Engineering Manager

Lear Corporation•Gerrish Township, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lear Corporation is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Roscommon Plant. This role involves performing engineering work related to planning, devising, or adapting methods to improve manufacturing production. The manager will examine equipment, processes, operations, and assembly to determine time or quality revisions and suggest improvements. They will also evaluate vendor and supplier proposals for new equipment purchases, oversee the development, evaluation, or review of plans and criteria for various activities, and direct, coordinate, and review the work plan for assigned engineering operations and functions. The role includes assigning work activities, monitoring workflow, and evaluating work products. The manager will oversee and participate in a broad range of design activities, develop and improve manufacturing methods, and analyze workforce utilization, space requirements, and workflow. They will review design conformance, coordinate improvement projects, and confer with management regarding manufacturing capabilities. Additionally, the manager will oversee facilities and equipment preventative maintenance and repair, act as a liaison to corporate engineering resources, create and manage technical budgets, and ensure operational key performance indicator (KPI) targets are met. The position also involves driving company standards, product launch and project implementation, advanced program readiness, supporting company growth through technical reviews and cost model inputs, and ensuring quality standards are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
5+ years working in the Engineering function
Experience in a manufacturing environment
Effective oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of principles, theories, and practices of engineering
Knowledge of regulatory codes and standards such as GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act Administration), and NEC (National Electric Code), and NFPA (National Fire Protection Act).
Knowledge of Electrical Engineering in order to understand system interactions, sizing of equipment, and fuses
Knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC software, ladder logic
Knowledge of AutoCAD or equivalent - Ability to modify and develop 2D layouts
Skill in using basic hand tools, and torque calibration tools
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced high-volume manufacturing environment.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Critical path management- Launch scheduling for Engineering disciplines
Knowledge of Project Management
Ability to use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions.
Ability to work with or contribute to a work group or team to complete assigned task(s).
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

MOST labor standard methodology- Ability to develop and modify current labor standards-Line balancing
Fastening strategy- Atlas Copco Tools Talk software
Knowledge Quality Systems on Automotive industry quality system requirements (i.e. IATF16949, ISO 14001)
MVPOne or equivalent Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience

Responsibilities

Perform engineering work related to planning, devising, or adapting methods to improve manufacturing production
Examine equipment, processes, operations, and assembly to determine time or quality revisions, and suggests improvements
Evaluate vendor and supplier proposals for new equipment purchases
Oversee the development, evaluation or review of plans and criteria for a variety of activities such as downtime and change analysis and procedure development
Direct, coordinate, and review the work plan for assigned engineering operations and functions
Assign work activities and projects; monitors workflow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures
Oversee and participate in performing a broad range of design activities on a variety of projects including automated equipment, storm drainage facilities, lighting, landscaping, water production and distribution facilities, and buildings
Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards
Analyze and plan work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
Review design conformance and accuracy of plans to coordinate improvement projects with staff, project managers, contractors, utility companies and other agencies
Confer with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
Oversee facilities and equipment preventative maintenance and repair responsibilities
Liaison to corporate engineering resources
Create and manage technical budgets
Ensure that role-driven operational key performance indicator (KPI) targets are met, including mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) and mean-time-to-repair (MTTR)
Drive Company Standards
Develop, implement, and maintain corporate standards
Process, Labor, and efficiency
MOST (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique)
Line balancing
Product Launch and Project Implementation
Drive cross functional engagement.
Track spending
Schedule and execute engineering tasks to meet launch milestones
Advanced Program Readiness
Team member with AME to conduct initial labor assessment
Team Member with Materials to develop material process flow
Lead of PFMEA
Design for manufacturing and drive closure of build issues
Operational strategy, capacity analysis, and equipment needs
Timeline and critical path planning
Spending forecasting
Identify idle assets within Lear globally for reuse
Attend design reviews and runoff of equipment
Implement and Improve equipment functionality
Push new standards up in organization based on lessons learned
Basic understanding of controls, PLC, Sensors, controls communications
Reduce frequency occurrence
Increase detection
Following fastening strategy standard
Support technical reviews with customers
Provide Inputs to develop cost models - capital, tooling, labor, & start up
Seek out new manufacturing strategies to improve quality and efficiencies
Supervise and coordinate assigned functions and programs within the Engineering and Maintenance Departments to include planning, process and equipment development.
Utilizing leading technology, core standards, best practices to provide the best quality and efficiency in the industry.