Join our growing Team at NIFCO, where our company’s most valuable asset is our employees! NIFCO America is a leading global supplier of functional plastic parts for the automotive industry. NIFCO offers competitive pay, top notch health benefits with low premiums/deductibles, eleven paid holidays, referral bonus, 401K program plus much more... We have a lot of opportunity for growth at NIFCO!
Job Summary:
Supervises/mentors Project Engineering team for pre-production product development.
Essential Functions:
- Coordinate launch and pre-production activity through multiple departments and staff including direct supervision of Project Engineering team including engineers, technicians, and new model packaging.
- Can effectively identify resource needs
- Identifies Program delays, concerns of team and reacts. Verifies Open Issues
- Implement Project Engineering training plans
- Follows APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) system
- Reviews engineer TPR (Critical path), Program Management Sheets and APQP deliverable checklists
- Maintains all Project Critical Paths
- Review, develop, and create work instructions that meet internal and customer requirements that can be followed by the pre-production team and support groups to pre-production.
- Manage and direct Project Technicians to control inventory and coordinate shipment of Pre-Production parts to customers per their requirements & orders. Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual physical inventory as requested.
- Approves all Cost Sheets, Outsource Requests, Production Transfer Checklists, and Packaging forms.
- Assists in developing department Business Plan
- Facilitates weekly meetings with Project Engineers
- Effectively designs department Core Tool improvements
- Maintains a floor layout (Project Area)
- Utilize all Project Core Tools - ex: Part Reviews, Program Reviews, High Volume Trials, TPR, ECOs, Communication Boards, Safe Launch, Costing forms, Design Change Kick-Off, and Project Capitals
- Able to read and understand Engineering Drawings/Blueprints
- Serve as resource/mentor/supervisor for Project Engineers
- Support internal/external meetings for Project Engineers
- Actively seeks Kaizen opportunities internal and external to Project Engineering department
- Maintain compliance to IATF 16949 (International Automotive Task Force)
- Maintain compliance to all Safety and Environmental expectations
- All other duties assigned
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology / Engineering or related field or 10 years’ experience
Preferred Skills/Experience/Requirements:
- Must be familiar with Microsoft Office: Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc; Windows, and Oracle
- Proficient in math disciplines such as algebra, calculation of averages, etc.
- Must be a licensed driver with a safe driving record
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership ability
- Must be familiar enough with injection molding/plastics to successfully enhance new project launch and contribute to continuous improvement
- Must be familiar enough with part assembly to successfully enhance new project launch and contribute to continuous improvement
- Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate program delays
- Demonstrated ability to impact costing/budget
- Demonstrated ability to take a program from KO to transfer (on-time)
- Demonstrated understanding of Project Critical Path
- Demonstrated understanding of Product Quality
- Demonstrated ability to effectively maintain costing information
- Effectively utilizes all Project Core Tools
- Must be able to communicate effectively in the English language both verbally and in writing to create memos, correspondence, instruction, standards, often of a technical nature to successfully execute essential functions
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership ability and effectively participate and contribute to team projects
- Must possess a high level of concentration and ability to focus on details
- Must be able to communicate effectively with both floor associates and management regarding matters such as process, technique, equipment, tooling and other matters that pertain to essential functions
- Must be able to utilize computer software to generate internal and external correspondence, charts and graphs
- Must be able to travel offsite, occasionally overnight (by auto and/or air) and internationally
- Behave in a positive manner that enhances the success of the company
Nifco has a long-standing policy of non-discrimination in employment. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not unlawfully
