, quality, cost, and productivity, and develop improvement activities for assigned areas of production
complete projects on schedule and within the annual administrative, operational, and capital budgets
provide direction and assistance to analyze production issues, propose countermeasures, and resolve issues
collaborate with other production departments, quality, production control, and engineering to provide best-in-class product quality
implement training plans to improve overall organizational capability of production department.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering or related field of study and 36 months of experience. Experience must have included
proprietary PLC and robot programming language
automotive body weld experience
lean manufacturing / visual systems
continuous improvement and project management
ergonomic evaluations
quality circles
engineering drafting and modeling software experience. Up to 10% domestic and international travel.