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Supervise GSC activities to ensure utilization of the Global Manufacturing System (GMS) and on-time shipments of incoming parts and finished products.

Key Job Elements:

- Provide support to GSC Manager, Plant Manager and staff regarding GSC responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate customer schedules to the respected MFG teams
- Drive GSC strategic planning objectives at Defiance
- Develop strategies and initiatives to achieve world class supply chain practices
- Drive improvement in schedule performance of Processors
- Responsible for reduction in transportation costs and improved quality of delivery
- Coordinate implementation of site GSC and Manufacturing BPD objectives
- Lead the implementation of common best practices, material business systems and processes at Defiance
- Ensure low-cost, damage-free shipping and receiving
- Conduct forward planning including material flow plans, containerization, logistics, scheduling and budgets
- Experienced in corporate/regulatory policies and procedures, including: PRM, Sarbannes-Oxley, GMS, etc.

Qualifications

Basic Required

- Experienced in manufacturing processes and plant operating objectives, as well as scheduling and inventory control systems
- Extensive knowledge and experience in synchronous manufacturing and material flow
- 3 years GSC experience
- Working knowledge of MGO
- GMS SLT experience

Basic Preferred

- Master’s degree preferred

Education

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Location: 26427 State Road Defiance, OH 43512
Primary Location: US-OH-Defiance
Posting Date: May 7, 2013, 2:11:16 PM - Ongoing
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The "career" level process engineer responsible for developing manufacturing processes, equipment/tooling alternatives, sequence and flow of operations for the effective utilization of personnel, material, machines and facilities necessary for the production of castings. Work is performed in a centralized manufacturing engineering activity or foundry plant activity where a considerable amount of creativity and initiative is exercised as well as a high level of independent judgment.

Responsible for:
- Manufacturing process definition
- Sequence of operations
- Human factors consideration
- Efficient material flow
- Design, construction, integration, plant installation, successful launch and continuous improvement of equipment and tools required in plants for the production of high quality castings.
- Providing technical direction to and oversight of outside vendor sources
- Perform casting manufacturing projects by following a systematic engineering process of evaluation, development, validation, and technology transfer to manufacturing
- Lead the development and implementation of program specific manufacturing processes
- Support Launch Wall process - through Manufacturing Validation Build Plan
- Interface with plant site personnel, Central ME personnel, and select Product Engineers in selecting projects to be pursued
- Interface with plant site personnel in supporting Continuous Improvement projects at the plant to improve plant metrics in the Safety, People, Quality, Reliability, Cost (SPQRC)arena. Emphasize working on the chronic problems versus the sporadic issues that arise within the plant
- Gate keeper of the appropriate Bill of Process (BOP), Bill of Engineering (BOE) of the foundry processes employed by GM Powertrain.
- Stay abreast of new casting technologies being developed

Qualifications

Basic Required:
- Strong technical knowledge and ability in process engineering disciplines
- Strong knowledge and ability to implement Global Manufacturing Systems principles
- 2 yrs of experience in casting processes used by GM or other automotive industry
- Demonstrates excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and difficult projects and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results
- Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others
- Proven ability in project management skills
- Effective working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Project and Word
- Effective in using Design of Experiments and Red X problem solving techniques


Education and Training:- College degree with major in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualification: Foundry Processing Engineering focus
Location: 26427 State Road, Route 281 E, Defiance, OH 43512
Primary Location: US-OH-Defiance
Posting Date: Apr 12, 2013, 12:17:38 PM - Ongoing
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Engaged to assure product reliability is within the limits of general practices and standards at within the foundry, at outside suppliers and customer plants. Work involves the coordination of a number of operations involving the ability to make decisions within the plant regarding the limits of general practices and policies. Work performed under general supervision, while exercising a high level of independent judgment.

This position involves both in-plant assignments and travel to outside suppliers (finishing, heat treat & pre-machining) in Michigan and Ohio and the engine plant customer in Ohio.

- Key elements of position
- Coordinates feedback from external customers regarding product quality to better understand customer needs.
- Visit product team machining and assembly processes where castings are used
- Report any observed or potential casting related issues to plant
- Complete Customer Incident Reports (picture & description of defect) and e-mail to plant
- Compiles input/data from internal customers to better understand problem solving opportunities.
- Completes acceptance testing
- Develops warranty analysis
- Monitors processes and Quality results at Sub-Suppliers and GM Customers
- Strong understanding of foundry process & casting defects for Iron products
- Helps Identify Cost Savings by Process Changes or Eliminating Waste
- Understanding and Implementation of Quality principles of: Containment, and Standardized Work
- Complies with the terms of local and national labor agreements.
- Ensures adherence to recommended safety procedures and good housekeeping practices.
- Attend/represent plant at Customer quality meetings as required for supplier updates
- Track and follow up on Production Trial Run's (PTR's) through customer
- Facilitate containment activities or customer requested sorts (across all shifts if necessary)
- Coordinate with outside sort facilities to move and make disposition of suspect product
- Establishes a course of action to accomplish completion of the job and/or project
- Coordinates input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs and/or perceptions
- Keeps abreast of current product developments and trends in areas of expertise
- Actively identifies new areas for learning and takes advantage of learning opportunities
- Responsible for working on Quality issues found in the sub-supplier or customer to improve the Defiance Operations

Qualifications

Basic Required

- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others business partners to meet mutual goals, motivate employees and elicit work output
- Relatively high level of analytical ability where problems are complex
- Technical Problem Solving training 'Apprentice' level completed
- Well developed oral and written communications skills
- Knowledge of quality control procedures, manufacturing processes, scheduling and other management systems
- Knowledge of GM problem solving tools including the PRR database and QN-916 problem solving form
- 3-5 years manufacturing experience

Basic Preferred

- Foundry Experience
- Machining Experience
- Knowledge of and ability to effectively use computer software as it pertains to Quality/Engineering

Education and Training

- Bachelor degree with a major in engineering or equivalent training and experience

Primary Location: Defiance Ohio 26427 State Road, Rte 281 E, Defiance, OH 43512
Primary Location: US-OH-Defiance
Posting Date: Feb 19, 2013, 3:49:47 PM - Ongoing
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The "career" level process engineer responsible for developing manufacturing processes, equipment/tooling alternatives, sequence and flow of operations for the effective utilization of personnel, material, machines and facilities necessary for the production of castings. Work is performed in a centralized manufacturing engineering activity or foundry plant activity where a considerable amount of creativity and initiative is exercised as well as a high level of independent judgment.

Responsible for:
- Manufacturing process definition
- Sequence of operations
- Human factors consideration
- Efficient material flow
- Design, construction, integration, plant installation, successful launch and continuous improvement of equipment and tools required in plants for the production of high quality castings.
- Providing technical direction to and oversight of outside vendor sources
- Perform casting manufacturing projects by following a systematic engineering process of evaluation, development, validation, and technology transfer to manufacturing
- Lead the development and implementation of program specific manufacturing processes
- Support Launch Wall process - through Manufacturing Validation Build Plan
- Interface with plant site personnel, Central ME personnel, and select Product Engineers in selecting projects to be pursued
- Interface with plant site personnel in supporting Continuous Improvement projects at the plant to improve plant metrics in the Safety People Quality Reliability Cost (SPQRC) arena. Emphasize working on the chronic problems versus the sporadic issues that arise within the plant
- Gate keeper of the appropriate Bill of Process (BOP), Bill of Engineering (BOE) and generic Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) of the foundry processes employed by GM Powertrain
- Stay abreast of new casting technologies being developed
- Work may involve development and testing of advanced process technology.

Qualifications

Basic Required:
- Strong technical knowledge and ability in process engineering disciplines
- Strong knowledge and ability to implement Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) principles
- 3 - 5 yrs of experience in casting processes used by General Motors or other automotive processes
- Demonstrates excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and difficult projects and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results
- Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others
- Proven ability in project management skills
- Effective working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Project and Word
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Effective in using Design of Experiments and Red x problem solving techniques
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Typical: 8 years experience


Education and Training:-
College degree with major in engineering or equivalent training/experience.
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Training in aluminum metallurgy preferred
Location: 823 Joslyn Ave, Pontiac, MI 48340
Primary Location: US-OH-Defiance
Posting Date: Apr 3, 2013, 8:10:33 AM - Ongoing
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Responsible for design, development, testing, and control of major engineering projects involving tools, equipment, plant and manufacturing processes in a centralized manufacturing engineering activity where a considerable amount of creativity and initiative is exercised as well as a high level of independent judgment. May supervise or exercise technical direction over other engineers or engineering support personnel with specific engineering objectives.

- Perform 3-D parametric CAD Casting Tooling Designs by following a systematic engineering process of evaluation, development, validation and technology transfer from Product models to manufacturing sites to specific design standards tracked through the Cast Tooling Work Request System
- Lead the development and implementation of program specific casting designs for Iron and Precision Sand manufacturing processes
- Support Launch wall process - through Manufacturing Validation Build Plan
Interface with plant site personnel, Central Manufacturing Engineering personnel and select Product Engineers in designing projects to be pursued
- Interface with plant site personnel in supporting Continuous Improvement projects at the plant to improve plant metrics in the Safety People Quality Reliability Cost (SPQRC) arena
- Gate keeper of the appropriate Bill of Process (BOP), Bill of Engineering (BOE) and Bill of Design (BOD) of the foundry processes employed by GM Powertrain
- Stay abreast of new casting technologies being developed
- Establishes a course of action to accomplish completion of the job and or project
- Proposes and evaluates manufacturing processes and equipment for assigned areas.
- Directs the design, development and/or improvements of manufacturing processes and equipment for assigned areas.
- Evaluates expenditures for processes and/or equipment.
- Maintains cost controls.
- Provides technical assistance and training for assigned plant operations.
- Coordinates input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs and/or perceptions.
- Keeps abreast of current product developments and trends in areas of expertise.
- Actively identifies new areas for learning and takes advantage of learning opportunities.

Qualifications

Basic Required

- 5-6 years of Unigraphics NX, 3-D Solid Modeling CAD, Design experience
- Subject matter expert in TcAE Tooling model managment system
- 3-5 years of casting manufacturing processes, in a centralized manufacturing engineering activity used by GM
- In depth knowledge of Tool Design for Iron Green Sand and Precision Sand manufacturing processes and their tooling design standards
- Experience writing Statement of Requirements (SOR's) and procuring casting foundry tooling
- Thorough knowledge of foundry tooling and machines
- Understanding of Arena-flow, Magma and Finite Element Analysis
- Thorough understanding of engineering theory and principles of design
- Advanced oral and written communication skills in global team environment
- High level analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult
- Thorough knowledge of tooling and manufacturing processes.
- High level of interpersonal skills and communication methods to work effectively with business partners to meet mutual goals required.

Basic Preferred

- Colleged degree with major in Mechanical Engineering
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others
- Education and training in stress and strain analysis
- Training in college level theoretical and applied mechanics, vibrations, fluid dynamics, physics, metallurgy, electricity, thermodynamics, heat transfer and manufacturing techniques
- Familiar with robotics applications and End of Arm Tooling (EOAT) designs
- Knowledge of computer software as it pertains to manufacturing preferred.

Education and Training

- College degree with a major in engineering or equivalent experience
Primary Location: US-OH-Defiance
Posting Date: Apr 16, 2013, 2:49:27 PM - Ongoing
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