Marelli North America

Job Description

JOB TITLE:Engineering Tech IV

FLSA STATUS:Exempt

GRADE12

REPORTS TO:Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under general supervision, performs a variety of duties including equipment and tooling trouble shooting, guidance and liaison to product operations, working on scrap reduction, profit retention, continuous process improvement and implementation of new production launches. Additional requirements for this position is to develop data collection systems for GTS Management team to use in daily plant activities/improvements.  This will require communication programs to be developed collecting data from the production lines to report JPH levels, downtime levels, First time thru performance.  This role will require machine driven countermeasures to all MRN/PIR items. Provides manufacturing line support with training, documents, and maintenance to improve efficiency and product quality.  Additionally, this position designs and develops packaging to ensure that CKNA’s finish good products as well as incoming component parts reach their destination on time and free from defect.

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Prepare reports and attend meetings to support current and new model business performance (NPL. 5ZQA, VA, PBM, Program Reviews, Task Force…)
2. Design, spec, procure, implement, and provide basic line support for new model processes, tooling and equipment as required to meet business objectives.
3. Maintain current higher level assembly production equipment and provide training to engineers and maintenance.
4. Analyze current and new model quality issues to determine root cause and support implementation of countermeasures and foolproofs and improvements to protect product quality (including equipment buyoff).
5. Develop strategic planning for standardization of equipment, programming, fixtures, visual aides, checklists, spare parts and general documentation.
6. Prepare PIR responses for quotation of new business and design change proposals.
7. NPL – Attend meetings, select vendors, coordinate prototype builds, design tooling, preparing documents, developing and purchasing new equipment and fixtures.
8. Attending QRQC’s and QRSC’s, determining root causes, and implementing the recommended actions.
9. Updating/maintaining capacity charts, building layouts, and developing future business plans based on capacity and layout improvements. 
10. Creating and maintaining paperwork (TPD’s, MCN’s, PFEMA, Process Flows, ETS’s, TADS) and Benchmarks.
11. Attend improvement team meetings and activities including training for supervision and technicians.
12. Attend planning meeting and mold trials at outside tool shop facilities to evaluate actual mold against specifications.  Supports mold maintenance, repairs and changes.
13. Design and develop returnable packaging in response to PIRs meeting customer’s needs.
14. Perform other duties as assigned

The above typical duties are characteristic of this job and demonstrate a level of difficulty and are not intended to list or limit the duties that may be required or assigned to an employee in this classification.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This work is performed in a general manufacturing environment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The incumbent must:

• Have a high school diploma or GED.

• Have one to two years vocational technical training or an Associate’s Degree in related discipline with more than seven years experience in related area of responsibility.

-or-

• If do not meet above education requirements, must have minimum of eleven years experience in related area of responsibility.             

• Have experience working with integrated computer programs and/or applications.

• Have strong communication, administrative and organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple projects and programs.

• Be able to pass all background checks and pre-employment tests, including any required drug test.

• Be able to maintain the confidentiality of any information s/he encounters.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to those who are able to perform the essential duties of the job.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Intermediate to advanced experience (beyond basic data entry) working with computer applications such as Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, PowerPoint, and other presentation applications and/or software.

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      CKNA reserves the right to revise this Job Description, as it deems necessary.