Top Hat Manufacturing Chief Engineer

Stellantis•Toledo, OH

15d

About The Position

The Top Hat Manufacturing Chief Engineer directly reports to Plant Manager which guarantees the right involvement of the plant. They functionally report to the Program Manufacturing Chief Engineer and Chief Vehicle Engineer (CVE). Roles and Responsibilities: 1. Project Management Phase: Manages the Shop Launch Managers (Plant) Oversees the activities managed by the Process Project Leaders assigned to the project from Vehicle Process Engineering (Stamping, Welding, Paint, General Assembly, Supply, Industrial, Plastic Parts, IT) Coordinates and ensures the implementation of KPI book for each area: Stamping, Welding, Paint, GA, Geometry & Supply with leadership Leads meetings: Creates new launch Lessons Learned and ensures past Lessons Learned from the Plant and previous launches are implemented to drive MCE standard improvements Ensures availability of resources & implementation of training for plant teams, escalates deficiencies as needed 1. Contract Phase: Design to Manufacturing Organizes leads the Introduction Workshop (introduction new vehicle in the plant) Defines Design to Manufacturing (DtM) targets according to KPI book defined by MCE and Standards & Support Confirms transformation cost with Plant Finance team and the split between the different areas Escalates all topics in deviation to standards, technical feasibility issues, DtM improvements (CAPEX, EST reduction, etc.) Supports development and finalization of the Launch Development Plan (LDP) according to initial target 1. Digital Phase Participates in hot housing Ensures feasibility study is completed with all areas (Stamping, Welding, Paint, General Assembly, Ergonomy, Packaging, Quality) Provides Manufacturing voice during product design process to ensure DtM targets are communicated and considered by all launch stakeholders Oversees the process to verify the impact of engineering changes through virtual assessments Organizes the digital ring with VPE/GAPE 4a. Physical Phase: Launch Moving into Plant Defines the build plan & ramp up in cooperation with Project Planning considering the synchronizing of product, process, and industrial constraints Participates in the creation of the launch waves considering the constraints of manufacturing Ensures that changes (JPH, shifts, mass production launch) are considered in project activities and schedule Ensures workstation readiness and organizes burst builds Ensures detection and solution of defects during pilot phase 4b. Physical Phase: Quality Convergence Supports Plant Hand off for Mass Production MCE for main quality KPIs Ensures the implementation of action plans to achieve the targets not achieved of the project Leads the weekly launch meeting with project manager, plant manager, quality manager to get status for all shops Drives escalation process for product and process modifications, planning, cost issues, etc. Qualifications

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or other relevant technical discipline
10+ years of experience in Manufacturing
Experience managing, supervising and/or leading a cross functional/diverse manufacturing team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to interface with all levels of the enterprise, across multiple organizations and regions
Ability to travel and work weekends/holidays in support of product launches

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Engineering
Knowledge of Program and Project Management methodologies (PMP certification a plus)
Proven Leader with strong problem solving and time management skills
Spanish language skills a plus

Responsibilities

Manages the Shop Launch Managers (Plant)
Oversees the activities managed by the Process Project Leaders assigned to the project from Vehicle Process Engineering (Stamping, Welding, Paint, General Assembly, Supply, Industrial, Plastic Parts, IT)
Coordinates and ensures the implementation of KPI book for each area: Stamping, Welding, Paint, GA, Geometry & Supply with leadership
Leads meetings
Creates new launch Lessons Learned and ensures past Lessons Learned from the Plant and previous launches are implemented to drive MCE standard improvements
Ensures availability of resources & implementation of training for plant teams, escalates deficiencies as needed
Organizes leads the Introduction Workshop (introduction new vehicle in the plant)
Defines Design to Manufacturing (DtM) targets according to KPI book defined by MCE and Standards & Support
Confirms transformation cost with Plant Finance team and the split between the different areas
Escalates all topics in deviation to standards, technical feasibility issues, DtM improvements (CAPEX, EST reduction, etc.)
Supports development and finalization of the Launch Development Plan (LDP) according to initial target
Participates in hot housing
Ensures feasibility study is completed with all areas (Stamping, Welding, Paint, General Assembly, Ergonomy, Packaging, Quality)
Provides Manufacturing voice during product design process to ensure DtM targets are communicated and considered by all launch stakeholders
Oversees the process to verify the impact of engineering changes through virtual assessments
Organizes the digital ring with VPE/GAPE
Defines the build plan & ramp up in cooperation with Project Planning considering the synchronizing of product, process, and industrial constraints
Participates in the creation of the launch waves considering the constraints of manufacturing
Ensures that changes (JPH, shifts, mass production launch) are considered in project activities and schedule
Ensures workstation readiness and organizes burst builds
Ensures detection and solution of defects during pilot phase
Supports Plant Hand off for Mass Production MCE for main quality KPIs
Ensures the implementation of action plans to achieve the targets not achieved of the project
Leads the weekly launch meeting with project manager, plant manager, quality manager to get status for all shops
Drives escalation process for product and process modifications, planning, cost issues, etc.