Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Program Lead

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Program Lead

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JB Poindexter & Co (JBPCO) is a privately held, diversified manufacturing company forecasting $3B in annual revenue and 10,000 team members in 2025. JBPCO prides itself on providing best‑in‑class commercial automotive and industrial vehicles. The nine operating subsidiaries, covering approximately 70 locations, are engaged in the production of commercial truck bodies, step‑vans, utility trucks, ambulances, funeral coaches, limousines, electric and alternative‑fuel vehicles, pickup truck bed enclosures, and expandable foam‑plastic packaging.

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Advanced Manufacturing Engineer – Program Lead will be responsible for leading automation projects from concept to implementation across JBPCO’s manufacturing sites. The project’s life cycle includes, but is not limited to, identifying automation opportunities, justifying, developing concepts, writing the scope of work, selecting the preferred vendor/integrator, design validation, ensuring the design & build follows JBPCO standards, and launching the solution at the plant.

The Program Lead will be executing multiple projects at one time, potentially in different facilities across North America that vary from welding chassis frames and laying fiberglass to machine tending and general assembly.

• Lead and support manufacturing initiatives aimed at process improvements through the targeted implementation of automated processes that drive improvements in key corporate metrics for safety, quality, cost and throughput.
• Lead the Concept‑to‑Commissioning process for automation systems, working with internal manufacturing customers and external system integrators.
• Help define better business processes that support the transformation and automation of JBPCO’s manufacturing footprint.
• Work cross‑functionally and collaboratively, at all levels in the organization, to gain buy‑in and ensure successful implementation of projects, strategies, and initiatives.
• Confere with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient Lean production methods.
• Confere with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Collaborate on the development and implementation of standardized work instructions, PFMEAs and other control plans to ensure quality and consistency.
• Develop equipment specifications (RFQ) to meet manufacturing requirements and negotiate purchase of equipment, materials or parts. Evaluate equipment according to specifications and quality standards through design reviews and gated acceptance testing.
• Work with business units on production times, staffing requirements and related costs to provide information for stakeholder decisions.
• Adhere to the Quality policy by exceeding customer expectations, being customer‑focused and supporting continuous improvement activities.
• Adhere to JBPCO and industry safety policies and standards 100% of the time, including but not limited to RIA, ANSI, ISO, IEEE and NFPA.
• Execute internal concept development workshops with manufacturing sites to define base project scope. Output includes base process, automation selection, man‑machine charts, cardboard mockups and cost estimates.
• Utilize project management skills to maintain an appropriate level of project control with respect to budget, timeline, resource allocation, document control and issuance of purchase orders.
• Create and maintain the required level of control with all JBPCO documents, including but not limited to solid models, drawings, procedures and work instructions.
• Lead design reviews, build validation, FAT and SAT with suppliers ensuring the full representation of JBPCO is integrated into the process.
• Lead training efforts across the enterprise to enable manufacturing operations to be self‑sufficient at running, maintaining and modifying automation systems.
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