Manufacturing Engineer Lead
Company: US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC
Location: Chicopee
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Description:The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in
quality, dependability, and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki
Automotive, LLC is an international tier-one supplier of high-speed
chain drive systems to the automotive industry. The Manufacturing
Engineering Lead is a technical lead. This position might spend 80%
of the time as an individual contributor on projects and 20% of
their time on mentoring, training and other assigned leadership
activities.Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The essential
duties and responsibilities of this job are included but not
limited to this job description - other tasks may be assigned and
expected to be performed.
- Provide a clear example of technical excellence and
productivity for the rest of the team. Leading by example is
critical.
- When the team has questions about a particular project or a
technical direction, the leader needs to have the answers or a way
to get the answers.
- Keep in mind the big picture and most of the engineering
details. Without this the team members risk making inconsistent
choices.
- When team members are in the middle of a difficult problem,
they often need a sounding board for technical brainstorming. The
lead must be seen as the ideal candidate for such discussions.
- Allow the team to make progress by staying out of their way and
protecting them from distractions.
- Knowing the team member's strengths and weaknesses.
- Mentoring team members. To help other engineers improve and
move forward in their technical journey.
- Develops and recommends cost-effective manufacturing processes
and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality
standards; recommends improvements to production processes, methods
and controls; helps to coordinate manufacturing launches for new or
revised products
- Helps to troubleshoot equipment and determine the root cause of
the equipment failure as needed throughout the plant.
- Recommends process improvement, problem resolution and employee
training.
- Helps improve manufacturing processes and methods for
cost-reduction, quality improvement and efficiency.
- Prepares and presents plans for the above and coordinate
deployment including training of team members.
- Monitors process conditions of Manufacturing Equipment
- Lead investigations into manufacturing abnormalities, determine
root cause and suggest countermeasures
- Identify safety improvements and risk mitigation
- Support capacity analysis and ROI with ME on current and future
year plans
- Support ME with time study analysis, and capital planning
initiatives.
- Assists the Manufacturing Engineering team in improving a
system of production control, standard operating procedures,
safety, quality control and training.
- Helps to coordinate the manufacturing launch of new/revised
products including establishing goals, training team members and
evaluating results.
- Designs, develops and tests and/or sources and cost-justifies
various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended
manufacturing methods.
- Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality
improvement, and improved efficiency.
- Represents manufacturing on cross-functional teams.
- Assemble mechanical and /or electronic devices and assemblies
referring to engineering specifications, prints and layouts.
- PLC Programming and troubleshooting skills Requirements:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Green Belt Certification Highly desired
- 1 - 5 years manufacturing experience
- Manufacturing experience in a fast paced/high volume metal
working business preferred
- CAD Knowledge
- Must have good written and verbal communication skills and have
the ability to be approachable and tactful.
- Good Math and computer skills. (Office, Word, Excel,
etc.,)
- Good organizational and planning skills.
- Must be able to manage multiple priorities and/or projects
simultaneously.Work Environment: The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee
occasionally works wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work near
moving mechanical parts or within risk of electrical shock.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate.Tsubaki is an Equal Opportunity Employer -
Minorities/Females/Veterans/DisabilityPM21PI6581b6ef2774-31181-33893248
Keywords: US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC, New Bedford , Manufacturing Engineer Lead, Other , Chicopee, Massachusetts
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