Essential Duties:

·        Participates with Sales Dept. on new product launch or engineering changes.

·        Assist in cost estimating as needed.

·        Coordinates and champions new launch programs and chairs “APQP” meetings.

·        Develops and implements aids to assist the Quality Department in creating an “error free” production environment.

·        Provides control and timely implementation of Control Plans and FMEAs, illustration and instruction sheets, designing of product and building and documentation of all fixtures and gages.                                            

·        Process drawings and provides control and engineering changes to Special equipment.           

·        Promotes proper engineering attitudes of employees for establishment of sound engineering standards and objectives for measuring engineering efficiency results.

·        Deals directly with other staff management of the Production group.

·        Deals with and works with cross functional teams, in cases of Quality related issues from our customer

·        Recommends modifications and purchases of equipment to maintain the highest level of engineering integrity.

·        Coordinates Engineering activities and provides guidance to Production & Quality Managers, Plant Manager and Production staff on engineering issues.

·        Develops a communication network with staff functions and the Plant Manager to most efficiently and effectively produce parts of optimum reliability & quality within or below cost boundaries.

·        Trains, directs, develops, supervises, and evaluates Engineering staff.

·        Prepares and presents departmental budgets.

·        Provides strategic planning and submits timely Engineering plans.

·        Manages preventive maintenance objectives and annual KPIs

·        Develops preventive maintenance schedules for shutdowns and routine repairs

• Develops continuous improvement plans and reports results
• Evaluates and manages daily equipment downtime, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), and 3R5S activities, monitors all results reporting 
• Manages breakdown maintenance and monitors troubleshooting with equipment failures
• Communicates with each department, vendors, and contractors regarding maintenance plans and issues, monitors daily shift changes communications

Education / Skill / Experience Requirements: 

College degree in Engineering with 7-10 or more years of experience in the automotive or Battery field. Must have working knowledge of manufacturing engineering processes and in-depth knowledge of best engineering practices in automotive or Battery production facility. Other Requirements.  Excellent oral/written communications, interpersonal, and computer skills required.