Essential Key Functions and Accountabilities : (Responsibilities and major tasks performed)
- Lead and manage the manufacturing launch of new products for our customers. These customers include Caterpillar, Volvo Truck Group, Trane HVAC, John Deere, and many other leaders in their industry.
- Create and manage the project budget and timeline.
- Communicate project status with our customers, maintaining trust, confidence, and the NSC reputation as a best-in-class supplier.
- Communicate project status internally to stakeholders, cross-functional team members, and to NSC leadership at each milestone of the New Product Introduction process.
- Proactively identify and resolve project risks. These risks may be very technical in nature or also risks to product cost, safety, or project timing.
- Engineer and launch new manufacturing processes to make parts fully and consistently to print specifications.
- Create all engineering data and documents to support the new manufacturing processes. This includes the following : Drawings, Bills-of-Material, Routings, Standard Rates, Process FMEA, Work Instructions, and Quality Control Plans.
- Collaborate with Tooling Engineers and Designers to design, build, and validate the tooling and quality control gauges required for your projects.
- Identify and lead continuous improvement projects.
Experience and Education Required :
Project ManagementAbility to fully interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.Engineering and Quality Control knowledge of manufacturing processesLaser CuttingPress BrakeMetal StampingMIG and Projection WeldingAssembly and Complex AssembliesComplex Problem SolvingEffective Verbal and Written CommunicationProcess ImprovementOrganization and Attention to DetailRelationship-BuildingBS in Mechanical or Industrial EngineeringPrior experience is not required but is desirable.Job Specific Competencies :
Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM, DFA)Solidworks and CAD Sheet Metal DesignGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)Statistical Process Control (SPC)Lean Manufacturing, Six-SigmaWorking Conditions :
In-Office Position – Occasionally Remote by ExceptionSitting, Standing, Walking, Climbing StairsTravel up to 20%INCLUSION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT INTENDED TO EXCLUDE OTHER DUTIES OR REQUIREMENTS DEEMED NECESSARY BY MANAGEMENT FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE.
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