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LOCATION: Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico | BRAND: Bendix | REQUISITION ID: 5145 | JOB GRADE: 14
| ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
Position Summary:
This position provides daily manufacturing support to a multifunctional team whose main responsibility is keeping a group of assembly lines operating according to KPS system.
Essential Functions:
- Provides technical support for manufacturing cells in a manufacturing environment.
- Ensures assembly lines are balanced and producing according to standards.
- Ensures assembly lines follow Safety, Ergonomic and Environmental Standards.
- Represents manufacturing on a power base integrated by several assembly lines and different team members.
- Improves manufacturing processes according to company standards. (Layout changes, Cost Saving projects, etc.)
- Provides manufacturing expertise and support to define, design, build, evaluate and deploy new assembly lines.
- Maintains manufacturing documents according to Company Quality System and customer requirements.
- Assists plant wide efforts to maintain IATF-16949 or current applicable certification.
- Supports continuous improvement and KPS activities.
- Supports WCM Pillar Activities.
- Ensures mistake proofing devices are deployed according to Company Standards.
- Supports and provides manufacturing expertise for PFMEA and engineering document initiatives.
- Creates, loads and maintains SAP routings. Ensures information about work Centers, Cycle time, production version, etc. is accurate.
- Stops assembly lines and creates alternatives along with a multifunctional team if; Products Quality or Safety is compromised.
- Proposes and/or executes engineering changes on assembly lines.
- Ensures manufacturing on assembly lines is defined and executed based on Product Safety Rules and procedures define by Central Quality.
- Supports Activities related to Product Safety and VDA Audits.
- Ensures customer requirements are met on assembly lines.
- The employee has the authority to stop the production line, when he/she notices that the product has a quality problem or defect.
- Support PSA Activities and procedures with team members
- Perform all those activities that by the nature of the position are required.
Management & Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Reports to Plant Engineering Manager/ Engineering Plant Lead.
- This position is responsible of representing manufacturing on a power base(s).
- Job is NOT directly responsible for managing other employees.
- Co-ops, Students or Apprentices may temporally report to this position.
Knowledge:
- CAD software usage.
- Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Strong Excell
- Strong Power Point
- Time and motion study.
- Layout knowledge.
- Failure mode and effect analysis (PFMEA)
- Manufacturing processes (crimping, PCB flashing, Automatic Testing, welding, force & distance insertions, Automatic Torqueing )
- Measurement systems analysis focused on Manufacturing.
- Data Analysis and Problem solving.
- Mistake proofing devices.
- Experience launching new lines and products.
Experience:
Relevant experience in manufacturing environments.
Skills:
- Hands on; Capable of translating data or trends into solutions.
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Strong communication
- Problem solving, able to find root causes and solve issues at the manufacturing level.
- Creativity, able to implement practical, affordable and safe solutions in a manufacturing environment.
- Time management
- Organized.
- Multitasking
- Leadership, able to properly represent manufacturing on a multifunctional team. Capable of creating and presenting problems or solutions by using Microsoft Tools to a multifunctional team integrated by engineers, leaders or managers.
Education/Certifications:
- BS degree in Engineering (ME, MET, EE, EET) required
- Greenbelt Certified preferred
- Bilingual English and Spanish a must
What does Bendix have to offer you?
- Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
- Vacation Premium
- Major medical expenses
- Christmas Bonus
- Life insurance
- Educational assistance program
- Wellness program
- Saving Fund
- Pantry Vouchers
- Personal Days Paid
- Permits paid for: Marriage or Death of a direct relative
- Attendance Bonuses
- Cafeteria Subsidy
- Subsidy for prescription glasses
- Medical service in plant
- Recognition Programs
- Gym
