What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor position at North American Lighting, Inc.?
North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
Our Opportunity
North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Manufacturing Engineerong Supervisor to join our team. The ideal candidate will supervise and coordinate the activities and personnel of the Manufacturing Engineering department, which includes day-to-day engineering support for new product development milestones in assembly.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Your Priorities
- Assigns, supervises, and evaluates the work of the manufacturing engineers and manufacturing engineering technicians.
- Supports Assembly Plant downtime and OEE improvement activities.
- Coaches and develops Manufacturing Engineers supporting production for recently launched programs.
- Coordinates and/or participates in all continuous improvement activities within area of responsibility, and ensures participation of direct reports these activities, as needed.
- Assists in the management of the department, as well as in the development of annual departmental goals, headcount, and budgets.
- Supports and oversees department KPIs as established by management and makes recommendations concerning scrap and downtime reduction in order to help meet the KPI goals.
- Evaluates departmental training needs, schedules employees for training, and/or conducts the training of manufacturing engineers and manufacturing engineering technicians in accordance with their overall responsibilities within the department.
- Stays current with the latest manufacturing processes, techniques, and technologies.
- Oversees Manufacturing Engineers and supports new launch milestones.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Your Background
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a technical discipline, plus 6 - 8 years of experience in manufacturing environment to include:
- 2 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering
- 2 years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or management position.
