.Advanced Manufacturing Engineer/Foam will report to the Dir of Advance Manufacturing and will not have direct report responsibilities.
The Foam Specialist will work closely with the HFI Plant Operations teams, Tooling/Product Engineering, Quality Managers and Sales, during the development and launch phases of the program.
**MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE**:- Manage ongoing development and improvement of HFI Foam-in-Place and Conventional Foam processes, through new technologies and improvement of processes and systems.- Coordinate efforts to maximize utilization of capital foam equipment across all HFI plants, thru utilization of effective OEE tracking and visual management systems.- Maintain accurate, current plant & equipment capacity and utilization information, ensure Manufacturing Location decision for new business, can be made with long term, strategic perspective.- Support new program RFQ and feasibility studies completion, with sales, costing and product engineering.
ensure alignment align with new technology and current process capability.- Maintain current plant & equipment capacity information, ensure Manufacturing Location decision for new business, can be made with long term strategic perspective.- Review and identify Manufacturing and Process needs with the Product development Engineers to ensure DFM and PFEMA is complete prior to product reaching the production facilities.- Develop initial capacity analysis, as required along with associated customer Capacity forms on all new model Products Pre and post award.- Support proto-type build activities at corporate, validate process capability, ensure all process and quality concerns are addressed.- Support pre-production build activities at plants, ensure continuity from proto-build to plant is maintained, and validate that process and quality concerns were addressed.- Complete HFI's New Model PMP deliverables and tasks assigned to Advanced Manufacturing Engineering from PI thru DV Gates as required.- Support Tooling engineering with buy-off and install of capital and tooling at the manufacturing locations for new model launches.- Lead effort to define manufacturing and process standards for HFI, this includes standardizing capex and tooling to be used in all HFI facilities.- Support Plant Process Engineering teams with the resolution of highly visible pre/post hand-off product quality issues.- Support development of "Best Practices" for Foam and Assembly processes, working closely with Engineering Managers, Tooling and Product design teams.- Plan and coordinate optimization projects, as required.- Travel to all HFI manufacturing facilities will be required.SEWING WRAPPING SPECLIAIST- Manage ongoing development and improvement of HFI Sewing and Wrapping processes, through new technologies and improvement of processes and systems