Team Manager, Engineering - Battery Pack Assembly

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions. You will build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future. You will create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others. You will be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Project Development Writing and process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases.
• Coach, Counsel and Teach the team’s Engineers & Supervisors to handle and lead process improvement, continuous improvement, and capital investment projects.
• Coordinate the resources and activities of ME organization to meet the production schedule within budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Participates in production scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments.
• Analyzes the plant's personnel and capital resources to select the best ways of meeting the production quota.
• Monitors the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise.
• Promotes and ensures constant improvement in the ME organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure.
• Ensures department complies with government/industry standards.
• Coordinate the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-up.
• Facilitate start-up / shift to shift meetings.
• Evaluate and deliver FTPM measurable.
• Promote and support Small Teamwork Groups
• Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks.
• Ensure deliverables are aligned with VIM Action Matrix, 5-year plan, JPH Package
• Establish the goal of maximizing equipment effectiveness to improve productivity.
• Review/approve PM activities.
• Address department Health and Safety concerns
• Review department safety measurables & coordinate improvement activities
• Drive Safety, Quality. Cost, Delivery, Morale, Environment
• Manage budgets.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
• 5+ years' experience in maintenance/ engineering management in production facility
• 2+ years of experience in assembly manufacturing processes
• 2+ years of experience applying Lean Manufacturing principles
• Microsoft Office/ 365 Expertise (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
• 1+ years of experience in Battery Pack manufacturing application processes
• 2+yr Knowledge with Fanuc Robot systems
• 2+ years of experience with Siemens PLCs
• 2+ Knowledge of constraint management principles
• 2+ Safety and Quality experience preferred.
• 2+ Knowledge with SAP Enterprise Asset Management System software
• Six Sigma certification