Manufacturing Eng Powertrain

V2Soft•Sterling Heights, MI

About The Position

This role is for a gear machining launch process engineer. The engineer works jointly with the headquarters launch team and suppliers to ensure incoming manufacturing lines are successfully delivered against key business metrics for the Client’s long-term success. The position supports manufacturing process engineering for gear machining, continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity, and delivery of capable processes and tools across gear machining operations. It also involves process audits, corrective-action planning, ergonomic evaluations, launch documentation, and compliance with applicable plant, corporate, governmental, and environmental standards.

Requirements

At least 5 years of related experience.
High school diploma or GED.
Skills in statistical process controls, machining, lean manufacturing, PPAP, and gear machining.
Demonstrated leadership in one of the Client’s leadership behaviors, combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Lean Six Sigma, machinery, and root cause analysis skills.
Understanding of hypoid bevel gear processes, including blanking, milling, hobbing, grinding, heat treat, shot peening, hard turn, and lapping.
Experience with quality assessment tools such as QDAS and Minitab.
Experience with Klingelnberg P40 and Gleason Nano Gear CMM.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
8D and 5Why corrective action and problem-solving skills.
Experience with lean tools such as 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping.
Experience with DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) project methodologies.
Experience with FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs.

Responsibilities

Support manufacturing process engineering activity for gear machining.
Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.
Complete PPAP quality launch documentation.
Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.
Develop action plans to investigate and prioritize open issues and verify corrective actions on internal and supplier processes.
Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with Powertrain guidelines.
Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required.
Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes.
Deliver capable processes and tools for all gear machining operations.
Lead variability-reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices.
Ensure compliance with plant, corporate, governmental, and environmental standards.
Support ISO 14001 compliance and internal ISO auditing and compliance as required.
Identify throughput constraints and drive root-cause improvements to achieve Rate of Climb targets.
Work with the headquarters launch team and suppliers to ensure incoming manufacturing lines meet key business metrics.