Manufacturing Maintenance Group Leader - ESP TPM Maintenance

Company Description

Bosch Charleston is a part of a global network with close to 400,000 associates who make products that are "Invented for Life."

The Bosch Charleston plant has a long history in the Lowcountry and was established in 1974. We Drive. to provide a safe and inspiring environment for our associates. We make a difference and delight our global customers by creating state of the art products.
Over the past five years we have contributed over 1 million USD to Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) and environmental organizations in the Lowcountry through the Bosch Community Fund. Additionally, Bosch Charleston works closely with our partners to support these initiatives through volunteerism. There are many opportunities to get involved and we hope you will join us as we make a difference in the Lowcountry.

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

Job Description

ESP (Electronic Stability Program) and IPB (Integrated Power Brake) manufacturing in Bosch Charleston has world-class high-speed assembly lines. These highly automated machines require continuous support from driven individuals that are able to learn varied technologies and provide assistance when necessary.

Our team of manufacturing engineers and technicians act as the primary support for assembly and machining equipment. In addition to specializing in key mechanical components, TPM Engineers act as the drivers in manufacturing operations by coordinating maintenance resources such as spare parts, Preventive/Predictive maintenance, proactive Condition Based Maintenance, line downtime, and technician training to maintain a good working operation of our assembly lines.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Lead TPM maintenance engineering team for the VM ESP product area (maintenance engineering, skilled labor supervision/development, and spare parts/ready spare management).
• Ensure highly efficient and effective reactive and proactive maintenance through TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) principles.
• Develop training plans and provide training for repair/maintenance for Mechatronic Technicians and Process Technicians.
• Develop spare parts lists for new equipment and manage project to ensure parts are established in SAP, sourced, and on-hand before “Ready for Production”.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance plans for highly automated assembly lines, using best practices and benchmarking from plants in International Production Network (IPN).
• Create lessons learned and corrective actions for major downtimes.
• Active participation/application with TPM Kaizen teams from IPN plants.
• Plan and execute capital equipment (MAE) acquisition and installation, including participation in preacceptance/final acceptance/safe launch.
• Lead daily management of area using MES and other analytics/data (such as MTTR/MTBF) to meet targets and derive measures to continuously improve performance.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering.
• 5 years technical experience.
• Team leadership and exempt mentoring experience preferred.
• Experience in high volume/technology manufacturing processes within the automotive industry preferred.
• Experience with lean manufacturing systems and concepts (BPS).
• Project leadership skills and the ability to prioritize workload to meet established targets.
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams with a high degree of self-initiative.
• Communicate and interact effectively including presentation skills and shopfloor associates.
• Experience utilizing problem solving techniques to solve complex manufacturing issues (Six Sigma, Shainin, 5 whys).
• Experience with highly automated equipment technologies- such as robots, automated axis systems, press/torque technology, vision systems, and feeding systems.
• Ability to read and modify tooling blueprints and design changes/improvements via orthographic drawings or CAD tools.
• Prefer working experience with any of the following: MES systems (such as Promaster), programming languages, PLC control systems, or Tableau/PowerBI .
• Ability to travel (including internationally) for equipment acceptance/buyoff and IPN activities.
• Foreign language skills a plus.

Additional Information

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce – EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.