RESS Process Engineer

Work Location: Spring Hill Battery Assembly manufacturing team with an emphasis on testing equipment.

About the Role

The successful candidate will work within the Battery Assembly Manufacturing Engineering (ME) organization in any or all of the Battery Assembly areas (Pack Main Line or Super Phase Module lines). The main purpose of the Manufacturing Battery Assembly Engineer is to provide professional technical knowledge, results, and behaviors in the environment of new RESS manufacturing systems to sustain or increase safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency. The ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment is critical to succeed in this role.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day production needs on the production floor by maintaining solid relationships with the Production and Maintenance teams.
• Engineer, design, build, implement, and maintain machinery, tools, and equipment.
• Manage significant downtime events by providing technical guidance and support.
• Design work operations that meet safety, quality, and efficiency requirements with high integrity.
• Drive Continuous Improvement efforts in assigned area through the elimination of waste.
• Evaluate bottleneck areas and support throughput and productivity improvements in assigned area.
• Support change management projects by developing and participating in production trials.
• Reduce total cost by improving productivity metrics related to equipment uptime, cycle time, and quality.
• Participate in lean manufacturing through implementation of GM’s Global Manufacturing System.
• Support implementation and training for standardized work development.
• Become a coach and teacher of lean manufacturing principles to the production floor team members.
• Drive problem-solving efforts.
• Work collaboratively as one team with all levels of the organization.
• Work collaboratively with machine and tool builders on the design and implementation of new tools and equipment.
• Create and maintain Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans, and PFMEAs.
• Lead plant Equipment Install / Debug / Launch / Continuous Improvement activities.
• Contribute to lessons learned activities by providing feedback and information to the central process team for BOE/BOP updates.
• Direct the design, construction, integration, plant installation, successful launch, and continuous improvement of equipment and tools required in plants to produce high-quality parts and propulsion products.
• Provide technical direction to, and oversight of, outside vendor sources when vendors are on site.
• Develop and test advanced process technology.
• Leverage GD&T skillsets to ensure manufacturing equipment, tooling, assembly processes, and quality verification procedures meet design requirements.
• Participate in Customer Quality, internal quality, Business Plan Deployment, and Launch Wall meetings.
• Identify equipment spare parts and submit stock requests.
• Author Equipment Preventative Maintenance Plans and provide training for the Maintenance and Production teams to execute.
• Problem-solve (analyze data, determine root causes, develop implementation plans) and resolve issues affecting assembly, quality, or throughput.
• Support implementation of new processes and equipment.
• Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to improve operations by reducing cost, reducing energy usage, and improving quality.
• Support corporate and plant safety policies.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing operations.
• Provide guidance and/or implementation of Electrical and Leak Test equipment, including PLC, Bauer programming, Thyssenkrupp programming logic updates.
• Work both mechanically and electrically to solve tooling problems.
• Coordinate input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs for both continuous improvement and product changes by being the hands-on accountable personnel.

Requirements

• Ability and willingness to regularly work any shift as well as periodic weekends and holidays.
• BS in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of assembly or machining process development experience in Manufacturing or Manufacturing Engineering discipline with plant floor experience and a background in Continuous Improvement.
• Experience in troubleshooting equipment (Problem Solving / Debug).
• Competency in GD&T.
• Understanding of Pneumatic, Mechanical, and Control drawings.
• Understanding/Application of Part Locating / Mechanics / Machine Design.
• Understanding of Theory of Constraints.
• Experience with Time Cycle Diagrams and Man / Machine Charts.
• Technical knowledge and ability in process engineering disciplines and product development process.
• Ability to apply agile methodologies.
• Ability to use computers, interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and learn new systems.
• Experience in implementation of Lean Manufacturing concepts.
• Appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to work effectively with business partners to meet mutual goals.
• Understanding of quality systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and complex projects with a high level of autonomy and accountability for results.
• Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Bauer Controls systems, including programming.
• 3+ years of experience with Thyssenkrupp/Krause Automation test systems, including programming.
• 3+ years of experience with automotive Electrical and Leak test equipment.
• 3+ years of experience with QS-STAT, or equivalent, data analysis and collection systems.
• Experience with manufacturing requirements based on product, BOP/BOE, quality manual, and BIQ standards.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This role is categorized as onsite, meaning the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Benefits

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