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Job Responsibility:
Manage the Heat Treatment and Chemical Treatment processes in the building
Manage operations across both pusher and batch-style furnaces
Evaluate the ergonomics of quenching and fixture-loading workflows to ensure operator safety
Lead "Visual Factory" management to make furnace cycle status, metallurgical trends, and production issues transparent to all team members
Manage quality documentation process control plans, operator instructions, SCCAF, PFMEA, and heat treatment test documentation, etc.
Participate in Quality and Safety audits
Prepare standard reports for Quality reviews within the plant and with other areas
Review rejected parts for quality integrity and decide next steps
Issue daily Incoming Quality report
Lead cross functional team initiatives in quality to achieve no faults forward / zero defects
Deliver capable processes and tools
Analyze root causes
engage in mapping and corrective actions
Coordinate Green and Black Belt projects within the department
Document and control error proofing checks, internal checks, and additional containments
Participate in interplant benchmarking exercises
Actively participate in Simultaneous Engineering meetings, Forward Planning and Product Design to ensure MTC process is followed
Apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products
Implement interim & permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues using 8D tool, 6 panel, etc.
Manage and direct statistical process control activities
Knowledge of and ability to execute measurement systems analysis & variable data analysis
Establish and monitor quality target levels for each build
Provide input for design and assembly concepts which will yield nominal variations
Establish critical characteristics for gauging and measuring data collection methods
Determine inspection equipment and facility requirements
Support expedited concern resolution with cross functional teams including the Quality Department, Production and Suppliers
Review internal/external suppliers for critical characteristics process compatibility
Review incoming quality concerns to maintain quality with assigned area
must have experience with initiating containment, determining root cause, and implementing corrective actions
Work with and manage hourly (UAW) personnel as required
Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED
1+ years of experience working in a manufacturing engineering environment (internship and coop experience will be considered)
1+ year of Process Engineering experience (can include co-op/internships)
Proven problem-solving ability
Experience with heat treatment/chemical treatment process
Microsoft Office Knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)
Nice to have:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred
Effective oral and written communication skills
2 or more years in the automotive industry
Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
8D and 5Why corrective action and problem solving skills
Solid understanding of Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
Familiarity with DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience
Knowledge of TQM and Kaizen Methods
FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
Validated experience with Visual Factory Management
What we offer:
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time