Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lear Corporation is a leading company known for its innovation and commitment to excellence. The Plant Technical Engineering Manager will supervise and coordinate engineering and maintenance functions, focusing on planning, process development, and resource management to ensure quality and efficiency in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of industrial engineers, controls engineers & maintenance
• Define assembly process according to customer and internal requirements
• Estimate cost of product and process changes
• Develop, evaluate and improve manufacturing methods including automation, utilizing knowledge of product design, processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards
• Analyze and plan manning and space requirements, workflow and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Define equipment, lead procurement, project management, installation and testing activities
• Liaison to corporate engineering resources
• Maintain project timelines aligned with product launch milestones
• Maintain open issues list and drive completion
• Ensure all equipment and processes appropriately consider safety ergonomics
• Lead cross functional teams supporting above activities
• Oversee preventative maintenance, repair and spare parts inventory for production equipment, building and grounds
• Oversee the development, review and execution of planned downtime activities and other projects
• Coordinate & manage work of external project managers, contractors, utility companies and other agencies
• Develop and maintain department procedures
• Ensure that role-driven operational key performance indicator (KPI) targets are met, including spending within budget, labor (hours per car set), on-time preventative maintenance, mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) and mean-time-to-repair (MTTR)
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

• >10 years of combined experience in Industrial Engineering & Management
• Project management
• Labor analysis / work measurement
• Line balancing
• Creation of technical purchasing specifications for custom assembly equipment
• Plant layout using AutoCad Lt / 2D
• Experience with industrial controls & automation
• Experience with assembly equipment; build pallets, conveyors, end of line testers etc
• Maintain budget & spending forecast
• Hands-on experience implementing change on production floor
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail
• Sense of urgency
• Experience in JIT automotive or seating
• Experience developing automated shipping processes
• Experience with robotics
• Engineering / process change control
• MOST certification
• Experience creating & maintaining standard work instructions
• Fastening strategy- Atlas Copco Tools Talk software
• IATF16949, ISO 14001)
• MVPOne or equivalent Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience
• APQP
• PFMEA

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