Group Leader - Process Engineering

Group Leader – Process Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering Department, Body Assembly Section

Outline of Duties:

• Leads and support projects, technology development, and section planning projects.
• Interacts with other engineering departments, supporting and developing cooperation between departments.
• Supervises and assist process engineers in daily, weekly, and annual duties and responsibilities while ensuring quality on-time implementation within budget.
• Collaborates with contractors and equipment manufacturers to develop best solutions to current issues.
• Assesses cost effectiveness and feasibility of manufacturing processes.
• Participates in continuous improvement by identifying new opportunities to improve processes, procedures, and increase efficiencies.
• Leads improvement plans to validate production processes to achieve department & plant targets for both new model and current production.
• Supervises cross-functional teams to recommend and countermeasure plant-wide issues
• Leads and manages vendor project activities.
• Ensures process engineering activities are feasible and performance standards are met according to specifications.
• Monitors development and control of project master schedules and budget management.
• Electrical hardware design: Ability to read and understand equipment, electrical schematics and drawings.
• Mechanical Systems Design: Ability to read and understand product and equipment mechanical drawings and dimensions. Solid experience troubleshooting, modifying, and specifying mechanical systems. Experience with pneumatic piping and control systems. Exposure to air, water, and hydraulic utilities.
• Train new process engineers in processes, procedures, and requirements of Manufacturing Engineering job.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree plus 5 - 7 years relevant experience
• Engineering Technology or Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• 3 years minimum facilities engineering experience in a high production manufacturing environment with exposure to robotics, automated material handling systems, and communication networks
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Proficient MS Office skills and MS Project
• CAD experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and/or CATIA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Capability to analyze data and make data driven decisions to resolve quality issues, equipment adjustments, increase throughput, and reduce waste.
• Safety knowledge and hands on experience counter measuring safety concerns

Desired Qualifications:

• BS Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, BS Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Technology, BS Industrial Engineering, BS Industrial Engineering Technology degree or a related field
• 5 years’ experience in a high volume automotive Industrial manufacturing environment. Body assembly experience is a plus

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.