Position Title: Process Engineer
Department: Process Engineering
Reports to: Process Engineering Leader
Location: Duy Tien, Ha Nam
Scope of Position:
•Develop and apply production processes for seat comfort systems (seat heaters, comfort cools etc.) and participating in project team according to Gentherm APQP/PCP procedures.
•Improve existing procedures and processes from start of production till end of process life cycle.
•Take over leadership or specialist/key user responsibilities for Gentherm local projects, processes, programs and procedures.
Responsibilities
(for executives additional: the subordinated departments with the particular functions of the employees):
•Define and develop process flow for new product including define and maintain routing and manufacturing bill of material in the SAP system
•Define and optimize material scrap rate for developed each process
•Initiate and develop PFMEA prior production
•Define and evaluate related equipment, device, jig, tool, transfer tool, process requirements for each process. Making related specification in case new process requests.
•Checking/evaluate all material process requirements (include packaging) for each process. Making up requirement in case new process requests.
•Checking/evaluate environment requirement for each process. Making up requirements in case new process requests.
•Conduct and implement process feasibility test—equipment test, material test, method test.
•Implement time study on new process.
•Design, master drawing process confirm and release.
•Create process and manufacturing documents: production drawing, Jig, instruct and monitoring Manufacturing Instruction status and MI release.
•Follow Sample production, trial run and take lead of technical activities. Conduct process capability study.
•Follow up job 0 run and take lead of technical activities, take the lead to release each process (release by team: production, equipment, quality, IE, design).
•Training related staff as a teacher regarding new product process.
•Participate in the processes Run & Rate, PSO and PPAP’s.
•Identify and solve operational problems with new equipment, solve operational failures directly with the suppliers of tools.
•Analyze the manufacturing process continuously, in order to identify areas with opportunity for improvement. And work in coordination with others to improve the productivity of the entire plant.
•Harmonize and define process parameters for each process base on equipment and material requirements.
•Establish, review and control standards of work or rework.
•Implement LEAN on manufacturing
•Support the production area.
•Prepare documentation for audits of IATF 16949
•Elaborate requisitions of engineering changes and submit to product engineers.
•Take part in corrective actions arising from customer complaints and/or quality audits.
•Comply with the provisions of the Environmental Management System and ISO 14001 Technical Specification IATF 16949.
•Train operators on processes.
•Participate in the PPAP parts production and document in PDM.
•Ensure the equipment and/or tool are in safe conditions to be operated, if otherwise, it must be blocked and pointed out that said equipment is not on operating conditions and avoid its use until it is repaired or replaced.