Engineering Group Lead #1016600
Description:
The Engineering Group Lead is responsible for implementing continuous improvement for existing capacity, implementing new capacity and ensuring the uninterrupted functioning of the production lines while achieving the highest level of quality, up-time, and waste elimination through well-established quality maintenance programs and deployment of advanced tools.
 
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading Engineers in attainment of continuous improvement goals of operations and implementation of new model and non-new model capacity improvements.
• Must have excellent project management skills, capable of creating project schedules, maintaining project budgets/forecasts, and tracking/closing open issues.
• Capable of supporting / creating budgetary cost estimates for new and retool studies.
• Participate in simultaneous engineering activities and suppliers on new model programs.
• Obtain outside resources and information when technical challenges exceed capability of the cross functional team.
• Actively participate and intervene in project development in the area(s) of responsibility to reduce/eliminate waste.
• Drive Engine /Transmission/ lines and processes to fully PPAP’d requirements at 85% OPE
• Drive kaizen/projects with Engineering Team in areas of waste defined through prioritization.
• Ability to present during plant / project reviews to all levels of leadership of the organization.
• Train, coach, and support the deployment of sophisticated SPW tools on more complex problems (e.g. major and advanced projects utilizing statistical methods to reduce variation).
• Offer hands on trouble-shooting support to the assigned Technical Engineers and Maintenance Support Team in securing/improving OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) of process equipment including the improvement of MTBF (mean time between faults) and reduction in MTTR (mean time between repairs).

 

• Oversee/ensure the updating of all process equipment related documentation including, but not limited to:
• Tool and operation sheets, machine drawings, tool drawings,
• PFMEA's (process failure model effects analysis), control plans,
• OPL's (one point lessons),
• EWO's (emergency work order), software back-up programs, etc.
• Lead efforts for spare parts definition and cataloging in the business unit assigned.

 
Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 3+ years’ experience in Machining Processes
• 3+ years in supervisory experience
• Must be able to lead and coach engineers in problem solving methodologies.
• Must have excellent communication skills and strong knowledge of business metrics.
• Demonstrated leadership competencies and able to handle multiple tasks and work with all levels of management, union and other organizations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Travel 20/40% - various potential places to equipment suppliers within Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana using our vehicle during working hours.
• Create cost studies as required.
• Machining Process(s) knowledge
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must be able to work ANY shift
• Must be willing to work overtime

 
Additional Info: At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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