Manufacturing Technical Engineer (Assembly)

Summit Polymers, Inc.•Portage, MI

41d

About The Position

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality. This is a commodity specific technical position (A/C Registers, IP Trim, Consoles, Cup Holder / Ash Cup / Bin / Other Moving Components) responsible for leading set based concurrent engineering and building a knowledge database in the product development process. This position will work closely with program management, the corresponding technical manager, and plant launch management. They will be responsible for mentoring manufacturing and assisting plant launch management.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in engineering and 1 to 3 years of experience in the areas of automation, injection molding processes, assembly equipment, decoration/finishing, and manufacturing techniques or High School Diploma and 5 years of experience in the areas of automation, injection molding processes, assembly equipment, decoration/finishing and manufacturing techniques.
Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices.
A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional score of 26 on the cognitive portion).

Responsibilities

Maintain broad knowledge of product design, manufacture and assembly techniques.
Develop and implement machine standards.
Evaluate and improve manufacturing methods for maximum efficiency.
Perform manufacturing time studies in conjunction with Manufacturing Engineering to develop and determine best practices.
Communicate with machine vendors to understand and determine specifications.
Purchase and arrange production equipment and parts based on product specifications.
Estimate resource requirements and workload assignments for manufacturing processes.
Coordinate with design, engineering, sales and operations teams to develop manufacturing plans for new products to achieve corporate cost and quality objectives.
Develop budgets for production assembly equipment.
Participate in a product development team from inception to manufacturing launch.
Coordinating equipment / manufacturing reviews with cross functional team with defined expectations and secure buy-off from internal & external customers on assembly machines and secondary processes.
Evaluate new processing methods technology for application purposes against new business opportunities.
Lead the creation of Standardized Work, Machine Quote Specification Sheets, Element Cycle Time Work Sheets, Capacity Analysis, Work Balance Tables, and Cell Layouts for all assigned programs.
Participate in Standardized Work and Practical Problem Solving training activities.
Coordinate with clear communication between product development engineering and operations manufacturing engineering.
Ensure best practices and lessons learned are implemented into new product designs.
Review manufacturing equipment quotes to ensure they meet manufacturing best practices.
Provide technical leadership, training, and support to manufacturing engineering teams.
Attend White Board, Design Input, Design Output, Launch Readiness Review, and Launch Effective Review and all program related meetings.
Complete all post-hire training.
Other duties as assigned.