General Description:
- Provide Advance, Product, & Manufacturing engineering feasibility support for new paint/adhesive systems.
- Develop supplier RFQ’s. Recommend appropriate/coating/adhesive technologies, quote, reviews/vetting, sourcing decision, and technical discussions with IAC management & OEM’s.
- Support manufacturing facility
- Assist IAC plant in racks design and development to achieve optimum loading factors within system application cycle time.
- Assist in system run-offs and approval processes to assure prompt PPAP based quoted cycle times and OEE.
- Participate in cost negations pertaining to racks and fixture engineering change costs.
- Support pre-production system start up at IAC Manufacturing plants during the PPAP process.
- Provide technical support to IAC Manufacturing plants on troubleshooting existing manufacturing processes and/or product lines to achieve customer quality standards and profit objectives.
- Assist in optimizing manufacturing efficiency and quality standards through the implementation of improved processes, materials, methods, and facilities.
- Maintain IAC paint and adhesive equipment standards.
- Ensure projects are executed with the proper safety devices per OSHA, NFPA, ANSI and IAC Standards.
- Supporting appropriate plant Kaizen as required.
Position Specific Requirements (PSR)
Physical Requirements:
- Must have flexibility to work at and travel to IAC plant locations and supplier locations.
- 30%-40% of time will be spent traveling supporting manufacturing locations
Qualifications
Education:
- BS/BA required.
- MS/MBA preferred.
Experience:
- Requires 8-12 years of experience.
- 10+ years in paint process/application.
- Knowledge of basic paint chemistry and solvents.
- Must understand and able to calculate paint transfer efficiency.
- Understanding of adhesive characteristic and application.
- Develops and analyzes statistical data to establish and control all aspects of the assigned processes.
- Assist in process optimization changes and cost saving opportunities.
- Review product changes to determine process and equipment changes required with plant process engineer.
- Investigate product quality changes as well as facility changes needed related to current/new model development.
- Process planning and modifications (current/new model development) with plant process engineer.
- Understanding surface treatment methods and process. (Flame, plasma, corona, or adhesion promoter.)
- Review and interpret OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, or other applicable regulations for new system with plant process engineer.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Must have good negotiating skills. Position involves reviewing and establishing tool costs with suppliers and OEM cost analyst.
- Must be able to work independent of direct supervision, especially when away from the office.
- Must be able to work as a member of the launch team, be proficient at working with all levels of the organization, while maintaining a sense of individual accountability and responsibility.