Engineer II - Production Engineering (Bodyweld)
About The Position
Toyota’s Body Production Engineering (PE) department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Engineer II - Production Engineering (Body weld). A successful candidate will be a member who can build strong collaborative relationships with customers, incorporate stakeholder feedback into priorities and target development that links to project and organization KPI, identify areas of opportunity and develop sustainable process for improvement, support others in solving problems and achieving project goals, and build trust and respect of others. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the person in this role will support the Body Production Engineering department's objective to provide new model processes to the manufacturing facilities which meet all targets for Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost in the Area of Resource Management, Gentani for Cost for Technical Assistance and Equipment, North America Manufacturing Company (NAMC) Support for Ringi Approvals and CAPEX, and Project Support for Vendors in Operations Pillar for BPE Act 1.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or Technology field or at least 5 years’ experience in related manufacturing environment
- Willing to work up to 25% overtime
- Willing to travel 25% to support go-and-see, confirm production changepoints, meet with and support customers and stakeholders onsite at North America Manufacturing Company (NAMC)
- PE Manufacturing experience including specification, tooling/jig design, equipment procurement, and installation
- Project management experience including scheduling, budgeting, coordinating, problem solving, and reporting
- Experience identifying opportunities for improvement, investigating root cause, and developing countermeasures.
- Experience creating decision matrix ensuring critical decisions points included in criteria
- Experience with Carott 3 / Delmia / Catia or other 2D/3D CAD software experience, and AutoCAD including the ability to read, interpret and modify 3D models and processes
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree (or Higher) in Engineering or Technology field
- TMNA Body PE experience or equivalent NAMC Body Pilot, special projects, or NAMC Body PE Experience in planning, specification creation, and installation [including TM, CW, or co-op] (2+ year)
- General Toyota body structure & processing knowledge / body structural and manufacturing process knowledge
- JKK completion
- TBP completion through panel
- At least 2 years of experience with 2 or more Body PE functions [SE, Logistics, Planning, Quality, BAC, Circle G, Seibi, DE, Robot Team, Innovation group, etc.]
- Experience in planning and executing welding or logistics equipment installation & trials
- Working experience with Power BI
Responsibilities
- Develop countermeasures or direction proposals and distill critical decision points to evaluate only necessary judgment criteria that link to project goals / group KPIs and build consensus among correct stakeholders
- Coaching others through task-based activity in area of expertise
- Creating accurate schedule with clear project milestones to assigned and self-identified scope
- Have skill and initiative to navigate complex scenarios, ability to work through task within silo/scope and can communicate escalation needs effectively, demonstrating Toyota Way thinking
- Identifies Kaizen opportunities and collaborates with working group to complete countermeasures and demonstrates ability to yokoten within team and group
- Achieving self-made schedule in standard time with complex scope of work
- Developing process plans, proposals, schedules, and project tracking based on early planning assumptions
Benefits
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- tuition reimbursement
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
- Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute (if applicable)
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
- Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
