Job Description

Position Title: Process Engineer

Location: Vance, AL

Position Status: Open

Terms: Contract

Position Description:

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in (choose all that apply):

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Or related area or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum level of education : (Note: Engineering and/or IT MUST require technical degrees)

Professional Experience :

A minimum of five (5) years' of relevant professional experience in the following area(s):

• Automotive engineering experience or equivalent engineering experience (i.e. process, maintenance, design and/or project management)

Required skills (These skills are essential to perform the job):

• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Very strong problem-solving skills in a cross-functional team environment

Preferred skills (These skills are not essential but useful):

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team environment
• German language skills
• AutoCAD

Job overview :

Support shop operations to facilitate a safe and productive process in accord with the Mercedes Production System (MPS).

Duties and responsibilities :

• Develop systems to improve process capability.
• Identify special process characteristics and their required control limits.
• Perform, maintain and develop countermeasures for potential failure mode and effects analysis.
• Develop the content of TPM inspections to assist in control of the process.
• Manage process continuous improvement projects for model changes, new technologies, process modifications and cost improvements.
• Ensure product and process integrity through implementation of MPS and daily/weekly process audits.
• Develop processes and maintain integrity with respect to safety/ergonomics, quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Perform process capability studies and audits as required to maintain the highest level of product quality.
• Investigate process/product problems and implement and verify effective countermeasures working in conjunction with Group Leaders, Team Leaders, Team Members and SQE, PPS, EVS, PE, PCS and development departments, utilizing the problem-solving process.
• Ensure the optimal condition of equipment and processes.
• Evaluate work station layouts, prepare standard times which were determined by evaluation of standard and empirical data and validate process times to ensure optimized process design.
• Plan and prepare for product changes and their impact on processes, equipment, tooling, etc.
• Participate in production trials with appropriate departments and verify closure of concerns.
• Assist in closing concerns generated from quality audits including GFP and CPA and from APA audits.
• Generate equipment and tooling specifications.
• Assist in training for assembly team members, team leaders and group leaders on process changes.
• Evaluate alternative production processes and assess their viability.

Administration :

• Evaluate impact of engineering changes on shop processes.
• Perform error analysis and countermeasures.
• Write rework and repair procedures.
• Verify production readiness through SMP reviews.
• Prepare formal reports for the purpose of communicating problem/project status.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving meetings with other departments.
• Analyze production statistics (downtime, FTC, quality concerns, and TPM).
• Perform other duties as required.

About Seneca Resources:

Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas that service clients throughout the United States.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.

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