Engineer II

Throughout its’ history, Hitachi Astemo has been synonymous with safety, quality, growth, and continuous improvement.  Adhering to these core values has enabled us to succeed as a Tier 1 supplier of world-class products to the global automotive market.  With five US locations and over 2,100 hard-working employees, we are dedicated to ensuring the expectations of our first-rate automotive customers are consistently exceeded. 

Our recent expansion has afforded us a unique opportunity  to look for a strategic, dynamic, and forward-thinking Production Engineer looking to “shift gears” and join the team in our Monroe, GA facility.  You offer us your determination and work-ethic; we offer you very competitive pay and top-notch health benefits.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs research, design and development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment.
• Prepares and maintains detailed layouts of buildings and equipment.
• Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results.
• Create manning plans based on volume forecasts for new programs.
• Gives input to product design based on design for manufacture/design for assembly philosophy.
• Designs, develops and tests and/or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.
• Develop and document quality system for new programs (control plan, PFMEA, process flow, work instructions, and inspection plans.)
• Coordinate and document all Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
• Calculate required dunnage usage. Design, test and order all necessary dunnage for new programs.
• Develop and maintain documentation such as downtime, scrap, and efficiencies.
• Utilize data such as downtime, scrap, efficiencies, etc. to plan and strategize countermeasures for equipment and process problems.
• Leads or participates in Kaizen activities to ensure continuous improvement in processes, products, components, raw materials, and equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Required to sit or stand and move about the facility.  Occasional lifting of items not to exceed 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Combination of office and plant environment.  May be required to use safety glasses and wear steel toe shoes while performing specific tasks or while in specific manufacturing areas.

Incomplete submissions will not be considered.  Since we only hire the best and want to maintain a safe and pleasant work environment for all, final candidates are subject to drug screen and background checks.  Hitachi is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).