Technical work involving the assembly of injection molded plastic parts for automotive interior trim, full center consoles, and kinetic parts including air conditioning outlets, cup holders, glove boxes and bins. Provide technical support and leadership to manufacturing production teams with a focus on operational excellence each and every day.

• Lead and perform engineering changes to assembly machines from an electrical, pneumatic, servo motor controls, PLC, machining, and sensor & vision system perspective. (Mandatory PLC Programming Knowledge)
• Responsible for all assembly machine activities associated with new product launches including:
• Ensure products are designed for manufacturability and quality.
• Specify robust assembly machines that include effective error proofing, good ergonomics, and facilitate efficient standardized work.
• Provide feedback to the corporate manufacturing technical leaders to improve assembly machine standards.
• Working with the corporate manufacturing technical leaders to develop standardized work, machine quote specification sheets, capacity analysis, work balance tables, and assembly cell layouts from NBA thru end of program.

·       Participate in all machine design review meetings.

·       Monitor progress of assembly machine construction to ensure program and plant required timing is met.

• Participate in machine review and validation runs of assembly equipment prior to shipment to manufacturing plant.
• Working with corporate packaging engineers and packaging suppliers to develop external packaging and internal work in process packaging that ensures safe, defect-free transportation to subsequent operations and the customer.
• Work with the lean manufacturing to develop flow racks for the assembly cell.
• Write standardized work instructions so operators can perform work safely, with the proper quality, and in the proper time.
• Assist maintenance with developing effective preventative maintenance schedule.

·       Responsible for supporting manufacturing for assembly machines and cells in production.

• Support the production team in increasing efficiency, quality, and safety through use of standardized work tools (element cycle time studies, standardized work charts and combination tables, work balance tables), practical problems solving methods and kaizen improvement opportunities.
• Troubleshoot process or equipment-related problems and provide solutions in a timely manner.
• Develop justifications for various process improvement projects.
• Conduct process audits to ensure standardized work and quality system compliance in assembly.