Engineering Production Planner 2 - Assembly

Mercedes-Benz Vans•Charleston, SC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Defines productive or non-productive processes and concepts for the industrialization and manufacturing of automobiles according to specified standards in quality, productivity, ergonomics, safety, and economy for one or more line segments within defined shops such as Body, Paint or Assembly Shop. Drive own initiatives to optimize processes, ensure compliance with standards, and achieve continuous improvement in all aspects of production. Participates in multidisciplinary teams in problem solving to improve quality or efficiency of the operations.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Maintenance Engineering or similar
0-2 years of relevant automotive manufacturing experience
Proficiency in ISO 9001 quality standards.
Ability to plan, prioritize and control multiple production areas under his responsibility(e.g. Body Shop, Paint Shop, Assembly Shop, Battery etc)
Coordination and communication skills to manage activities under the line of his/her responsibility and liaising with stakeholders.
Analytical skills and data driven person for decision making and troubleshooting.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to report main KPIs referring, line utilization, capability of process and time studies.

Nice To Haves

MTM Blue Card is a plus.
Spanish and or German are a plus.

Responsibilities

Plan sequences of operations/working cycles for limited subsystems: Perform pre-planning, primary and detailed planning for sequences of operations, working cycles, layouts, processes, material presentation, concepts, production equipment and lead times in accordance with quality, ergonomic and operational targets for limited subsystems, e.g. limited BiW work (detachable parts, front-end subassemblies, sidewall subassemblies), roller dynamometers, parts production using similar technologies, in conjunction with other involved parties.
Change and acquire new production equipment on the basis of efficiency measures.
Prepare target/actual comparisons of required capacities or product variants, present alternatives and compile, reconcile and monitor asset investment/capital expenditure costs, overheads and production times.
Check technical product documentation and criteria for optimal implementation; request amendment and adjustment as required.
Plan simple production equipment: Create capacity and utilization plans for simple production equipment (e.g. Bemis, Tools, simple Manipulators).
Determine nature and quantity of production equipment required.
Estimate costs and develop proposals for internal/external procurement; arrange procurement as appropriate.
Prepare requirements and obtain and evaluate offers for limited subsystems: Develop and reconcile requirements (e.g. technical and other specifications) for limited subsystems and services.
Evaluate contractors on the basis of technical considerations and propose for selection.
Obtain offers and evaluate in terms of technical implementation, value for money, follow-up costs and supply availability.
Clarify details with regard to technology, construction and delivery dates.
Provide support to Procurement on technical issues relating to negotiations.
Support and monitor the setup, approval and acceptance of limited subsystems: Coordinate and monitor the setup, approval, acceptance and initial utilization of limited subsystems.
Control the correct implementation in terms of technical requirements and scheduling.
Demonstrate process capability.
Create acceptance reports, jointly define and schedule remediation measures for faults and track their implementation.
Perform follow-up approval and acceptance as required.
Arrange additional changes and improvements and adjust documentation accordingly.
Optimize and document technical processes for limited subsystems: Determine production workflows; describe working cycles, sequences of operations, layouts, material presentation, production equipment and tool concepts and determine optimal batch sizes for limited subsystems.
Calculate and determine standard times (MTM/c-values).
Document production workflows, including machine setting data.
Implement provisions on test procedures.
Submit testing and measurement orders.
Develop, introduce and monitor rationalization measures, reductions to production times and procedural improvements; evaluate results.
Reconcile, determine and represent all planning parameters with the specialist departments.
Understand and apply existing planning standards, guidelines and auditable documentation; request amendment and adjustment as required.
Participate in projects: Contribute knowledge/experience from own area of responsibility to projects and working groups.
Represent results and requirements of own area.
Implement process steps/packages of measures as required.
Will perform other duties as assigned
Oversee budget tracking, cost monitoring and reporting for capex and non-capex investments from own area of responsibility, ensuring cost efficiency and strategic resource allocation for line interventions under their responsibility in word with management.