Body Weld Engineering Specialist

Volkswagen AG•Chattanooga, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering or related field of study
36 months of experience
Experience with proprietary PLC and robot programming language
Automotive body weld experience
Experience with lean manufacturing / visual systems
Experience with continuous improvement and project management
Experience with ergonomic evaluations
Experience with quality circles
Experience with engineering drafting and modeling software

Responsibilities

Identify requirements for maintenance and production resources to modify body weld systems to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost
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