Engineer II - Production Engineering; Bodyweld

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with us.

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Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM

OPT, F-1 CPT, ‘job flexibility benefits’ [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.) now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

This position is based out of PEMC in Georgetown, KY.

Toyota’sBody Production Engineering(PE) department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated

Engineer II - Production Engineering (Body weld).

A successful candidate will be:

• A member who can build strong collaborative relationships with customers
• A member who can incorporate stakeholder feedback into priorities and target development that links to project and organization KPI
• A member who can identify areas of opportunity and develop sustainable process for improvement
• A member who supports others in solving problems and achieving project goals
• A member who can build trust and respect of others

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the person in this role will support the Body Production Engineering department’s objective to provide new model processes to the manufacturing facilities which meet all targets for Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost in the Area of Resource Management, Gentani for Cost for Technical Assistance and Equipment, North America Manufacturing Company (NAMC) Support for Ringi Approvals and CAPEX, and Project Support for Vendors in Operations Pillar for BPE Act 1.

• Develop countermeasures or direction proposals and distill critical decision points to evaluate only necessary judgment criteria that link to project goals / group KPIs and build consensus among correct stakeholders
• Coaching others through task-based activity in area of expertise
• Creating accurate schedule with clear project milestones to assigned and self-identified scope
• Have skill and initiative to navigate complex scenarios, ability to work through task within silo/scope and can communicate escalation needs effectively, demonstrating Toyota Way thinking
• Identifies Kaizen opportunities and collaborates with working group to complete countermeasures and demonstrates ability to yokoten within team and group
• Achieving self-made schedule in standard time with complex scope of work
• Developing process plans, proposals, schedules, and project tracking based on early planning assumptions

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or Technology field or at least 5 years’ experience in related manufacturing environment
• Willing to work up to 25% overtime
• Willing to travel 25% to support go-and-see, confirm production change points, meet with and support customers and stakeholders onsite at North America Manufacturing Company (NAMC)
• PE Manufacturing experience including specification, tooling/jig design, equipment procurement, and installation
• Project management experience including scheduling, budgeting, coordinating, problem solving, and reporting
• Experience identifying opportunities for improvement, investigating root cause,…