Engineering Manager; Manufacturing

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Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations.

Join a team where you’ll be challenged and valued. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. We’re looking for growth potential in every hire and set people on career paths, focusing on continuous improvement, customer service, and quality.

JOB TITLE: Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing)
FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: General Manager

This is a technical and managerial position responsible for directing the manufacturing engineering team at a Summit Polymers manufacturing facility. Working collaboratively with plant and corporate resources in program development, the manufacturing engineering manager is responsible for developing and delivering robust product designs, tooling and processes to production, including injection molds, mold processing & automation, paint equipment & tooling, paint automation & processing, and secondary assembly equipment & processes.

The role provides tooling and process support for three shift production operations throughout the life of a program and champions effective root cause problem solving and continuous improvement.

• Directs, prioritizes and schedules activities of subordinates to achieve plant and department performance objectives for safety, quality, productivity, and delivery.
  • Ensures proper training of engineers and mentors key personnel for a competent workforce.
• Owner of capable manufacturing processes throughout plant.
  • Directs the development, validation, documentation, and control of all injection molding processes and molding automation systems, paint processes, robot programs and paint automation systems, assembly processes, and all other processes.
  • Develops standardized work (Operator Instruction Sheets) and trains key manufacturing personnel.
• Leads root cause problem solving and continuous improvement activities, working with manufacturing and maintenance to solve safety, scrap, operational availability (machine up time), and productivity (cycle times) problems.
• Collaborates with the plant lean manufacturing team on eliminating waste and implementing lean tools and practices.
• Collaborates with corporate engineering, advanced manufacturing, and plant staff on new products in development and production engineering changes (ECs).
• Provides necessary plant Manufacturing Engineering resources for KBPD development.
• Participates in program quote development, providing feedback based on customer data to ensure achievable machine sizes, cycle times, and scrap rates.
• Reviews part and system design for manufacturability considering molding, painting, assembly, and packaging perspectives.
• Leads development and maintenance of PFMEAs.
• Participates in mold design reviews, assessing designs for robust tooling conditions, process and part removal optimization, and ease of maintenance.
• Leads paint process planning and reviews paint rack concepts and prototypes for ergonomics, density, part retention, and painting all surfaces.
• Participates in assembly process planning, reviewing machine design for safety, ergonomics, robustness, and productivity.
• Directs customer, internal, and supplier product packaging development.
• Champions introduction of new product tooling and processes into plant, collaborating with plant staff to schedule, train, process, trial run, and document production readiness.
• Communicates ECs with the plant and schedules and manages implementation of changes to injection molds, paint, and assembly machines and processes.
• Directs tooling and equipment preventive maintenance and repairs:
  • Molding – develops preventive maintenance instructions & schedules, directs repairs of injection molds, end-of-arm tooling, and degaters.
  • Paint – develops…