Process & Manufacturing Engineer at Valeo · George…

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Responsibilities:

• Process Engineer is in charge to support APU on process reliability and improvement activities to have efficient machines and standard equipment.
• Maintain equipment reliability and performance
• Continuous improvement and productivity
• Safety improvement
• Support industrialization of new products

Maintain equipment reliability:

• Understand product / process specifications and customer requirements;
• Define standard equipment documentation to use equipment properly;
• Define process flow chart and write standard instructions;
• Define maintenance level 1, Work Instructions and technical documentation;
• Train operators / set-up technicians to standard process and Work Instructions;
• Support machine performance targets and TRP improvement;
• Provide technical support to APUs on day to day problem solving and analysis.

Continuous Improvement and productivity:

• Define cycle time improvement plan and contribute to -30 Plan savings;
• Lead cycle time reduction workshops;
• Detect muda on process and define action plan to improve machine efficiency;
• Support productivity workshop deployment in APUs;
• Support TPM methodology (ERIM program) and support training deployment;
• Support VPS workshop (HOSHIN, 5S, SMED, change over…);
• Lead process modification meeting with APU managers, understand production needs, define planning and select suppliers to achieve SQCD targets;
• Be involved in packaging validation and internal flow improvement;
• Propose technical Improvements;
• Join VPS Committee on request;
• Review / Improve Process FMEA to reduce risks and make sure action plan is implemented (update PFMEA after APU QRQC);

Safety improvement:

• Is responsible to eradicate ergonomic and safety issues when detected;
• Join ergonomy and safety assessment for any new equipment, machines or relayout;
• Perform regular audits on process to make sure operators are running equipment properly with no ergonomic and safety issues;
• To apply the SPV rules
• Escalate to APU Mgrs if any deviation to standard (WI, PPE…);
• Others: Save nature resources, energy and paper & Obey the EHS laws and related requirements, implement the EHS regulations, procedures and work instructions.

Industrialization of new products:

• Support new product industrialization and modifications (ensure respect of IProM);
• Interface with projects and Production to prepare new equipment, meet performance and cost targets;
• Respect and ensure respect of safety and VPS rules for new process development;
• Manage the process development documentation, WI and support operator training;
• Take part in pre-serial trials and FDPR (Full Day Production Runs) to confirm that the process is robust enough to go into mass production (Process PY check, OK-Start procedure, Cpk).
• Work with Process PTM to approve standard conditions and SOP;
• Propose technical solutions to improve machine performance and have efficient new product industrialization;
• Support out-sourcing and re-insourcing activities in APUs (if any).

Job: Process/ManufEngineering Engineer/Technician Organization: APU Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Permanent contract Job Posting Date: 2024-03-21 Join Us !Being part of our team, you will join:- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable developmentMore information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com