Advanced Manufacturing Project Leader

Schneider Electric•Franklin, OH

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Schneider Electric USA, Inc. seeks an Advanced Manufacturing Project Leader in Franklin, TN. This role involves drafting strategy for industrial evolution and technology roadmap for related NAM products and manufacturer process, identifying opportunities for advanced manufacturing engineering, and creating BCI of manufacture deployment according to NAM LTIP with consideration of CoGS, lead time, operation, and logistics. The position also includes reviewing data analysis and benefit calculation and validation, mentoring junior MPLs, providing training and coaching during project implementation, and building MPL competencies in the team while developing potential successors. The Project Leader will represent the project to the management team for approval and review, support AME engineers by tracking deliverables development, and coordinate resources between AME engineers, plant, BU, Purchasing, Supplier, and other supporting functions. Additionally, the role involves challenging and supporting OCP projects to ensure robust industrialization of processes and adequate capacity, participating in supplier management to develop a stronger local supplier pool in NAM, and following AME procedures to improve equipment supplier performance and optimize Capex and Opex. This role is remote eligible up to 1 day/week and requires 25% travel (10% international, 15% domestic) for project review and manufacturing process audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field.
3 years of experience in manufacturing project management, automation engineering, or related occupation.
Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrialization, Automation, Ergonomics, and LADM in a high-tech environment.
Experience managing projects for precision manufacturing processes.
Experience outlining equipment specification for technologies in the following areas: (a) High speed assembly automation for electromechanical products and subassemblies, (b) Product testing or Test Engineering, (c) Electronics manufacturing to include: PCBA Manufacturing or PCBA Testing, and (d) Robotics, COBOTs, Smart Factory, and Industry 4.0.
Experience performing cost estimation and supplier market electronics for above technologies.
Experience improving efficiency using Lean Manufacturing, Flow, and Kanban methodologies.

Responsibilities

Draft strategy for industrial evolution and technology roadmap for related NAM products and manufacturer process.
Identify opportunities for advanced manufacturing engineering.
Create BCI of manufacture deployment according to NAM LTIP with the consideration of CoGS, lead time, operation, and logistics.
Review data analysis and benefit calculation and validation.
Mentor junior MPL and provide training and coaching during project implementation.
Buildup MPL competencies in team and develop at least two potential successors for this position.
Represent the project to report to management team for approval and review.
Support AME engineers by tracking deliverables development from conception to completion according to the project target.
Coordinate resources between AME engineers, plant, BU, Purchasing, Supplier and all the other supporting functions.
Challenge and support OCP projects to ensure robust industrialization of process and adequate capacity according to CAMA rules.
Participate in supplier management to develop stronger local supplier pool in NAM.
Follow AME procedure to improve the performance of the equipment supplier and optimize Capex and Opex.