Specialist, Serial Planning - Assembly Conveyor

Scout Motors • Columbia, SC

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Specialist, Plant Engineering Assembly is responsible for a seamless production of the Scout Motors vehicle assembly. The Specialist will report to the Manager of the Plant Engineering Assembly. This role is based out of the Scout Motors location in Columbia, South Carolina. The responsibilities of this role require daily attendance in office with in-person meetings and events regularly. Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in automotive production
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in mechanical, electrical engineering, or related fields
• Special skills for conveyor in general assembly and interlinked conveyor in automotive, especially: Skillet platforms, Heavy EMS, Belt & chain conveyor, Power and free conveyor, Connecting conveyor, Interlinked conveyor, Car body sequencing modules, Steelwork and load calculation, Media steelwork
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Nice To Haves

• Knowledges about stakeholders and interfaces to the assembly area (like production, quality, industrial engineering, building, infrastructure, pilot hall, EHS department)
• Fundamental knowledges in decupling buffers, sequencing buffers, runtime und lead time buffers
• Knowledge in equipment planning processes starting from the concept up to the final handover to production
• Ensure production processes
• Fundamental skills in office applications and presenting results to the team, the management or the board
• Skills in web-based applications
• Costumer orientated skills
• P-FMEA skills
• Poka Yoke

Responsibilities

• Development and creation as well as implementation of planning concepts and projects including the corresponding design specifications or framework conditions for the Assembly-Shop department.
• Ensuring of defined measures and development of techniques or processes including analysis and evaluation of alternative solutions under consideration of economic standards.
• Responsible for the planning of complete production processes, equipment (especially conveyor in general assembly interlinked conveyor) and methods across all work sequences in the Assembly-Shop department and elaboration of these scopes into space plans, considering the requirements of all departments (and social partners).
• Creation of production plans for all work sequences according to the valid time finding procedures.
• Ensuring and controlling the defined measures and coordinating the activities of the technical contractors.
• Approval of technical specifications of production equipment and clarification of technical issues with technical contractors as well as suppliers of Assembly-Shop equipment (especially conveyor in general assembly interlinked conveyor).
• Responsible of layouts, specifications, time schedules and investment plans, following economic standards.
• Preparation of offers, comparative analyses and purchase orders.
• Realization of PV, 0-series and production ramp-up to series operation.
• Processing of planning orders, improvement proposals and change requests including ongoing revision.
• Coordination of related departments, R&D and operators with focus on the implementation of suggestions for the product design according to production requirements and the identification of optimization measures.
• Assumption of special tasks corresponding to the skills and duties of the job holder.
• This Role is carried out responsibly in factual cooperative collaboration with supervisors, employees, involved and affected departments - in compliance with existing guidelines, standards and regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency
• Annual performance bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level