Sr. Automation Engineer Supervisor CA (58941)
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Location: Livermore, CA 94550
Description:
Objective of Job
Principal Activities
Job Requirements
Benefits
Pay Range: $98,000 - $127,000
- Assure all welding, assembly & automation processes comply with standards in the LIV plant
- Optimization of productivity and quality for welding, assembly & automation processes installed in the LIV Plant
- Assist in planning and implementing production processes for specific technologies in a plant, for existing and new products, in cooperation with the areas of process development, process planning equipment engineering, logistics, production and quality, with the goal of efficiently industrializing the product
- Ensures the process engineer department runs smoothly. Also to be the technical and disciplinary leader responsible for the training and development of the team
- Area of responsibility: All welding, assembly & automation processes in the LIV Plant
Principal Activities
- Provide technical and disciplinary leadership and make personnel decisions in co-operation with HR and Supervision within the welding, assembly & automation Process Engineering department
- Development of department specific employee goals, breakdown and prioritizing of department goals as well as monitoring of goals, and evaluation of goal achievement
- Lead cross functional team in developing and maintaining Process FMEAs
- Ensure all error proofing devices are implemented and functioning correctly.
- Ensure Process Eng. department collaboration in creating requirement manuals, together with equipment engineering. Taking into account profitability, process reliability & lessons learned to achieve project goals.
- Increase efficiency and reduce cycle times of production process for all welding, assembly & automation processes by optimizing process parameters or equipment
- Eliminate manufacturing waste through process optimization. (time, scrap, effort, etc.)
- Establish and maintain machine and process capability for production processes within area of responsibility
- Ensure creation, maintenance and updates on production documentation (Process Data Sheets, Work Instructions, P-FMEA, Re-Release Sheets, etc.) as required by IATF 16949 within area of responsibility
- Cooperate with Process Development and Corporate Process Engineering teams in optimizing and deveoping process improvements and new production processes
- Validate process and product characteristics (CC's, SC's and IC's) as defined by Product Development, Process Development or Quality Department
- Establish reference and boundary samples in cooperation with Product Development, Process Development and Quality for production processes within area of responsibility
- Review engineering change requests (ECR) and give feedback for implementation cost
- Define and manage various plant level improvment projects related to the area of responsibility by develping and evaluating potenial for improvements
- Ensure cooperation in the Run at Rate and in process handover, analysis of deviations and the introduction of corrective actions.
- Some travel is required
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (Automotive, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering)
- 3-5 years experience in Process engineering, Project management, Plastics welding and assemblies, Automation technologies
- PLC Programming
- Microsoft Office Suite intermediate to high skill level
Benefits
- Competitive Pay Structure
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Great Paid Time off and Holidays
- Company Match 401k Program
Pay Range: $98,000 - $127,000