Overall responsibilities and duties:
Within the plant, manage processes and people.
The main missions of the role are:
o Ensure that series production meets customer requirements,
o Support to the continuous improvement process,
o Ensure the plant readiness to launch successful new programs,
o Manage and report key ME indicators.
Series production :
o Procurement of manufacturing equipment under consideration of demanded, security, quality and environmental protection and their preservation,
o Equipment and tooling follow-up,
o Support the engineering change management process,
o Update manufacturing routines and work instructions,
o Keep processes (machines, tools, procedures) at best possible level in compliance with HSE regulations and QCD,
o Build the engineering budget and the plant CAPEX; and ensure their application,
o Management of the plant central maintenance,
o Monitor capacity utilization,
o Keep plant lay-out updated,
o Plan, monitor and coordinate the work of external companies,
o Create and introduce procedures regarding the tasks of his field of responsibility
o Support problem solving initiatives.
Continuous improvement process:
Support the continuous improvement process in the following areas: Labor, Quality, Equipment and tooling, Space, Work conditions.
Plant readiness to launch new programs:
o Participate in the definition of the production process and selection of machines and tools,
o Define plant layout to support new product launches in line with MIFA,
o Oversee the installation process of new machines and equipment,
o Support production in the start of new processes to ensure a successful SOP (initial samples, run @ rate, work instructions).
People Management:
o Staff, train, coach, assess and develop the plant ME team (direct or dotted line),
o Support and train other networks/functions (PSE, QSE…),
o Participation in the management of the expertise network (knowledge capitalization).
Reporting:
o Manage ME key indicators (TRS: change over, cycle time, reliability…).