Magna

Automotive

ProductionEngineer

$75–105k ~AI est. Birmingham, Alabama, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Production Engineer at Magna. Skills: Production process improvement, Process documentation, Automotive manufacturing. Identify issues affecting safety. Identify issues affecting thru-put”

Industry & Context.

Automotive
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Data collection; Information collection; Path to resolution

Eligibility Requirements

Standing 70%, Sitting 30%

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor Degree in technical discipline, 10 years automotive experience, Skilled trade certification, Sound understanding of BIW build fit & function, Understanding of die / die process, Understanding of assembly tooling, Understanding of welding & sealer applications, Understanding of CMM & datum alignment, Understanding of data processing & reporting, Understanding of customer tolerance concepts, Competency with working in teams, Competency working unsupervised

What You'll Do.

Identify issues affecting safety

Identify issues affecting thru-put

Identify issues affecting efficiency

Identify issues affecting ergonomics

Identify issues affecting product flow

Identify issues affecting down time

Identify areas of improvements

Ensure feasibility studies completed

Ensure team reviews completed

Prepare business case studies

Support cost down activities

Support lean activities

Support continuous improvement activities

Ensure accurate documentation in system

Update work instructions

Update TPM instructions

Update controlled documents

Ensure PPAP requirements met

Ensure support agreements met

Ensure planning agreements met

Meet commercial needs

Act as corrective action team member

Perform 5S for work station

Perform 5S for department

Perform other duties as required

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Supporting departments; Sales departments; Accounting departments; Purchasing departments; Tier 2 suppliers; Tooling vendors

Communication Scope

Read data reports; Interpret data reports; Read financial documents; Interpret financial documents; Read customer technical reports; Interpret customer technical reports; Create technical documents; Present material to management

Full Job Description

**Job descriptions may display in multiple languages based on your language selection.** ## **What we offer:** At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. ## ## ## ## **Group Summary:** Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market. **Job Responsibilities:** # Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Work closely with the Production team to identify issues affecting safety, thru-put, efficiency, ergonomics, product flow and down time. * Identify areas of improvements within the current production process. * Ensure feasibility studies and team reviews are completed as per engineering procedures. * Prepare business case studies for investment. * Support cost down/lean/continuous improvement activities as defined by engineering. * Responsible for accurate documentation in system. * Responsible for updating control plans, work instructions, TPM instructions and in general any controlled document required for production to run the process. * Ensure all PPAP requirements are met due to any process change. * Work closely with all supporting departments to ensure support and planning agreements. * Work closely with sales, accounting, and purchasing departments, Tier 2 suppliers, and tooling vendors to ensure commercial needs are met in conjunction with engineering changes. * Corrective action team member. * Support audits. * 5S responsible for work station and department.

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