Canning - Shell Welding Engineer

Objective of the Position: Support day to day production of canning process.

Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Drive process development and improvement related to canning including related tooling and equipment.
• Ensure the deployment and improvement of process standards and best practices related to canning and big diameter tube lines.
• Support new tooling design review with corporate business unit manufacturing engineering team.
• Recommend and implement improvements to existing tooling considering product interface with the product.
• Ensure manufacturing feasibility before program launch, working with the business unit and manufacturing engineering to design the appropriate flow diagram of the process.
• Troubleshoot, develop, evaluate, and improve canning process (60%).
• Assist in tool, fixture, and material flow and continuous improvements for those areas (20%).
• Train associates working on equipment (10%)
• Recommend modifications to reduce downtime (10%).
• Overseeing all operations for the Kirschenhofer and Weil machines.

Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
• Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all EETAM polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirement Profile:

Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum five years' experience in automotive field with canning experience
• Minimum three years' experience with exhaust/welding.
• Ability to travel domestically by car or plane.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Technical Expertise:

• Knowledgeable of welding and metal forming techniques and processes.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts and operations, including calculations, percentages, etc.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write simple correspondence.
• Analytical- Synthesize complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures
• Business Acumen- Understands business implications of decisions.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement of products for manufacturability.
• Knowledge of engineering fundaments, mechanical systems, automotive systems, and exhaust systems.
• Project Management- Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.
• Strives to continuously improve expertise, knowledge and skills.